PRESS RELEASE Heppner announces the acquisition of the Swiss Group SAFRAM, with operations in Switzerland, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Hungary. This acquisition forms part of Heppner’s international growth and business diversification strategy, now with the integration of expertise in dangerous goods transport and logistics. The overall goal is to strengthen the...
“Shape-shifting” is how Sarah Banks, global freight and logistics lead at Accenture, describes 2021. There have, of course, been many changes, but perhaps the one with the longest-term effect is the massive growth in M&A, spurred on by vast profits, particularly for shipping lines. And the M&A news just keeps on coming, as...
Maersk’s proposed $3.6bn acquisition of Hong Kong-based LF Logistics represents a “significant milestone” in its transformation into a global integrator of container logistics, according to the CEO of its Ocean & Logistics division, Vincent Clerc. Maersk will purchase LF Logistics from controlling shareholder Li & Fung and Singapore state-owned investment vehicle Temasek, which...
It’s big news that will shock no one. Some two years after DSV leapt into the list of forwarding superstars with its bold acquisition of Panalpina, it is now adding some $4bn to annual revenues with the acquisition of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics (GIL). It’s a new twist in an old tale:...
PRESS RELEASE: The acquisition is the second one during 2020 whilst opening in several new countries in Europe. Scan Global Logistics is expanding their footprint even though the pandemic has been disrupting the transport and logistics market. Scan Global Logistics announces the new acquisition of PostNord’s Swedish Air & Ocean activities as...
