Comment / Supply chain radar: Biggest week ever in logistics 'is nothing compared to what is about to come'

One of the biggest weeks ever in logistics leaves plenty of room to the imagination – yet reality could be even more exciting.

It started with the agreed Sfr4.7bn takeover of Panalpina by DSV – which had many sources speculating that the Ernst Göhner Foundation (EGF) strategically used Agility to “jack up” the take-out price, in a deal masterminded by (supposedly) outgoing chairman Peter Ulber. Next was the joint venture that unifies the supply chain efforts of Cosco Shipping, OOCL and ...