Maersk has agreed to buy LF Logistics Holdings for $3.6 billion, a move that would give the Danish ocean shipping giant a network of warehouses. The world’s largest container shipping line by capacity has been reaping the benefits of the rattled global supply strains that have pushed up ocean freight rates to record levels this year and caused backlogs at U.S.
ports. Now Maersk is using acquisitions to expand beyond ocean freight into inland logistics.
Omicron is forcing many companies to once again change their back-to-the-office plans, upending expectations for whiplashed workers. According to a recent Gartner survey, 44 percent of companies have pushed back or altered their reopening plans because of the variant. 27 percent say they are delaying reopening plans or closing reopened workplaces, and 17 percent say they are decreasing the number of workers allowed on-site at a time.
