JAS Worldwide

Market Insight: Foaming liquid lunch – ‘MSC + JAS’ vs ‘Mærsk + Expeditors’

It’s both physically and mentally draining to be simultaneously on multiple platforms talking about how the vertical logistics revolution might look in five months’ time, let alone in five years…
Guys, lunch is reaaadyyyy 
Supply chain, once the neglected kid of all industries despite being the pin linking all industries, now enjoys its moment of glory in corporate affairs – under the spotlight is the classic deal-making revenge series and chats and …

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Forwarder JAS Worldwide announces 4th acquisition in past year

JAS Worldwide's looks to integrate recent acquisitions

Global freight forwarder JAS Worldwide announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the forwarding, logistics and supply chain management unit of Greencarrier Group.

Founded in 2000, Gothenburg, Sweden-based Greencarrier Freight Services International provides sustainable logistics solutions through 11 offices on both sides of the Baltic Sea as well as the U.K., Eastern Europe and China. The company’s 950 employees charter freight in all modes of transportation for more than 15,000...

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David Bang appointed executive VP of global pharma & healthcare at JAS

JAS Worldwide has appointed David Bang (pictured above) as its executive vice president of global pharma & healthcare.
Mr Bang has over 20 years’ experience in logistics, supply chain, healthcare and the life sciences industries in various leadership positions including as co-founder of LifeConEx in 2005, a joint-venture between DHL and Lufthansa Airlines for bio-pharma international logistics. He became CEO of LifeConEx the following year and expanded the network to more than …

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Acquisition-hungry JAS Worldwide buys Geopost forwarding subsidiary Tigers

US-based JAS Worldwide has announced an all-share purchase agreement with France’s Geopost to acquire its Tigers freight forwarding subsidiary.
Rumours had been circulating among transport and logistics M&A folk for a number of months that the Atlanta-headquartered forwarder was on an acquisition spree, and today’s news follows the acquisition of Brazilian forwarder Sonave Logistica.
However, this deal is far larger: founded in Hong Kong in 2011, Tigers has developed a suite of …

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Market insight: Cashing in on logistics woes – a win-win for the C-suite

In private conversations about job market pay in logistics, and what to expect for 2021, a pattern of substantial income inequality has emerged, recently substantiated by ad-hoc announcements, often under the radar and not widely advertised by some of the major supply chain actors.
And while workforce rationalisation is still quietly happening in places – don’t mention DSV Panalpina (DSV PAN) anymore, “we are likely done for some time, say to …

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M&A radar: Rumoured JAS Worldwide sale tests M&A pulse

It could be just a really wild, unofficial mid-summer rumour but, in what may resemble a tale with a happy ending for the Italians*, the possibility that JAS Worldwide is up for sale may not be as far-fetched as we thought in the first instance.
(*My sudden reaction: I almost fell off my chair hearing the latest chatter, although the heavy-long-dry gin and tonic I sipped in the afternoon probably compounded the excitement.)
Mind you, the …

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M&A radar: JAS Worldwide readying a deal – SEKO the obvious one?

“These days we have to take every piece of info with a pinch of salt,” Mr Blue warned me.
Background

US-based SEKO Global Logistics Network, LLC (aka SEKO) is a rather interesting corporate story propelled by private equity, because in itself it represents one of those hated (a lot) or loved (not much) business models in the trade for so many in T&L asset-light circles.

Almost exactly a year ago, soon after I …

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Under the radar: Röhlig Logistics’ strategy – lessons & warnings for all mid-tier 3PLs out there

While the big players in the 3PL arena train their crosshairs on each other, it’s easy to overlook the mid-tier in Europe’s freight forwarding market.
Among them, Germany’s fiercely-independent Röhlig Logistics, will be putting its 2018 annual report together about now.
A positive show could offer survival insights for mid-market peers, although given its previous 2017 numbers – and rumours about internal organisational changes – such a show is not guaranteed.
Family business 
Family-owned...

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Mark Baker takes the technology lead at Pilot Freight Services

US 3PL Pilot Freight Services (PFS) has appointed Mark Baker (pictured above) to the newly created position of chief technology officer.
Mr Baker brings 23 years’ experience to the role, the last 15 of which have been spent in the transport and logistics sector.
He joins from JAS Worldwide, where he served as chief information officer and took on the responsibility for integrating a global IT system.
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