11 posts tagged with “mergers-acquisitions”

Turn a Charleston drayage acquisition into reliable capacity with disciplined data, service baselines, phased lane migration, and rollback controls.

A practical diligence model for testing fleet age, empty miles, terminal density, maintenance obligations, and integration risk before a trucking acquisition.

Fura's High Rise Logistics acquisition shows why brokerage M&A succeeds or fails on customer, carrier, lane, rate, claims, and permission data.

The proposed Zim-Hapag-Lloyd transaction shows why shippers need contract, capacity, and booking continuity plans before carrier ownership changes.

SK Shipping's planned LNG fleet consolidation changes counterparty exposure, vessel optionality, charter leverage, and the operational data charterers must control.

DHL's Venipak acquisition expands its Baltic parcel network, but shippers need data and service controls to manage the integration safely.

The strategic review of Apex Logistics shows why airfreight deals require shipment-level tests for customer, lane, carrier, and margin concentration.

UPS is using healthcare logistics acquisitions to build specialized cold chain, compliance, and last-mile capabilities that freight forwarders should study closely.

Echo Global Logistics completed its acquisition of ITS Logistics on March 25, 2026, creating a $5.2 billion AI-enabled 3PL giant. Here's what the deal means for shippers, carrier selection, and the accelerating 3PL consolidation wave.

Thoma Bravo is merging WWEX Group's $5 billion freight brokerage with Auctane's shipping software to create a $12 billion logistics tech platform. Here's what this PE-driven mega-merger means for shippers, 3PLs, and the future of logistics technology.