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Steel and aluminum tariffs were widened effective Aug. 18 to include more than 400 consumer items. Customs brokers and importers in the U.S. were given little notice.

Kuehne + Nagel, a Switzerland-based global transportation and logistics company, acquired a majority stake in marine drayage provider IMC Logistics, it announced Nov. 14.

Kuehne + Nagel International AG has agreed to acquire Apex International Corp. in a deal that values the freight forwarder at about $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

XPO Logistics has completed its acquisition of the majority of Swiss firm Kuehne + Nagel’s European logistics, the company announced Jan. 4.

XPO Logistics is acquiring the majority of the United Kingdom-based contract logistics operations of Kuehne + Nagel, according to a March 9 news release.

Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel International AG has purchased Quick International Courier, a leading provider of time-critical transportation services, from The Jordan Co., an investment firm that has been on a logistics buying spree over the past couple of years.

Lori Systems, a logistics startup based in Kenya, Africa, recently announced expansion into Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan.

Kuehne + Nagel Inc. has purchased Commodity Forwarders Inc., an airfreight forwarder of perishable goods in the United States.