A fresh bid from Hapag-Lloyd is intended to prevent the proposed Zim acquisition from collapsing. But resistance in Israel has intensified in recent weeks, spanning the government, the authorities and sections of the company’s workforce.

The US courier, express and logistics group is pressing ahead with its overhaul. As the second phase gets under way, UPS has also reshuffled responsibilities at the top.

Alessandro Cacciola, Gebrüder Weiss's head of Air & Sea, is betting on customer selection over industry rankings, starting with a shake-up of the group's German operations.

The French contract logistics provider ID Logistics posted clear double-digit growth across its key financial indicators in the first half of the year. Operating profit grew at a faster rate than turnover.