HutchWatch: Beijing furious; Panama may have to wait
Beijing blindsided?
This week, DP World announced the launch of a “global freight forwarding network“.
As it builds, it is also rumoured to be buying, however.
Upping the ante
Key highlights from the would-be integrator from Dubai were (with a little Premium twist…):
– 100 branches launched in the last eight months “in a bold move” that has boosted its global freight forwarding proposition, “with significantly more branches to come”;
– The creation of “over 1,000 jobs” – hence just over 10 jobs per branch – ...
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