1912
How it all began...
The Badische Actiengesellschaft für Rheinschiffahrt und Seetransport and the Rheinschiffahrts-Actiengesellschaft, formerly Fendel, jointly found Rhenus Transport-Gesellschaft m.b.H., based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
1934
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A subsidiary of Vereinigte Elektrizitäts- und Bergwerks-Aktiengesellschaft (VEBA) takes over the majority of shares in the interest group set up in 1929. Rhenus thus becomes part of VEBA
1969
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As part of a restructuring of VEBA, Fendel, together with Rhenus, is taken over by Hugo Stinnes AG, which will in future represent VEBA’s transport interests.
1971
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Hugo Stinnes AG pools its inland shipping activities in Duisburger Fendel-Stinnes-Schiffahrt AG. Shipping, forwarding and warehousing are taken over by Rhenus AG. Rhenus Lufttransport GmbH and WTAG are renamed Rhenus-WTAG Lufttransport GmbH.
1976
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Formation of an interest group between Rhenus AG, Stinnes Reederei AG and WTAG. Stinnes Reederei is focused on shipping activities, whereas Rhenus takes care of all other business. The new company operates under the name Rhenus-WTAG AG. The company’s headquarters are in Dortmund.
1984
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WTAG is merged with Rhenus-WTAG AG, which again operates under the name Rhenus AG. The Rhenus Group is present at around 100 locations in the Federal Republic of Germany. With 80 foreign entities, including 30 overseas, it forms a global organisation.
1988
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Rhenus forms three management companies: Rhenus Weichelt AG for road freight transport, Rhenus Lager und Umschlag AG for warehousing, transhipment and inland shipping, and Rhenus Transport International AG for international forwarding and air freight business.
1991
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Rhenus Transport International is taken over by the newly founded Schenker International AG, while Schenker Eurocargo is merged with Rhenus Weichelt.
1995
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Midgard Deutsche Seeverkehrs-AG, which belongs to Stinnes, is integrated into the Rhenus Group.
1996
How it all began...
Consolidation of transport and logistics activities in the Stinnes Group under the umbrella of the new Schenker-Rhenus AG.
1997
How it all began...
Commissioning of the Cuxport terminal in Cuxhaven. From 2001, Midgard owns 74.9 per cent of Cuxport-Seehafen-Dienstleistung GmbH, which was founded in 1989.
1998
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Rethmann acquires Rhenus AG, including PartnerShip and Midgard. Rhenus operates under the name Rhenus AG & Co. KG and generates annual sales of DM 830 million.
2007
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The Public Transport business segment operates on the market under the new name Rhenus Veniro. The Rhenus Group acquires the Dutch Transport Management International Holding B.V. (TMI), a company with strong activities in air and sea freight. The turnover of the Rhenus Group grows to EUR 3 billion, and the number of sites increases to over 230.
2009
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Rhenus founds a joint venture for container terminals in Moscow, Russia, named Rhenus-Yuzhniy Port. Remondis Data, which specialises in data destruction, is integrated into the Rhenus Office Systems business unit.
2014
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Rhenus founds its subsidiary Rhenus Offshore Logistics.
2016
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With the takeover of Ferrostaal Automotive, Rhenus expands its commitment to the automotive industry.
2017
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Rhenus takes over the forwarding company O’Brien Customs and Forwarding Pty Ltd. and is thus also represented in Australia with its own national company, Rhenus Logistics Australia.
2018
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With the acquisition of Pirâmide SeaAir Comércio Exterior in January 2018, the Rhenus Group expanded its network of sites in Brazil. Since August 2018, the logistics provider has also been on site for its customers in New Zealand with its own national subsidiary Rhenus Logistics NZ and a first location in Auckland.
2019
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After acquiring Rodair in Canada and Freight Logistics International (FLI) in the US, Rhenus took over the South African forwarding and logistics provider World Net Logistics (WNL) based in Johannesburg, and is now represented on all five continents and in more than 50 countries.
