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UK watchdog finds competitors issues in GXO Logistics-Wincanton deal

Britain's competitors guard dog said on Friday the acquisition of Wincanton by U.S.based warehousing firm GXO Logistics, for 762 million pounds ($ 983.97. million), could minimize competitors and raise costs for. clients. The Competition and Markets Authority said GXO and Wincanton. contend closely, particularly for agreements with large retail. clients, and the regulator was worried the merger could. minimize competition, resulting in higher costs being passed down. to consumers. The offer was completed in April - the CMA had actually launched its. investigation in early September. We are examining the decision and will continue to engage. constructively and collaboratively with...

Ground Freight

Old Rule's third-quarter profits, profit fall on lower freight demand

Old Dominion Freight Line reported a fall in its thirdquarter profits and revenue on Wednesday, injured by lower volumes since of weak freight demand. Shares of the Thomasville, North Carolina-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, which caters to companies in the retail, production, automotive and health care sectors, were down almost 3% before the bell. LTL business operate by bring multiple deliveries from various consumers on a single truck, which are then routed through a network of service centers where they get transferred to other trucks with comparable destinations. Old Dominion managed an overall of 2.2 million tons of shipments in the...

Freight Logistics

UK maritime security company receives report of incident near Yemen

The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) firm stated on Thursday it got a. report of an occurrence 70 nautical miles (130 km) southwest of. the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, including authorities are. examining. Houthi fighters in Yemen have actually carried out nearly 100 attacks. on ships crossing the Red Sea considering that November and state they are. acting in uniformity with Palestinians in Israel's year-long war. in Gaza. They have actually sunk two vessels, took another and killed. at least 4 seafarers. The master of the vessel reported being hit by three. projectiles and the vessel has sustained damage however...

Ground Transportation

GXO Logistics checks out sale after receiving takeover interest, source says

GXO Logistics, a. service provider of logistics services with a market value of roughly $6. billion, is checking out a potential sale after receiving takeover. interest, according to an individual familiar with the matter. GXO, which was spun off from trucking company XPO in 2021,. is dealing with a financial consultant to field acquisition. interest from suitors, that include rival logistics providers,. the source stated, asking for anonymity as the discussions are. confidential. It has actually not made a decision to continue with a sale, and. it is possible that the talks might not lead to an offer, the. source...

Ground Freight

China's BingEx surges after lukewarm start in Nasdaq launching

Shares of China's BingEx rose 17% on Friday as the carrier delivery company brushed off a. slow start to its Nasdaq launching. The business, which brands its services as FlashEx, priced. its IPO at $16.50 each. Shares opened flat for trading, bring. an appraisal of $1.17 billion. Chinese business are gradually returning to drift on U.S. markets following a long hiatus after ride-hailing huge Didi. International delisted in 2021 due to press from regulators. EV maker Zeekr's debut previously this year was the. first huge listing by a Chinese company in the U.S. since then. BingEx sold 4 million American...

Ground Freight

Chinese courier firm BingEx valued at almost $1.2 bln in US IPO

China's BingEx said on Friday it had raised $66 million in its U.S. going public valuing the courier delivery company at $1.17 billion, signaling a recovery in financiers' risk hunger and easing regulatory obstacles. The company, which brands its services as FlashEx, sold 4 million American depositary shares (ADS) in the offering priced at $16.50 each. It had actually intended to offer shares at a variety in between $ 15 and $17. The IPO bodes well for the broader market which had been depressed for nearly 2 years due to higher-for-longer interest rates and chaos in the stock markets. The...

Transport Infrastructure

Canada - Oct 3

The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has actually not confirmed these stories and does not attest their precision. THE GLOBE AND MAIL - The head of Canada's banking regulator Peter Routledge stated that threats to banks from anti-money-laundering issues have increased in prominence for the banking regulator as it gets a. deeper understanding of the vulnerable points in monetary. institutions' defences. - Oil-sands mining business will not be forced to pay more. to ensure cash will be available to ultimately clean up websites,. under modifications to Alberta's security-payment rules slated for. release this week. NATIONAL...

Ground Freight

FedEx reports drop in quarterly profits on lower need for priority services

FedEx reported a drop in firstquarter earnings on Thursday and reduced the leading end of its annual revenue forecast as need in the plan market stayed muted, particularly for priority services. The business's shares fell about 11% to $268.21 after the bell. FedEx and other transport firms expanded operations during the pandemic-fueled online shipping boom. After demand normalized, bundle delivery companies have been laying off workers, shuttering workplaces and sorting facilities, and parking trucks and airplanes to shelter margins from excess overhead expenses The company did away with $1.8 billion in structural costs. in fiscal 2024 ended May, and prepares...

Ground Freight & Logistics

Why Canada's railways are seeing an unmatched labor stoppage

For the first time, Canada's. two primary railway business Canadian National Railway. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City are seeing a. synchronised labor blockage that might cause billions of. dollars' worth of economic damage. WHY HAVE OPERATIONS AT BOTH BUSINESS STOPPED? Contract talks in between the Teamsters union and the business. typically take place a year apart, however in 2022, after the federal. federal government presented new guidelines on fatigue, CN requested a. year-long extension to its existing deal instead of work out a. brand-new one. This suggested both companies' labor agreements expired at the. end of 2023 and talks have...

Ground Freight & Logistics

EXPLAINER-Why Canada is on the brink of an unmatched rail labor interruption

For the very first time, Canada's. 2 primary railway companies Canadian National Train. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City are on the verge of a. synchronised labor stoppage that could inflict billions of. dollars' worth of financial damage. WHY ARE BOTH COMPANIES POISED TO STOP? Contract talks in between the Teamsters union and the business. normally occur a year apart, however in 2022, after the federal. federal government presented brand-new guidelines on fatigue, CN requested a. year-long extension to its existing offer instead of work out a. new one. This implied both companies' labor arrangements ended at the. end of 2023...

Ground Freight

Why the Canadian freight rail halt will roil North American supply chains

Canada's two main freight rail business locked out around 10,000 of their Canadian unionized employees early on Thursday, starting an extraordinary simultaneous work stoppage that will grind practically all railway freight motion in the country to a halt. HOW INTEGRATED ARE THE RAIL NETWORKS ACROSS THE United States AND CANADA? Canadian National Railway Co and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have said their rail networks south of the border will continue to operate, however industry groups fear that a. work stoppage would have far-reaching results on the movement of. items and commodities throughout North America. CN and CPKC's coast-to-coast rail networks...

Ground Freight & Logistics

Canada's CN Rail, CPKC lock out Teamsters union workers, shut networks

Canadian National Train (CN). and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). revealed the lockout of their Canadian workers on Thursday. after failed labor talks, leading to a shutdown of their rail. networks in the country. The decision, confirmed by the Teamsters union representing. the workers, sets the phase for an unmatched rail blockage. that might badly damage the Canadian economy and have a. considerable effect on cross-border trade with the United States. Canada is the world's second-largest nation by location and. relies heavily on rail transportation. A stoppage would maim. deliveries of grain, potash and coal while also slowing the. transport...

Europe

Integrated Logistics

Financial Times - October 28

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not confirmed these stories and does not guarantee their accuracy. Headings - Starmer to pledge to 'em brace financial reality' in the Spending plan - France and Germany attack UK plan to levy VAT on worldwide school costs - Rachel Reeves will not unveil new freeports in Spending plan, authorities admit - New employer seeks to bring Naspers out of Tencent's shadow Overview - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will say on Monday he need to be evaluated on his ability to tackle unprecedented. economic obstacles he inherited...

Freight Logistics

French and Benelux stocks-Factors to watch

Below are companyrelated news and stories from France and Benelux which could have an influence on the area's markets or specific stocks. CARREFOUR: Food retailer Carrefour Brasil has consented to offer 15 properties to a property fund for 725 million reais ($ 127.4 million), it said on Tuesday. COVIVIO: The French realty company published on Tuesday an boost in its profits group share at 509 million euros at end of September. ECB/VILLEROY: The European Reserve bank might undershoot its inflation target, particularly if growth remains slow, and the bank might then be at danger of acting too late in loosening...

Ground Transportation

Spanish truckers to stage series of strikes to require earlier retirement

Spain's truck and bus drivers will start a series of strikes on Oct. 28 to demand earlier retirement on much better conditions, union leaders stated on Monday. Truck motorists will abandon Oct. 28, Nov. 11, Nov. 28, Nov. 29, Dec. 5, Dec. 9, and will start an indefinite strike on Dec. 23 if their demands are not met, agents of the country's 2 main unions, the CCOO and UGT, informed a news conference. The unions require that motorists' employment conditions such as the retirement age, now at 67, and the right to partial retirement be improved and adapted to the...

Middle East

Freight Logistics

Saudi oil tanker Amjad was not targeted in Red Sea, owner Bahri states

Saudi shipping company Bahri said on Tuesday its tanker Amjad was not targeted in a. Red Sea attack, which it had been spared any damage from the. event that struck another tanker that was cruising nearby. The U.S. Central Command stated Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi. rebels assaulted 2 crude oil tankers - the Saudi-flagged Amjad. and the Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon I - in the Red Sea on Monday. with two ballistic rockets and a one-way attack uncrewed aerial. system, hitting both vessels. We unquestionably affirm that AMJAD was not targeted and. continual no injuries or damage. The vessel stays fully. functional...

Freight Logistics

Fire identified in Red Sea off Yemen port of Salif, Ambrey states

British security company Ambrey said on Thursday a fire was identified in the Red Sea roughly 58 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's port of Salif. A neighboring vessel observed smoke coming from the water, an event likely related to the destruction of an unmanned surface area vessel, Ambrey stated. Hostile manned, and unmanned craft, have actually been running in the area, Ambrey included. Iran-aligned Houthi militants based in Yemen have released attacks on global shipping in the Red Sea region since November in uniformity with Palestinians in the war in between Israel and Hamas. In action shipowners have rerouted lots...

Ground Transportation

Ship reports little arms fire off Eritrea, says Ambrey

A merchant vessel reported being approached with making use of small arms fire in waters 92 nautical miles northeast of Eritrea's Massawa port in Red Sea waters adjacent to Yemen's coast, British maritime security company Ambrey said on Thursday. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) stated quickly after that it received a sighting report of a little boat with armed persons onboard, running in close proximity to a. small coastal truck, approximately 95 nautical miles. northeast of Massawa. Authorities are examining, UKMTO's advisory note added. No group has actually yet claimed the attack. The Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched repeated....

Freight Logistics

Iran's Revolutionary Guards obstructed UAE-managed tanker, IRGC states

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has actually intercepted a Togoflagged, UAEmanaged items tanker carrying 1,500 lots of marine gas oil, the IRGC and British security firm Ambrey stated on Monday. The vessel had actually loaded marine gas oil off the coast of Iraq and was destined for UAE's Sharjah when it was intercepted on Sunday, 61 nautical miles southwest of Iran's port of Bushehr, Ambrey said. Iran's Revolutionary Guards' Navy confirmed seizure of the tanker in a declaration estimated by Iran's state news firm, stating the tanker was systematically participated in fuel smuggling ... and was seized in the depths...