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22 October 2026

Bitter triumph: Kuehne + Nagel cements Air & Sea leadership…

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Bitter triumph: Kuehne + Nagel cements Air & Sea leadership…

…but. Does being top the league tables really matter? Smell of a Pyrrhic victory Forget what this penguin has to say today. Let’s rewind to Jens Lund’s insight yesterday and borrow some of his key remarks, when in the Q&A session with the analysts – asked by one: “A&S [Air & Sea]: when do you think the division can get back to market growth rates on volume now that we’re largely through the integration? ” ...

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