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EXCLUSIVE: AI and tech, the MSC way

The third MSC episode out at the end of last week, clearly outlined how the Italians are trying to put pressure on their rivals. The flip side of that narrative is how the leading ocean carrier worldwide is thinking about tech and AI, and what stands out for its management team in order to continue to gain market share across various modes in the supply chain. In this context, Aponte junior was quoted by the press at the end of July as ...

ACS revenues boom as cargo charter demand rises

Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has seen its revenues significantly increase in the first half of the year, led by rising demand in its charter division. The company, which operates out of 43 offices worldwide, saw revenues increase by 38% year on year in the first half of the year to more than $845m. The improvements were led by ACS' cargo division, which saw charter numbers increase by 49% compared with last year and revenues grow 38% in part as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. ACS chairman and founder Chris Leach said: "In part, these increases were due to supply chain disruptions caused by the conflict in Iran, the repercussions of Storm Marta with the port closures that it caused in Morocco, as well as Venezuelan relief efforts, but events such as these individually make up a small proportion of what we do, indicating strong underlying growth." Leach added that regionally, the company saw particular growth in its offices across the US, Europe and Greater China. The results were also boosted by the opening of six new offices last year, while the company is hoping that the three offices that it has opened this year - in Brussels, Monaco, and Stuttgart - will also support performance. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation in the first half of 2026 were up between 35-40% year on year across its three divisions - cargo, group charter and private jets. "Every year we talk about how exceptional events inflate our numbers; however, we are finding that we are being called upon when there are spikes in demand with increasing regularity, from sporting events to natural disasters to political unrest," added Leach. "We are increasingly becoming the 'go-to' for large organisations and governments, as we are often one of the only companies able to deliver such complex projects. "We can't foresee what we will face in the next six months, but we are confident that we are in a strong position to tackle whatever happens in the second half." The strong start to the year, follows on from improved performance in the 2025/26 fiscal year.

The day DSV rocked confidence in forwarding M&A...

...was when other deals that could have happened, never came through. Take would-be target JAS Worldwide, a private, highly respected second-tier forwarder from Atlanta, for instance. And so While all eyes now are on the possible Apex Logistics spin-off*, which some sources suggest is a way to crystallise that K+N unit's value but also to make Kuehne + Nagel leaner in terms of governance, there are signs in forwarding pointing to a lack of M&A that is a "direct function of DSV's inability ...