The history of Transpetrol
| 1987 | Founding of Transpetrol |
| 1992 | VTG GmbH acquires 51% stake in Transpetrol. |
| 1994 | Establishment of Bitterfeld branch |
| 1998 | Transpetrol and DB Cargo found MEG Mitteldeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft |
| 1999 | VTG merges with Lehnkering. The rail division Lehnkering Chemie Transport is incorporated within Transpetrol. |
| 1999 | Founding of Transpetrol in Poland (Kattowitz) |
| 2000 | Acquisition of TMV Wien (later Transpetrol Austria) |
| 2003 | VTG acquires Transpetrol stakes from DB Cargo |
| 2004 | Shareholders:
74.9 %: VTG
25.1 %: Kühne & Nagel |
| 2007 | Renaming of the Austrian subsidiary to Transpetrol Austria GmbH |
| 2007 | Concession as railway operator |
| 2008 | Founding of a Hungarian branch (Budapest) |
| 2009 | Establishment of a selling agency in the Netherlands (Rotterdam) |
| 2009 | Transpetrol acquires rail freight business of freight carrier Log-o-Rail |
| 2010 | Founding of a Serbian branch (Belgrade) |
| 2010 | 100% ownership stake in Bräunert Eisenbahnverkehre GmbH |
History