Comment / On the wires: Here's why DHL Supply Chain divestments make good sense

“Fastlog (…) has acquired the supply chain business of DHL Logistics (Switzerland). All 200 employees, all customer contracts and DHL’s four locations in Derendingen, Pratteln, Rümlang and Satigny will be taken over.” – International Transport Journal, 7 January 2020. 

That was fast: only a couple of weeks after looking at trends for contract logistics (CL) around the world, stressing the risks that typically come with these operations budget-wise, a bit of corporate action aimed at portfolio rationalisation has ensued from market ...