OceanX: LatAm boom & gossip; MSC's rising logistics star; Trump-led blank sailings
Strictly on the QT!
“Due to a number of factors (…), while the business is on course to meet market expectations for revenues in the current year of over £200m, profit before tax is anticipated to be materially below market expectations.” – Xpediator, 30 July 2019.
Warning signs: After months of negotiations (click here and here for our previous coverage), Xpediator said in late April it was “no longer in discussions to acquire Intereuropa, a Slovenian logistics company”, but it added it continued to have “a ...
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