Management outlines plans

Fedex Freight pitches investors on life after spin-off

With less than two months until its separation from the US delivery group, Fedex Freight has made its case to investors, pledging annual revenue growth of four to six per cent as an independent company. At an investor day in New York, management…

Management

Dachser names Wystrach to lead air freight

German logistics group Dachser has appointed David Wystrach as its global head of air freight, replacing Timo Stroh, who held the role for close to a decade. Wystrach, who is based in Frankfurt, took up the position on 1 April. Dachser confirmed the…

Middle East war

Air freight rates set to stay high despite ceasefire

The US-Iran ceasefire will bring some relief to air freight markets but no quick return to normal, Xeneta said. Rates on the Middle East hub corridors are unlikely to normalise for one to two months. Spot rates rose as much as 105 per cent on the…

Robotics in warehousing

GXO targets margin lift on automation push

Contract logistics group GXO plans to lift its EBIT margin from 3.9 per cent in 2025 to between 6 and 10 per cent, with automation as the main lever, chief executive Patrick Kelleher has told DVZ International. The group says the target matches what…

Annual results

FS Logistix cuts losses despite volume slide

Italy's state railway freight unit FS Logistix improved its financial performance in 2025 even as traffic volumes fell and macroeconomic conditions deteriorated. The group reported an EBIT of minus 43 million euros, a 41 per cent improvement on the…

Transformation

AD Ports Logistics earnings slide as Noatum restructures

A sharp fall in operating EBITDA weighed on AD Ports Logistics in 2025, as Noatum Logistics began a restructuring to raise productivity and push international growth. Revenue fell 6 per cent to about 1.2 billion US dollars, while operating EBITDA…

M&A

Geodis cleared to acquire Malherbe

The logistics arm of the French state railway SNCF, Geodis, has secured regulatory approval for its purchase of Transports Malherbe, adding one of France’s larger regional trucking networks to the state‑owned group’s road operations. The deal gives…

Panama Canal dispute

CK Hutchison seeks arbitration against Maersk over Panama terminal

Hongkong conglomerate CK Hutchison has launched arbitration proceedings against Maersk in London over the Danish group's takeover of the Balboa terminal — a concession CK held for nearly three decades before Panama's Supreme Court voided it in…

Cross-border ecommerce

EU tightens rules on online imports

Brussels is moving to curb the surge of goods entering the EU via global ecommerce platforms, with lawmakers backing a reform that reshapes who carries responsibility at the border. The overhaul shifts duties and product compliance from consumers to…

Cyber risk in transport

Europe's transport companies too slow to close cyber gaps

More than 60 per cent of Europe's transport companies take three months or longer to patch known security flaws, yet attackers need only one to two days to exploit them, according to figures presented by the EU cybersecurity agency ENISA at a…

Management

Hylane names Stumpp chief operating officer

Zero-emission truck lessor Hylane has hired Markus Stumpp as chief operating officer to lead its operational expansion, replacing Maximilian Draxler, who is stepping down from the management board at his own request. Draxler, who has been with the…

Chemical industry relief

Germany unveils rescue plan for its chemicals industry

Berlin on Thursday presented the Chemieagenda 2045 to shore up the country's ailing chemicals industry, offering a subsidised power tariff, expanded carbon cost compensation and a push at EU level for simpler regulation and longer free CO₂…

War-related surcharges

Hapag-Lloyd sets war surcharges to cover costs only

Hapag-Lloyd chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said the war surcharges introduced for the Middle East conflict were not intended to boost earnings. The carrier would recover no more than the additional costs incurred, he said, presenting the 2025…

Insurance drives full-year results

Waberer's earns more from insurance than from lorries

The Hungarian logistics group Waberer's generated nearly twice as much operating profit from insurance as from its entire logistics division last year, according to full-year results published this week. The insurance segment, built around the…

EBIT performance

Far eastern carriers post highest box shipping margins in 2025

Wan Hai, Cosco and Evergreen posted the highest operating margins among the nine largest container carriers in 2025, at 23.6, 18.9 and 13.8 per cent respectively, according to Alphaliner. The nine lines generated a combined operating profit of 13.9…