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Panalpina: focus on higher-end business is driving growth

The world's fourth largest air freight and sea freight forwarder, Panalpina, continued its strong organic growth in the first six months of 2007, with revenues, earnings and market share all registering impressive growth. While its sea freight operations suffered due to currency fluctuations, its focus on higher margin operations ensured solid profit growth, and bodes well for the rest of 2007.

Published By Datamonitor
09 Aug 2007
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Logistics industry to face challenging 2008

The global logistics industry is set to face a challenging year in 2008, as the effects of the credit crunch filter through to consumer spending. Margins in the industry are already thin, but shippers can make moves now to improve their chance of future success.

Published By Datamonitor
20 Feb 2008
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Shipping and aviation dominate financial deals in the transportation sector

In 2008, the transportation and logistics sector in the BRIC and MEA markets is witnessing significant private investments. According to a report published by Datamonitor, this trend will continue, and the sector is likely to experience much higher capital infusion in freight management companies and capacity during the second half of the year.

Published By Datamonitor
13 Jun 2008
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European parcel volumes resilient against economic adversity

Although the recent credit crunch and resulting economic uncertainty are affecting the growth potential of the European express industry, the main effects will be on the use of different modes of transport and profitability rather than on overall levels of parcel volumes. Indeed, supply chain rationalization, internationalization and B2C e-commerce are continuing to drive industry growth.

Published By Datamonitor
30 Sep 2008
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Express operators must develop flexible service portfolios to survive poor market conditions

The express industry is becoming increasingly reliant on the B2C segment and its growing demand for online shopping deliveries as the economic downturn reduces B2B parcel volumes. Shippers are also moving toward economy products as their budgets get squeezed, prompting a shift from air to road and encouraging express players to implement creative solutions for surviving the current market climate.

Published By Datamonitor
20 Jan 2009
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Davos: Doha agreement provides hope for transport and logistics industries

Trade ministers have agreed that the Doha round of trade negotiations is the best step global leaders can take to avoid a protectionist backlash to the current economic crisis. Although the market is expected to contract in 2009 and 2010 regardless of any political intervention, resolving the Doha round will at least help towards reducing the impact of the downturn.

Published By Datamonitor
11 Feb 2009
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Sea freight benefiting from changing shipper preferences

The alarming increases in fuel costs during 2007 and the first half of 2008 prompted shippers to look for alternative, more cost effective transport modes which, in particular, led to a shift away from the use of airfreight. The economic environment since mid 2008 has motivated shippers to continue with this cost-cutting agenda, ultimately to the benefit of maritime transport.

Published By Datamonitor
11 Feb 2009
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Logistic service providers shift focus to capitalize on growing Asian fashion industry

DHL has announced a new 'Fashion and Apparel Center for Excellence' in India and has created a gateway to the emerging logistics market in the continent. Through this move, DHL will not only facilitate trade in the slowing economies of Europe and North America, but also have an opportunity to tap into the growing Asian market, as it becomes a hub for the fashion and apparel industry.

Published By Datamonitor
03 Mar 2009
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Cash rich companies to boost express and logistics M&A activity

The decline in worldwide industrial output through 2008 and Q1 2009, caused by the economic crisis, has had a negative effect on M&A activity in the express and logistics industry. The sector saw a lower number of deals and a smaller average deal value in Q1 2009 compared with Q1 and Q4 2008, but deal activity is likely to pick up in the rest of the year, driven by cash-rich companies.

Published By Datamonitor
01 Jun 2009
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Transport and energy: gloomy announcements raise questions over supposed 'green shoots' of recovery

Declines in the Baltic Dry Index and international air cargo volumes, along with forecasts of weak crude oil demand until 2012, have raised questions over various claims of a quicker-than-expected global economic recovery. Despite the recent rally in the stock market brought on by these claims, these new announcements indicate that a full recovery is still a long way off.

Published By Datamonitor
02 Jul 2009

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