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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

Echo Global Logistics Posts Higher 4Q Income

Echo Global Logistics said its fourth-quarter profit climbed 68.5% to $3.5 million, or 16 cents per share, from $2.1 million, or 9 cents, a year ago.

February 24, 2012
Business, Logistics

Expanded Canal Offers Only Modest Savings to Shippers, U.S. Maritime Consultant Says

The expansion of the Panama Canal will have the greatest effect on shipments to a handful of states stretching from Ohio to Georgia but will offer only modest cost savings to shippers, a consultant to the U.S. Maritime Administration said.

February 23, 2012
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics Posts Fourth-Quarter Loss

XPO Logistics said it posted a fourth-quarter loss after earning a profit in the same period a year ago.

February 23, 2012
Business, Logistics

Wabash Posts Stronger Profit on Higher Trailer Sales

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said its fourth-quarter and full-year income rose on higher trailer sales.

February 23, 2012
Business, Logistics

Bolt Express Acquires Strike Logistics

Air and ground expedited services provider Bolt Express LLC said it has completed the acquisition of third-party services provider Strike Logistics.

February 22, 2012
Business, Logistics

Expeditors’ 4Q Earnings Slip

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit slipped 4%, citing “irregular demand” in the quarter.

February 21, 2012
Business, Government, Logistics

Improved LTL Pricing Can Increase Profits, Beat 3PL Competition, Execs Tell Conference

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Less-than-truckload carriers need to improve their pricing discipline and sophistication to boost profits in a market where rate-driven, third-party logistics operators are playing a growing role, LTL executives said.

February 20, 2012
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Traffic Slips 0.4%

U.S. intermodal traffic slipped 0.4% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

February 17, 2012
Business, Government, Logistics

Port of L.A. Container Volumes Rise in January

The Port of Los Angeles said Feb. 15 its import and export container volumes each rose more than 5% in January from a year ago.

February 16, 2012
Business, Logistics

Canadian National Opens Wisconsin Intermodal Terminal

Canadian National Railway said it has opened a new intermodal facility in Chippewa Falls, Wis., to serve the upper Midwest, including the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. area.

February 16, 2012
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