Comment / Supply chain radar: Expect a Q1 21 booster for K+N, DSV, Expeditors, et al

That the fourth quarter (Q4 20) was a boon for the ocean freight trade, everybody knew. If anything, less bullish headlines may come from air freight action, after a Q4 20 that could be remembered as the quarter preceding the Q1 21 booster.

Here’s why.

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Take the numbers released in April last year by Kuehne + Nagel (K+N), the major ocean freight forwarder worldwide, for the first quarter (Q1 20).

Earnings per share (EPS) came in at Sfr1.15, down 23.2% from Sfr1.50 ...