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Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,248,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,570,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,226,200
4 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 995,900
5 Expeditors International of Washington United States 985,549
6 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
7 Nippon Express Japan 705,478
8 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 654,104
9 DSV A/S Denmark 635,655
10 Bollore Logistics France 569,000
11 Sinotrans Ltd. China 532,400
12 Kintetsu World Express Japan 495,947
13 Ceva Logistics France 480,000
14 Agility Logistics Kuwait 415,000
15 Yusen Logistics Japan 368,198
16 Geodis France 330,000
17 NNR Global Logistics Japan 321,704
18 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 320,000
19 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 313,800
20 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 281,083
21 Hitachi Transport System Japan 280,000
22 FedEx Logistics United States 276,400
23 Dachser SE Germany 272,100
24 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 233,700
25 Pilot Freight Services United States 220,000
26 EFL Sri Lanka 196,875
27 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 190,000
28 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 175,000
29 Logwin AG Luxembourg 140,000
30 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 121,553
31 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 91,000
32 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 76,000
33 BDP International United States 76,000
34 XPO Logistics United States 72,600
35 Seko Logistics United States 70,000
36 OIA Global United States 65,000
37 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 60,000
38 CJ Logistics South Korea 57,014
39 American Global Logistics United States 50,000
40 APL Logistics Singapore 47,135
41 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
42 Sankyu Inc. Japan 38,756
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ODW Logistics ($195 million), Columbus, Ohio, provides inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

CN Rail to Name New CEO Next Month; Candidate Jim Vena Drops Out

Canadian National Railway Co. dropped the most in eight months after saying that Jim Vena, a former executive favored by shareholder TCI Fund Management Ltd. to run the company, had dropped from consideration to replace CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest.

Richard Clough | Bloomberg News
December 20, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100, TCA

BrightDrop Delivers First Electric Vans to FedEx

BrightDrop, General Motors Co.’s new electric delivery and logistics business, has delivered the first five vans of an order of 500 to FedEx Corp., the company said Dec. 17.

Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
December 17, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Driver Shortage Defines Trucking for 2021

The shortage of professional drivers quickly became the defining issue for the industry during the past year with its far-reaching effects.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 17, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

FedEx Surges After Higher Rates Boost Profit, Ease Labor Worries

FedEx Corp. rode increased prices to post profit above analysts’ estimates, bolstering the company’s outlook and easing investor concerns over higher labor U.S. costs. The shares rose in late trading.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
December 16, 2021
Business, Logistics

Ports Post Strong November Volumes as Imports Continue to Surge

Atlantic and Pacific ports in November continued their record-setting pace as imports continue to flood into the country during the peak of the holiday shopping season.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
December 16, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100, TCA

FedEx Invests $72 Million in Miami Airport Cargo Hub

FedEx Corp. began operations Dec. 15 at its substantially bigger air cargo hub at Miami International Airport. The $72 million addition, two years under development and roughly the size of two football fields, doubles the hub’s size to 282,000 square feet.

Anna Jean Kaiser | Miami Herald
December 16, 2021
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Trucking Industry M&A Activity Surges During 2021

2021 was an especially busy year for trucking in terms of acquisitions, with various factors creating an ideal market for buyers and sellers.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
December 16, 2021
Business, Logistics

Oakland Port Imports Rebound in November as Chaos Roars in L.A.

Container traffic at the Port of Oakland is starting to pick up again amid the supply chain chaos. Cargo imports handled by the Port of Oakland increased 6.5% in November from a year earlier, the hub said in an emailed statement Dec. 15.

Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg News
December 15, 2021
Technology, Equipment, Logistics

GXO Announces Expanded Use of Robotics in UK Warehouses

GXO Logistics is deploying 6 River Systems or 6RS collaborative robots, also known as cobots, on multiple mezzanine floors in one of its distribution centers in Milton Keynes, England.

December 15, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Responding to Supply Chain Needs, USDOT Announces Maritime Grants

To continue its push to alleviate freight bottlenecks nationwide, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a series of grants for commercial maritime operations and freight hubs along key parts of the supply chain.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
December 14, 2021
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