DB Schenker, uShip establish partnership in Europe

German logistics provider DB Schenker entered into a partnership with the online freight shipping marketplace uShip for exclusive collaboration in Europe.    DB Schenker has entered a five-year partnership with U.S.-based online freight shipping marketplace uShip for exclusive collaboration in Europe.
   “To keep innovating faster, we partner with companies that use promising digital business models,” said Markus Sontheimer, chief information officer at DB Schenker, in a statement.
   The company estimates the partnership is “worth tens of millions.”
   The uShip marketplace platform, which has been successful at matching shippers with carriers in more than 19 countries, integrates freight transport with mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. It will first be used in DB Schenker’s land transport sector.
   Starting later this year, first in Germany and gradually to other European countries, DB Schenker will launch its own “Drive4Schenker” online platform, which will use the uShip software to match more than 25,000 drivers and cargo in real time. Carrier reviews, pricing, quote comparisons and complete transport monitoring and processing will be included, the company said.