1872
Gottfried Schenker founds Schenker & Co. in Vienna, Austria.
1873
First consolidated rail consignment from Paris, France, to Vienna, Austria.
1874
Branch offices established in Budapest, Hungary, Bucharest, Romania, Prague, Czech Republic and London, England.
1880
Acquired a stake in the steam navigation company Adria Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft.
1895
Founded Austro-Americana Shipping Company.
1901
Gottfried Schenker passes away in Vienna and is succeeded by his adoptive son Dr. August Schenker-Angerer.
1918
After WW I, Schenker focuses on express delivery services, regional freight forwarding, removals and trade-fair services.
1922
First air freight shipments in Germany.
1924
The German export industry goes on an international exhibition tour organized by Schenker.
1928
Following the acquisition of BEHALA, Schenker headquarters are transferred to Berlin.
1931
Schenker is acquired by the German Railways. First sea freight container shipments.
1945
Rebuilding process begins following misappropriation and the loss of numerous bases in WW II.
1947
Subsidiary established in the U.S. internationalization and airfreight are pursued on a large scale.
1966
Dedicated company founded in Hong Kong to oversee Asian market.
1972
Schenker becomes the official freight forwarder for Munich Olympics. Coinage of JETcargo, SEAcargo and Eurocargo as trade marks for bulk transportation by air, sea, rail and road.
1989
Company decides to introduce SWORD (Schenker's Worldwide Online Realtime Data Network) and EDIFACT standards.
1991
Stinnes AG acquires a majority stake in Schenker from the German railroad company Deutsche Bundesbahn and divides the business into Schenker International (air and sea freight) and Schenker Eurocargo (European land transport).
1996
Stinnes air and sea freight, land transport, handling/logistics and seaport activities are grouped under the umbrella of Schenker-Rhenus AG.
1997
Schenker looks back on 125 years of history. Schenker AG repositions itself by divesting the bulk cargo business and forming three new business areas: Schenker Logistics, Schenker International and Schenker Eurocargo. The shareholding in the Swedish company BTL-AB, Gothenburg, gives birth to Europe's leading transportation and logistics provider.
1998
Co-ordination of land transport operations in Europe at Schenker and BTL under the Schenker-BTL name.
1999
Takeover of BTL AB. Schenker Australia appointed Official Freight Forwarder of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Strategic alliance between Schenker and Seino.
2000
Opening of the Integrated Logistics Center Rotterdam. Schenker, Inc. named for the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Schenker and Deutsche Bahn establish Railog joint venture for rail related logistics services.
2001
Merger of Schenker-BTL (Deutschland) AG and Schenker International Deutschland GmbH to form Schenker Deutschland AG.