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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

Dupre Logistics ($174 million), Lafayette, La., provides customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 10.7% for Week

Intermodal traffic increased 10.7% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 25, 2011
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Drop to 9-Year Low

Existing home sales fell 9.6% in February to the lowest level since 2002, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

March 21, 2011
Business, Logistics

RWI Transportation Opens Terminal in Dallas

RWI Transportation, an asset-based logistics company, said March 10 it opened a new terminal in Dallas to improve its access to the western United States.

March 18, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Grows 6.5% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 6.5% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 18, 2011
Business, Logistics

Deutsche Post’s 4Q Profit Improves

Deutsche Post, the Germany-based parent company of DHL USA, said its fourth-quarter financial results due to the economic recovery, the Associated Press reported.

March 11, 2011
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Falls From 3-Year High

Consumer confidence fell this month from a three-year high in February, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.

March 11, 2011
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises 1% for Week

Intermodal traffic rose 1% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

March 11, 2011
Business, Logistics

NFI Acquires 3PL World Warehouse and Distribution

NFI Industries said it acquired World Warehouse and Distribution, a Champlain, N.Y., third-party logistics and warehousing firm. Terms were not disclosed.

March 8, 2011
Business, Logistics

Ceva Logistics’ Earnings, Revenue Improve

Ceva Logistics on Monday reported higher revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter and full year.

March 7, 2011
Business, Logistics

Maersk Has Record Profit as Freight Business Surges

A.P. Moller–Maersk A/S, the Danish company that owns the largest ocean shipping line, announced record earnings on Feb. 23, powered by a rebounding international freight market.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
March 4, 2011
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