A family freight business that kept a horse working until 1961 now runs warehouses, robots and global supply chains. Its useful lesson: delivery depends on everything around the journey.
The Danish freight forwarder grew by buying other people’s networks. Its Schenker takeover tests whether fifty years of acquisition practice can turn a much bigger business into a better one.
A wind-turbine blade, a toll station and 37.6 metres of removable guardrail explain the business better than a fleet photograph. COSCO Shipping Logistics sells the planning that gets cargo through the awkward bits.