The combination of technology and innovation is changing the business of transportation and logistics in ways that are both potentially disruptive and critical to improving existing processes. And the changes are coming from inside and outside of the industry.
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Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Airfreight Forwarders
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Airfreight (Metric Tons) |
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1 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 2,081,000 |
2 | Kuehne + Nagel | Switzerland | 1,304,000 |
3 | DB Schenker | Germany | 1,101,200 |
4 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 935,300 |
5 | Panalpina Inc. | Switzerland | 921,400 |
6 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 875,914 |
7 | Nippon Express | Japan | 705,478 |
8 | Bollore Logistics | France | 580,000 |
9 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 576,225 |
10 | DSV A/S | Denmark | 574,644 |
11 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 548,600 |
12 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 457,000 |
13 | Ceva Logistics | France | 421,800 |
14 | Agility Logistics | Kuwait | 372,700 |
15 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 332,389 |
16 | Geodis | France | 330,000 |
17 | NNR Global Logistics | Japan | 286,897 |
18 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 282,200 |
19 | FedEx Logistics | United States | 268,340 |
20 | Apex Logistics International | Hong Kong | 260,000 |
21 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 230,000 |
22 | Dachser SE | Germany | 224,000 |
23 | Pilot Freight Services | United States | 220,000 |
24 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 219,000 |
25 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | United States | 195,082 |
26 | Damco/Maersk Logistics | The Netherlands | 180,000 |
27 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 140,000 |
28 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 115,000 |
29 | Toll Global Forwarding | Australia | 114,000 |
30 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 113,119 |
31 | Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent | China | 100,000 |
32 | XPO Logistics | United States | 72,600 |
33 | Seko Logistics | United States | 70,000 |
34 | TransGroup Global Logistics | United States | 66,000 |
35 | OIA Global | United States | 65,000 |
36 | BDP International | United States | 60,000 |
37 | AWOT Global Logistics Group | China | 60,000 |
38 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | 57,517 |
39 | American Global Logistics | United States | 50,000 |
40 | BEL International Logistics | Hong Kong | 50,000 |
41 | Scanwell Logistics | United States | 40,000 |
42 | Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation | China | 40,000 |
43 | Cargo Services Far East | Hong Kong | 31,000 |
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
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Extras
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President Donald Trump continued his campaign against Amazon.com on April 3, again claiming the company is costing tax payers billions of dollars through a special deal with the U.S. Postal Service.
April 3, 2018'Absurd' US Tariffs Underscore European Union’s Frustration Over Trade Spat
The security reasons given by the White House for imposing tariffs on Europe make no sense, the prime minister of Denmark said as he questioned the underlying logic of U.S. trade policy.
Ryder Acquires Last-Mile Delivery Carrier MXD Group
Ryder System Inc. is acquiring all of the outstanding equity of MXD Group, an e-commerce fulfillment provider, with its North American network of facilities, including last-mile capabilities.
April 3, 2018China Vows to Respond to US Tariffs With ‘Same Scale, Intensity’
China will respond to any tariffs imposed by the U.S. against alleged violations of intellectual property rights with the same proportion, scale and intensity, said its U.S. ambassador Cui Tiankai.
April 3, 2018Dow Drops More Than 400 Points After Being Down 700 as Trade-War Fears Intensify
Stock prices opened the second quarter with another sharp decline April 2 as investors grew increasingly worried about the rising U.S. trade dispute with China and a flurry of problems hammering the nation’s marquee technology firms.
Russian Air Cargo Carrier Adding Service to Ohio Airport
Russia-based AirBridgeCargo Airlines will become the fifth international air cargo freighter operator at Rickenbacker Airport this week when it launches weekly scheduled flights April 5.
April 2, 2018The Future of Freight: What's Your Vision?
How will technology and innovation change the way freight is transported? Tell us what you think the future will be like and we could feature your ideas in an upcoming edition of Transport Topics.
April 2, 2018On-Demand Shipping Firm Shyp Calls It Quits
Shyp, a Silicon Valley packaging and delivery startup that promised to make shipping almost anything anywhere around the world as easy as two taps on a smartphone, has shut down after four years in business.
UPS Pilots Complain About Shortage of Airplanes
UPS Inc. already was in trouble with Wall Street over a long-term investment plan to cope with soaring e-commerce. Now the company is clashing with its pilots union because of a short-term fix for the same challenge.