Schenker AG controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Allegations over freight-exchange pricing
During COVID-19-related market disruption, DB Schenker was accused of seeking land-transport prices below subcontractors’ production costs. The company denied having insight into subcontractors’ cost structures and said it would temporarily avoid fixed prices posted through freight exchanges.
2016
Russian customs corruption convictions
DB Schenker was convicted in consecutive corruption cases involving payments to Russian customs officials connected with expedited shipments to a Ford facility in St. Petersburg. The company paid a €2 million penalty.
2015
Singapore altercation involving chief executive
Jochen Thewes was convicted in Singapore after an altercation with a taxi driver who had refused to transport him. The incident resulted in a fine and a two-week jail sentence.
1938
Schenker’s role in Nazi-era looting
Historical research has described Schenker as one of the important enterprises involved in the transport and distribution of property looted during Nazi aggression and mass crimes in Europe from 1938 to 1945. Company records have helped researchers trace Nazi-looted art.