Media: Flexport to lay off a third of its workforce

The development is the latest in a series of dramatic events at the US-based logistics company, whose revenue is under pressure.
"Ryan Petersen has been very transparent about the need to create the growth and cost discipline necessary to return Flexport to profitability," a Flexport spokesperson said of the latest round of announced layoffs. | Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
"Ryan Petersen has been very transparent about the need to create the growth and cost discipline necessary to return Flexport to profitability," a Flexport spokesperson said of the latest round of announced layoffs. | Photo: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

San Francisco-based logistics company Flexport plans to lay off 30 percent of its employees in an attempt to save its declining revenue, reports Wall Street Journal citing a source with knowledge of the situation.

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