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Recent briefs by Thomas:

DHL’s difficult normal year


Superficially, 2023 was a painful year for DHL. The Group’s just published results show that revenue fell by 13.4% to €81,758m and ‘consolidated net profit’ fell by 31.4% to €3,677m when compared to 2022.

Asiana Cargo moves towards a sale


A rationalisation of South Korea’s air cargo sector is underway in a process that has some parallels with the sale of state-owned assets presently on-going in the Korean container shipping sector.

Ship hit by missiles left adrift south of Yemen


A vessel in the approaches to the Red Sea appears to be in distress after an attack by several projectiles launched by Houthis from southern Yemen. The various reports emerging from the region are not perfectly clear, however it seems that the crew have abandoned the ship and it is now drifting.

Amazon tightens grip on e-retail market place


Amazon appears to be confirming the strength of its business in e-retailing. The headline numbers in the latest results released on 1st February show that for the fourth quarter Amazon.com Inc saw net sales increase by 14% to US$170 bn compared with $149.2 bn in fourth quarter 2022.