OceanX: LatAm boom & gossip; MSC's rising logistics star; Trump-led blank sailings
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UK freight management services group Xpediator saw annual revenue grow 54.1% to £179.2m last year, following a long acquisition spree.
The group posted a pre-tax profit of £5.6m, representing growth of 130.5% over the previous year – and ceo Stephen Blyth told The Loadstar its appetite for M&A would continue this year.
He said: “2019 will be more of the same for us – we get offered more than one deal a week.
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