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11 September 2026

Six logistics CEOs go into a bar…

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Source reporting: The Loadstar

Six logistics CEOs go into a bar…

(Six logistics CEOs and €10bn. Who gets the money?) Running a global logistics company has never been particularly easy. Today it looks even less comfortable. Freight markets remain volatile, geopolitics can rewrite networks overnight, customers want lower rates and better technology, while shareholders somehow expect margins to improve regardless.

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