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Samsung steps up airfreight ambitions with Woojung Air takeover

Published

12 October 2026

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technology

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Logistics Tech

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South Korea

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Fusion42 · 13 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Samsung SDS is acquiring South Korean airfreight consolidator Woojung Air to expand its logistics capabilities and customer base, including over 1,200 freight forwarders and clients like Cainiao. The deal aims to integrate Woojung’s infrastructure and digital systems with Samsung’s Cello Square platform to boost airfreight automation and competitiveness, completing by year-end 2026.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Logistics Tech, and 2 sources have reported it.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face new logistics competition as Samsung directly integrates airfreight consolidation with its digital forwarding platform. Startups in Korea’s freight tech should explore partnerships or risk losing volume to a new scale player.

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2 sources · 12 Oct 2026

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