28/12/2022at 12:34

Carriers dominate list over biggest splurges in logistics in 2022

Four major container carriers went shopping in logistics in 2022. Acquisitions are likely to continue in 2023 in spite of downwards spiraling rates, analyst predicts.

An employee in Hongkong-based LF Logistics, which Maersk acquired in 2022 | Photo: PR foto Maersk

by JENS THOMSEN

Four carriers – including three leading players globally – dominate the list over the ten largest purchases within logistics in 2022, shows a poll complied by Ti Insigth’s data and research platform, GSCi.

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