Damco chief outlines new operating model for "pockets of growth"

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Global freight forwarders are entering a new phase in which growth markets will be increasingly hard to single out, Damco chief executive Rolf Habben-Jansen told The Loadstar in an exclusive interview yesterday.

The Hague-headquartered logistics provider recently announced plans for the new phase of its ambitious global expansion plan, taking the number of owned offices from the current level of 350 to 600 over the next three years.

Despite the headline-grabbing number, Mr Habben-Jansen cautioned that they should be understood in a ...