Analysis: All-round CH Robinson – from chopping board to power struggle
It’s outright silly that a company of CH Robinson’s stature, during the pandemic making several times the profits it used to make pre-Covid, particularly in forwarding, is forced to cut staff because...
View ArticleDB Schenker – ‘Major changes ahead’
If you end up being really disappointed after reading this short note, my heartfelt sympathy is with you – but don’t despair, hang in there and carry on. Precisely my attitude, towards the latest I was...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: DB Schenker restructures – creates clusters, cuts (country level) fat
‘Don’t despair, hang in there and carry on’ was our mantra on Tuesday. Smile now. Ready to walk a (restructuring) tightrope. Never We gratefully managed to find more, substantially more in fact,...
View ArticleFrom the old TGE to Team Global Express, Aurizon – baby, where did our love go?
Another vestige of the company formerly known as* Toll Group fell away as compatriot “Team” Global Express (the new TGE!) announced a multi-year contract with Aurizon earlier this week. (*For the...
View ArticleLongRead: Timeless tech talk – any change since 2020?
In September 2020, a senior executive at a prominent freight forwarder penned some thoughts that were never published. Given the latest on the topic, I revisited his remarks. Summary: ‘The...
View ArticleMarket insight: MSC/Boluda/Adani – the Devil’s Triangle
While the new MSC + Boluda Towage venture is now in the public domain, yet not formally disclosed by the companies, we have more insight on the benchmark deal that the Spanish towage company struck...
View Article‘Product-driven’ Ceva 2.0 will rise from past missteps
Another week, another round of talks in our marketplace concerning the Ceva Logistics restructuring, took almost all my energy. Almost. Although, truth be told, in FreightFantasyClub&Deals where I...
View ArticleKuehne + Nagel: From Otto Schacht to Michael Aldwell – reaction & insight
The management board of Swiss forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is being prepared to stand the test of time, despite (or thanks to?) recent changes. Or? Last week’s announcement by the world’s air/ocean...
View ArticleRumours swirl – DSV denies top exec exit on the cards
Happy Mondays. Market talk has it that one of the most senior leaders at DSV, a true company veteran, “is out” after decades of service, I wrote here earlier today while looking for more feedback on...
View ArticleTalk of Schenker, Flexport et al – and a meagre lunch for forwarders
With earnings season* upon us, I didn’t know exactly where I was headed yesterday, 15 April, when I started talking franticly to a senior source. (*JB Hunt opens the dance floor for land freight and...
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