Comment / M&A radar: Who's next?

That’s the most recurring question in our logistics circles, mainly spanning: targets for the logistics integrators (no concrete rumours so far); which freight forwarder is soon to be targeted (several unreliable suggestions, but some obvious names stand out); an apparent lack of combinations elsewhere in container shipping that brings only hypothetical scenarios to the fore (one is particularly explosive, but the fireworks are for another time).

So here’s a shortlist of some of the most regularly rumoured preys, in what is effectively ...