Chairman’s Message
Dear readers,
At Kuehne+Nagel, we are all about being at the pulse of world trade. As a globally successful and leading logistics player, we are one of the companies that, particularly in these challenging times, facilitate the global exchange of goods. This position enables us to identify supply chain developments early, to develop solutions, and to help our customers quickly and reliably in complex market situations.
Logistics, as we understand and provide it, is one of the most strategically important enablers in the world economy today. We do much more than just transport goods from A to B. We have become a key strategic partner for a multitude of companies and industries all over the world, a strength benefitting our company, our customers, our employees and you, our shareholders.
Despite the challenges it brought, 2025 ultimately became a successful year for Kuehne+Nagel. The Company has again proven its strength as a reliable, globally connected logistics partner in this difficult environment. Our strong presence on key trade routes and in growth markets, our proven consulting expertise, our leading role in leveraging digital potential, and our focus on services enabled us to generate sound earnings in 2025 too and grow faster than the market.
The positive results were primarily driven by our globe-spanning network with tens of thousands of specialists on the ground and the resulting ability to identify changes in the market early on as well as leverage them. In Air Logistics, we grew our market share and maintained our global leadership. Similarly, we sustained our top position in Sea Logistics despite tough pricing and capacity challenges. Contract Logistics saw record earnings thanks to further process optimisation and expansion of projects. Although the weaker economic situation in Europe impacted activities in Road Logistics, we succeeded nonetheless in increasing turnover in 2025.
Strategically, we made the most of 2025 to further develop our product portfolio. We systematically leverage digitisation and the results-driven integration of new technologies, by linking our comprehensive databases to artificial intelligence (AI). This enables a considerable increase in efficiency, benefitting our customer offerings as well as our internal processes.
Once again, I would like to especially thank all our employees around the world. Your commitment, your expertise, and your business mindset played a major role in ensuring that Kuehne+Nagel continued to work successfully for its customers in 2025.
Dr. Joerg Wolle
Chairman of the Board of Directors