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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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On the Bubble

Verst Group ($172 million), Walton, Ky., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, 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

DHL Pulls Out of China’s Domestic Market

Two months after exiting Canada’s domestic market, DHL Express said it is leaving China.

July 8, 2011
Business, Logistics

Echo Global Logistics Buys Advantage Transport

Echo Global Logistics said Thursday it has acquired Phoenix truckload brokerage firm Advantage Transport for an undisclosed sum.

July 8, 2011
Business, Logistics

Dupré Logistics Offers Cryogenic Transport

Dupré Logistics LLC said it has added dedicated cryogenic transportation to its service offerings.

July 8, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 2.5% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 2.5% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

July 8, 2011
Business, Logistics, Equipment

May Orders for New Trailers Rise 30%

Orders for new trailers in May increased 30% from a year ago but slipped from an April peak, although manufacturers said the market remained strong, with total orders through May 77% ahead of 2010 and with a growing backlog of deliveries.

July 4, 2011
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Drops in June

Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

July 1, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 3.3% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 3.3% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.

July 1, 2011
Business, Logistics

UPS, Merck Expand Logistics Agreement

UPS Inc. and pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co. said they have broadened their existing distribution and logistics agreement to include aspects of Merck’s global supply chain.

June 29, 2011
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Falls to Seven-Month Low

Consumer confidence fell in June to a seven-month low, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

June 28, 2011
Business, Logistics

Pennsylvania Increases Trailer Width Limit on Two Roads

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has approved two stretches of state highway for use by wider truck trailers.

June 27, 2011
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