'Forwarders hope DSV will win DB Schenker'
They say…
I recently dreamt of melting pots in transport and logistics (T&L). Or was I awake?
A rather eventful week – on sooooo many colourful fronts at the intersection of T&L and finance – deserves a special word or two.
Let’s start yesterday with the the most prominent highlight: KKR’s offer to take private Japan’s Hitachi Transport System (HTS) valuing the target’s entire equity capital at almost $5.7bn.
(My ex-paywall quick take for The Loadstar here.)
Which, apart from side ocean freight volumes, is mostly ...
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'Forwarders hope DSV will win DB Schenker'
Container manufacturers tell customers they are ‘sold out’ until mid-October
Transpacific rates war breaks out as new arrivals undercut major liners
Threat of more strikes at German ports as workers reject 'inadequate' offer
Bust-to-boom-to-bust: the cyclicality of air cargo growth patterns
Strike at major Indian ports called off, but supply chain challenges remain
Transhipment boom at port of Colombo fades as the competition grows
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