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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

Union Pacific’s 1Q Profit Rises 11%

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 11%, as higher prices drove freight revenue up.

April 18, 2013
Business, Logistics

CSX Reports Higher 1Q Profit

Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp. reported higher first-quarter profit from a year ago.

April 17, 2013
Business, Logistics

Wheels Group’s 4Q Income Rises

Canadian logistics company Wheels Group said its fourth-quarter earnings before interest and taxes rose during a shortened reporting period.

April 15, 2013
Business, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Falls to Nine-Month Low

Consumer confidence fell in April to a nine-month low, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index.

April 12, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 0.2% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 0.2% to 231,648 units last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

April 12, 2013
Business, Logistics

Transportation Software Firm Merges With Transite Technology

Transportation software company 3Gtms said it has merged with Transite Technology, a logistics software provider. Terms were not disclosed.

April 10, 2013
Business, Logistics

Penske Logistics Upgrades Data Center

Penske Logistics said Tuesday it has completed a multimillion-dollar upgrade to its data center that serves all of its supply chain customers.

April 9, 2013
Business, Logistics

U.S. Military Reduces Scope of DTCI Cargo Program

The U.S. Army has removed all specialty and flatbed freight from its outsourced logistics Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative program because those freight categories have not produced the anticipated cost savings, Transport Topics has learned.

April 8, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Reaches Record for Month of March

U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 3.8% last week but posted the highest volume for the month of March on record, the Association of American Railroads said.

April 5, 2013
Business, Logistics

Ceva Group’s 2012 Earnings Slip

Ceva Group, an international logistics service company based in the Netherlands, said its profit, excluding one-time items and other costs, fell 22% in 2012, hurt by customers’ shift of freight to less-expensive ocean shipping.

April 5, 2013
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