Comment / Where Kuehne + Nagel goes after the cuts in America

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There’s LOTS of talk surrounding Swiss forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) following the latest round of layoffs disclosed in America.

K+N folks want answers, yet questions are plentiful.

For instance: did they actually think through their latest move in the USA, where key managers were targeted and a new structure disclosed? And: did K+N decided to act under under the supervision of a consultancy? Moreover: a global hiring freeze and cost savings (driven by AI?), how likely are those to happen?

Briefly: there’s ...

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  • Alexander Kozij

    October 07, 2025 at 2:07 am

    Also, constantly referring K&N as a Swiss Forwarder is misleading.

    The culture is German. The senior management are Germans. They may live in Switzerland, since HQ was re-located for tax and better business conditions. But they do not think, nor act like the Swiss in any manner.

    • Alessandro Pasetti

      October 07, 2025 at 6:40 am

      Thanks for your comment, Alexander. As a matter of fact, despite its strong German heritage (as widely acknowledged over the years by Premium; its German matrix, ownership etc), K+N is based in Switzerland. To call it a German forwarder would be wrong. Same story on the carrier side with Geneva-based MSC, and its Italian DNA, as you prob know. Best regards, Ale.

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