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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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Dupre Logistics ($174 million), Lafayette, La., provides customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Pacific, Atlantic Coast Ports Set TEU Records in March

On both coasts, the nation’s ports continued their record pace for container volumes in March as goods keep coming into the U.S., nearly 14 months into the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 20, 2021
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

March Truck Tonnage Falls 9.5% Year-Over-Year

Truck tonnage in March declined on an annual and month-to-month basis, but the year-ago decline is up against comparisons to the first month that the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the nation, said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello in the federation’s monthly For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index release.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 20, 2021
Business, Logistics

CN Makes $33.7 Billion Bid for Kansas City Southern

A bidding war is breaking out for Kansas City Southern, with Canadian National Railway making a $33.7 billion cash-and-stock offer for the railway.

Michelle Chapman | Associated Press
April 20, 2021
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Announces Mark Manduca as Chief Investment Officer for GXO

XPO Logistics announced Mark Manduca will become chief investment officer of its planned spinoff business, GXO Logistics.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics

KC Southern Reports Mixed Q1 Earnings

Kansas City Southern reported mixed first-quarter earnings.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 19, 2021
Government, Logistics

Illinois Makes $110 Million Available for Public Port Projects

Illinois officials announced $110 million is available for projects to improve public ports across the state.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2021
Business, Logistics

Union Appeals Amazon Election Loss, Claiming Misconduct

Accusing Amazon .com Inc. of misconduct, the retail union that lost a hotly contested election at the company’s Alabama warehouse has asked federal officials to set aside the results.

April 19, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100

J.B. Hunt Reports Q1 Revenue Increased to $2.6B

J.B. Hunt Transport Services saw revenue and earnings increase due to strong segment growth during the first quarter of 2021, the company reported April 15.

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

Drivers at Grocery Startup Imperfect Foods Vote to Unionize

Drivers at grocery delivery startup Imperfect Foods Inc. have voted to unionize, an apparent victory for organized labor as it steps up efforts to make inroads into California’s fast-growing startups. The company said it would challenge the results.

April 16, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics

Republicans Seek Broader Curbs on Exports of Chip Tools to China

Two Republican lawmakers called for broader American restrictions on the sale of chip-making tools after the U.S. government placed several Chinese supercomputing firms on an export blacklist, saying even tougher rules are needed to prevent the People’s Liberation Army from using sensitive technologies.

Scott Lanman | Bloomberg News
April 15, 2021
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