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.

1888
Gottfried Schenker handled his first shipment to Australia for the Austrian Department of Trade to the Centennial Exhibition in Melbourne.

1901
Gottfried Schenker passes away in Vienna and is succeeded by his adoptive son Dr. August Schenker-Angerer.

1922
First air freight shipments in Germany.

1931
Schenker is acquired by the German Railways. First sea freight container shipments.

1962
Schenker Australia Pty Ltd established in Sydney. Other states followed: Melbourne 1963, Perth 1974, Brisbane 1976, Adelaide 1977

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.

1976
Schenker New Zealand Ltd established in Auckland.

1988
For the first time Schenker Australia has been appointed as official Freight Forwarder to the Airshow Down Under. Since then Schenker has been handling the Airshow for the last 17 times.

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).

1997
Schenker looks back on 125 years of history.

2000
As official Freight Forwarder to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Schenker Australia handled the largest logistical exercise in the world

2002
Schenker celebrates its 130th birthday. Acquisition of Acco Logistics in Australia; total warehouse space for Sydney increased to 12.500sqm. Deutsche Bahn takes over majority of Stinnes.

2003
Official Supplier to the IOC for freight forwarding and customs clearance services for the Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Turin 2006, Beijing 2008). Integration of Schenker and Joyau in France.

2009
In Australia and New Zealand we have a team of over 1,100 trained professionals. The new company comprises 10 locations in Australia and 2 in New Zealand with over 124,000sqm warehouse space.