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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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Radiant Logistics ($190 million), Bellevue, Wash., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Kansas City Southern’s 2Q Income Drops

Kansas City Southern’s second-quarter net income fell to $15 million, or 14 cents a share, from $120 million, or $1.09, a year ago.

July 19, 2013
Business, Logistics

South Florida Logistics Co. Appoints New CEO

South Florida Logistics Services said it has hired 30-year industry veteran Chris Scott as its new CEO.

July 19, 2013
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Reports Record 2Q Profit

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose 10% to an all-time high, despite carloads dipping 1% in in the quarter.

July 18, 2013
Business, Logistics

CSX Reports Higher Second-Quarter Profit

CSX Corp.’s second-quarter earnings rose to $535 million, or 52 cents a share, from $512 million, or 49 cents, a year ago.

July 17, 2013
Business, Logistics

Mexico Plans to Invest $100 Billion in Ports, Rail, Roads

The Mexican government said it would invest close to $100 billion in road, port and rail projects over the next five years, the Associated Press reported.

July 17, 2013
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics to Buy 3PD for $365 Million

XPO Logistics said Monday it has agreed to buy supply chain services company 3PD Inc. for about $365 million.

July 15, 2013
Business, Logistics, Equipment

U.S., Canada Truckers Eye Cabotage Change to Liberalize Movement of Empty Trailers

U.S. and Canadian trucking officials said an agreement allowing truckers to move empty trailers within the other country could result from their governments’ efforts to improve cross-border trade.

July 15, 2013
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Traffic Increases 1.1%

Weekly intermodal volume increased by 1.1% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

July 12, 2013
Business, Logistics

United Vision Logistics Restructures

Heavy-haul and hazardous-materials carrier United Vision Logistics said it has reorganized its ownership.

July 11, 2013
Business, Logistics

Police Weigh Criminal Charges in Quebec Rail Crash

Canadian authorities are investigating potential criminal acts or negligence following Saturday’s crash of runaway railcars loaded with crude oil that exploded in a Quebec town, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.

July 10, 2013
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