April 3rd, 2012:

Panalpina turnaround brings in profit

Panalpina recorded a “successful year” in 2011, with a profit of 127 million Swiss Francs ($138.7m), following its 2010 loss of 26 million Swiss Francs.

The Swiss forwarder said this was due to organic growth across all regions and product divisions.

Net forwarding revenue fell 9% to 6.5 billion Swiss Francs, reflecting the strength of the Swiss franc and lower freight rates.

Gross profit, after deducting Customs, security charges and freight rates, was flat at [...]