DB Schenker, one of the world's biggest transport services providers, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn group, with 19bn-euro turnover in 130 countries, in 2009 reshuffled its Romanian operations, after having paid 90m euros to take over Romtrans shipping company in 2008. Albin Budinsky, a CEO with Schenker Romtrans, a company born in the wake of the Schenker-Romtrans merger, says the first half of this year will be as difficult as the first half of 2009, and that he can make no projections about the second half because of the current difficult conditions. Budinsky, 44, says 2009 figures are not final, yet. "A turnover decline will undoubtedly be felt, which I put at around 30%". The company's official compares the transport business to a supermarket, with a wide product range. "It would be a positive thing if demand returned to the level of two years ago," he says. Last year, the company's shareholders took several steps to offset the crisis fallout, including layoffs, the restructuring of the some departments and also the expansion of the product portfolio.
DB Schenker, one of the world's biggest transport services providers, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn group, with 19bn-euro turnover in 130 countries, in 2009 reshuffled its Romanian operations, after having paid 90m euros to take over Romtrans shipping company in 2008. Albin Budinsky, a CEO with Schenker Romtrans, a company born in the wake of the Schenker-Romtrans merger, says the first half of this year will be as difficult as the first half of 2009, and that he can make no projections about the second half because of the current difficult conditions. Budinsky, 44, says 2009 figures are not final, yet. "A turnover decline will undoubtedly be felt, which I put at around 30%". The company's official compares the transport business to a supermarket, with a wide product range. "It would be a positive thing if