{"id":542949,"date":"2026-09-17T21:39:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=74390"},"modified":"2026-09-17T21:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:39:44","slug":"ceo-bernhard-osburg-db-cargo-cannot-meet-eu-break-even-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=542949","title":{"rendered":"CEO Bernhard Osburg: DB Cargo cannot meet EU break-even deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

DB Cargo is in a race against time to break-even. This is a requirement in an EU State Aid procedure against the company. By the end of this year, the freight operator needs to reach its financial goals, but that looks impossible now.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Bernhard Osburg, CEO of DB Cargo, shared this view with German press agency dpa. The CEO believes that reaching operational break-even<\/a> is out of reach for the company this year. This means that DB Cargo will fail to meet the European Commission deadline.<\/p>\n

Osburg refers to the sale<\/a> of subsidiary DB Cargo UK, part of the restructuring effort to improve the company\u2019s financial position, as the culprit. The book value of the UK branch was around \u20ac260 million higher than what DB Cargo is expecting to recover from its sale. This will lead to an equal loss in the company\u2019s 2026 financial performance.<\/p>\n

DB Cargo’s international branches under review<\/h2>\n

DB Cargo should now expand the restructuring programme \u2014 previously limited to Germany \u2014 across all of its European operations, according to Osburg. This includes 16 international subsidiaries. The CEO explained that an evaluation is currently underway to assess which of these units are key to supporting the operator\u2019s broader European strategy.<\/p>\n

Osburg wants to convince the EU that the restructuring proceedings in Germany are going well. Without the DB Cargo UK write-down, the company would have reached the break-even point this year, he said.<\/p>\n

RailFreight.com has reached out to DB to find out more about its dealings with the European Commission.<\/p>\n