Comment / Supply chain radar: Drum rolls for DHL Global Forwarding

By Alessandro Pasetti

08/05/2019

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight (DGFF)’s interim results are out on Friday, and given the feedback I have received from my trade sources, I can comfortably say that seldom in the recent past have we so eagerly awaited a trading update from the air freight market leader and Kuehne + Nagel’s closet rival in ocean freight*.

After a typical one-month quiet period, DGFF has the opportunity this week to deliver its best first-quarter (Q1) performance in years, despite soft market conditions both ...

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