Editing DB Cargo (section)

=== Recent developments ===
According to media reports, DB Cargo reduced its fleet size by nearly one half in the 2000s and 2010s.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Stefan |last = Paravicini |title = DB Cargo kommt nicht auf Touren. |newspaper = Börsen-Zeitung |date = 24 December 2019 |page = 8}}</ref> The remaining [[locomotive]]s were increasingly replaced by [[Multi-system (rail)|multi-system models]] that can also be used in the international rail network.<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |url = https://www.bahn-manager.de/db-cargo-und-siemens-mobility-schlie%C3%9Fen-rahmenvertrag/ |title = DB Cargo und Siemens Mobility schließen Rahmenvertrag. |publisher = Bahn Manager |date = 18 January 2019 |access-date = 10 January 2020}}</ref> Furthermore, the company also equipped its inventory of wagons with whisper brakes,<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Peter |last = Thomas |url = https://www.faz.net/aktuell/technik-motor/technik/gegen-laerm-von-gueterzuegen-mit-fluesterbremse-und-schallschutzwand-16148079.html |title = Gegen Lärm von Güterzügen: Mit Flüsterbremse und Schallschutzwand |newspaper = Faz.net |publisher = Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |date = 28 April 2019 |access-date = 8 January 2020}}</ref> which had reportedly halved the [[noise pollution]] generated by the movement of its freight trains.<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |url = https://www.allianz-pro-schiene.de/glossar/fluesterbremse/ |title = Flüsterbremse |publisher = Allianz Pro Schiene |access-date = 11 May 2020}}</ref> Another area of investment by the company has been the addition of state-of-the-art sensors and telematics,<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |first = Ralf |last = Lanzinger |url = https://www.eurotransport.de/artikel/komplette-wagenflotte-von-db-cargo-bis-2020-mit-intelligenter-sensorik-und-telematik-10882817.html |title = Komplette Wagenflotte von DB Cargo: Bis 2020 mit intelligenter Sensorik und Telematik. |publisher = Eurotransport |date = 28 August 2019 |access-date = 8 January 2020}}</ref> which has reportedly been responsible for improvements in its competitiveness.<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |url = https://www.dvz.de/rubriken/meinung/detail/news/digitalisierung-macht-db-cargo-wettbewerbsfaehiger.html |title = Digitalisierung macht DB Cargo wettbewerbsfähiger. |publisher = Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung (DVZ) |date = 1 September 2019 |access-date = 10 January 2020}}</ref> Seeking to progress developments in this area, between 2016 and 2019, DB Cargo played a leading role in the "Innovative [[Goods wagon|Freight Wagons]]" [[research project]] conducted on behalf of the [[Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure|German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure]] (BWVI).<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |url = https://www.bmvi.de/SharedDocs/DE/Artikel/E/forschungsprojekt-innovativer-gueterwagen.html |title = Forschungsprojekt "Innovativer Güterwagen" |publisher = Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (BMVI) |access-date = 15 April 2020}}</ref> Although the wagons used by DB Cargo have generally become older in recent years, they have also increased in size so that they can transport larger quantities of goods.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |url = https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/deutsche-bahn-die-gueterwagen-werden-immer-aelter-16762961.html |title = Deutsche Bahn: Die Güterwagen werden immer älter. |newspaper = Faz.net |publisher = Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |date = 10 May 2020 |access-date = 11 May 2020}}</ref>

As of 2020, the majority of freight is still being transported by road,<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |first = Thomas |last = Wüpper |url = https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/db-cargo-warum-der-gueterverkehr-die-groesste-baustelle-der-bahn-ist/23915420.html |title = DB Cargo: Warum der Güterverkehr die größte Baustelle der Bahn ist. |publisher = Der Tagesspiegel |date = 27 January 2019 |access-date = 8 January 2020}}</ref> DB Cargo stands to gain from the increased interest in its services due to the expectation that rail freight transport will play an essential role in achieving climate targets.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Thomas |last = Wüpper |title = Deutsche Bahn: DB Cargo soll aus der Krise fahren. |newspaper = Der Tagesspiegel |date = 20 June 2019 |page = 16}}</ref> Within this context and based on expert opinions, in September 2019, the German Federal Government announced plans to transfer millions of lorry trips from road to rail,<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |first = Thomas |last = Wüpper |url = https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.zukunft-des-gueterverkehrs-regierung-sucht-perspektiven-fuer-db-cargo.2d53064a-07a7-45fd-bf60-c2531b72fa55.html |title = Zukunft des Güterverkehrs: Regierung sucht Perspektiven für DB Cargo. |publisher = Stuttgarter Zeitung |date = 11 September 2019 |access-date = 8 January 2020}}</ref> although similar attempts made in previous years had reportedly achieved little progress.<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |first = Matthias |last = Arnold |url = https://www.dw.com/de/db-cargo-die-schiene-kommt-nicht-zum-zuge/a-51801849 |title = DB Cargo: Die Schiene kommt kaum zum Zuge. |publisher = Deutsche Welle |date = 26 December 2019 |access-date = 10 January 2020}}</ref> One of the main measures planned towards achieving this aim is the gradual optimisation of train drivers' productivity.<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |first = Christian |last = Schlesiger |url = https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/dienstleister/deutsche-bahn-lokfuehrer-fahren-zu-selten-zug/24587312.html |title = Deutsche Bahn: Lokführer fahren zu selten Zug. |publisher = Wirtschaftswoche |date = 12 July 2019 |access-date = 8 January 2020}}</ref> The current changes being implemented at DB Cargo form part of the strategy to strengthen Deutsche Bahn in its entirety that was launched in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |url = https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/deutsche-bahn-stellt-strategie-fuer-staerkung-der-schiene-vor-2417186.html |title = Deutsche Bahn stellt Strategie für Stärkung der Schiene vor. |publisher = Verkehrsrundschau |date = 19 June 2019 |access-date = 8 January 2020 |archive-date = 24 July 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200724184735/https://www.verkehrsrundschau.de/nachrichten/deutsche-bahn-stellt-strategie-fuer-staerkung-der-schiene-vor-2417186.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>

During the [[Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network|global outbreak]] of the novel respiratory disease [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]], which hindered cross-border logistics due to limitations in the area of [[Passenger transport|passenger]] and [[Cargo|goods transport]], the company was able to secure its transport operations successfully. DB Cargo provided additional capacities for transporting supplies for the population, especially [[food]] and [[hygiene]] products.<ref>{{Cite web |language = de |first = Regina |last = Weinrich |url = https://www.eurotransport.de/artikel/db-cargo-faehrt-transporte-ueber-grenzen-hygienepapier-lebensmittel-11154299.html |title = DB Cargo fährt: Transporte über Grenzen. |publisher = Eurotransport |date = 20 March 2020 |access-date = 15 April 2020}}</ref> The running of large special freight services, such as the "Pasta Express" from Italy, attracted considerable media attention.<ref>{{Cite news |language = de |first = Dieter |last = Fockenbrock |title = DB Cargo: Pasta-Express aus Italien. |newspaper = Handelsblatt |date = 20 March 2020 |page = 25}}</ref> Shortly after the start of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], DB Cargo started hauling aid from across Europe to [[Ukraine]];<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/132782/european-railways-remain-committed-to-relief-efforts-supporting-ukrainians/ |title = European railways remain committed to relief efforts supporting Ukrainians |publisher = globalrailwayreview.com |date = 18 March 2022}}</ref> however, military officials have issued warnings that DB Cargo lacks sufficient capacity to meet the needs of a large scale military conflict in Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/currency/US-DOLLAR-RUSSIAN-ROUBL-2370597/news/Europe-wakes-up-to-a-new-need-to-defend-itself-42378056/ |title = Europe wakes up to a new need to defend itself |publisher = [[Reuters]] |date = 21 November 2021}}</ref>