Kuehne + Nagel News Updates

Kuehne+Nagel said the collaboration is designed to strengthen customer services for Amazon and includes Amazon Web Services.

Klaus-Michael Kuehne broadened the company's  global reach through acquisitions. Under his leadership, the firm grew over decades into a global transport behemoth with more than 1,300 offices worldwide.

Kuehne+Nagel has been discussing options with potential advisers, including the sale of a roughly 20% stake in its Apex Logistics business.

The conflict in the Middle East creates additional unknowns. “The whole issue of supply chain reliability will become more important,” CEO Stefan Paul told journalists on March 3.

Steel and aluminum tariffs were widened effective Aug. 18 to include more than 400 consumer items. Customs brokers and importers in the U.S. were given little notice.

Kuehne + Nagel, a Switzerland-based global transportation and logistics company, acquired a majority stake in marine drayage provider IMC Logistics, it announced Nov. 14.

Kuehne + Nagel International AG has agreed to acquire Apex International Corp. in a deal that values the freight forwarder at about $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

XPO Logistics has completed its acquisition of the majority of Swiss firm Kuehne + Nagel’s European logistics, the company announced Jan. 4.

XPO Logistics is acquiring the majority of the United Kingdom-based contract logistics operations of Kuehne + Nagel, according to a March 9 news release.

Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel International AG has purchased Quick International Courier, a leading provider of time-critical transportation services, from The Jordan Co., an investment firm that has been on a logistics buying spree over the past couple of years.