The logistics industry unveiled an interesting start to 2025, with a strong focus on software and technology-driven acquisitions. North America led the charge in terms of deal activity, followed by Europe, with software and transportation emerging as the most sought-after target services. The standout trend in the first month of the year was the prominence …
DSV had a less than exciting 2024, something it blames on the “challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical situation”. Revenue did rise by 11% for the full year to DKK167,106m (US$23bn), and jump by 19.5% for the fourth quarter year-on-year but gross profit was up only 3.6% in fourth quarter year-on-year and down by 1.2% for the full year.
European road freight rates index for Europe shows Q4 rates rose in the contract index by 2.8 points q-o-q. Spot rates were relatively stable.
President Trump is prepared to use tariffs as a diplomatic lever as well as to achieve economic goals.
Fourth quarter operating income was up 35.5% y-o-y at US trucking giant Schneider, to $42.4m on revenues that fell 2.4% to $1,371.7m.
Freight forwarder C.H. Robinson has exceeded expectations with a substantial improvement in its results for the year.
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), India’s only long-haul liner operator, is attempting to regain lost ground as the country’s export potential brightens amid the trade diversification in Asia.
Data from Cushman & Wakefield, BNP Paribas, and CBRE suggest that vacancy rates in Europe may have peaked in 2024. Looking at the graph above, it appears that the rate at which warehouse space is entering the market is slowing considerably in the four major European markets. Poland and the United Kingdom appear …
While it may be too soon to gauge the full impact of Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area, the EU’s decision on 01 January 2025, after a 13-year wait, is undeniably a positive milestone for the road freight market.
Transactions in December align with broader trends, including globalization, the growth of e-commerce, and AI and automation.
The evolving relationship between the USA and China is already having a transformative effect on global and regional supply chains. Whilst there has been a focus on the new tariffs which President Trump may impose on Chinese imports, the reality is that the Chinese government has been re-focusing its trade strategy for over a decade.
NTG (Nordic Transport Group) has made substantial progress in the logistics sector, especially in road freight, through a series of targeted acquisitions.
