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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

Consumer Confidence Declines in January

Consumer confidence fell this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Jan. 17.

January 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

CSX’s Income Falls in 4Q

CSX Corp. said Jan. 15 its fourth-quarter profit fell slightly from a year ago, but its revenue and volume increased.

January 16, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO to Buy Pacer for $335 Million to Expand in Intermodal Sector

XPO Logistics Inc. has agreed to purchase Pacer International Inc., the nation’s third-largest truck-rail intermodal freight operator, for $335 million in a deal that underscores the growing importance of that market segment.

January 13, 2014
Business, Logistics

Rail Intermodal Traffic Rises 4.8% for Week

U.S. intermodal shipments by rail grew 4.8% in the week ended Jan. 4 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

January 10, 2014
Business, Logistics

Maersk to Sell Stake in Supermarket to Focus on Transport, Energy

A.P. Moeller-Maersk plans to sell its stake in a supermarket and department store to focus on transport and energy, Bloomberg News reported.

January 7, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO to Buy Pacer for $335 Million

XPO Logistics Inc. said it will acquire intermodal freight carrier Pacer International Inc. in a transaction valued at $335 million.

January 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

Clarke Closes Sale of Freight Business to TransForce

Clarke Inc. said it has closed the sale of its truckload and less-than-truckload businesses to TransForce Inc. for C$100.5 million.

January 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

LTL Vitran Accepts Offer From TransForce to Buy Canadian Assets at $6.50 Per Share

TransForce Inc. is now in line to acquire the remaining Canadian assets of Vitran Corp., after the seller accepted a $6.50-per-share offer that topped an earlier bid from Manitoulin Transport Inc., another Canadian carrier.

January 6, 2014
Business, Logistics

2013 Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 4.6%

U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 4.6% last year from 2012 to just over 12.8 million units, the Association of American Railroads reported Jan. 2.

January 3, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO Closes Purchase of Landstar Freight Auction Site

XPO Logistics Inc. said it has closed its purchase of NLM, a Web-based freight auction site, from truckload carrier Landstar System Inc.

December 30, 2013
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