DSV has announced on 13 September 2024 an agreement to acquire Schenker from
Deutsche Bahn in a deal valued at €14.3Bn (US$15.95Bn). The combination of DSV
and Schenker would create the 2nd largest ocean freight forwarder in the world
just behind Kuehne & Nagel, and overtaking the current no. 2 DHL. The Schenker
deal is the 8th large acquisition by DSV since 2000 and follows the earlier
acquisitions of DFDS Dan Transport in 2000, JH Bachmann in 2005, Frans Maas in
2006, ABX Logistics in 2008, UT