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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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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Saddle Creek Acquires ServiceCraft

Third-party logistics firm Saddle Creek Corp. said it acquired logistics firm ServiceCraft Logistics, Buena Park, Calif.

December 4, 2009
Business, Government, Logistics

Five-Day Teamsters Strike at CN Ends

A five-day strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference against Canadian National Railway ended Wednesday as negotiations resumed between the parties.

December 3, 2009
Business, Logistics

Dynamex Reports Lower 1Q Income

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter profit fell slightly to $3.03 million, or 31 cents a share, from $3.05 million, or 30 cents, a year ago.

December 2, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

Canadian National Engineers Strike

Canada-based locomotive engineers for Canadian National Railway Co. started a strike Saturday, and the government has proposed legislation to stop the strike, Bloomberg reported.

November 30, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics

Diesel Drops 1.2¢ to $2.775 in Fourth Straight Decline

Diesel fuel’s national average fell for the fourth straight week, declining 1.2 cents to $2.775 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

November 30, 2009
Business, Logistics

YRC Sells Contract Carriage Business to Greatwide Logistics

YRC Worldwide said it has sold its dedicated contract carriage business to Greatwide Logistics Services for $34 million.

November 25, 2009
Business, Logistics

Apollo Considers Going Public on NYSE

Apollo Management, the buyout firm that created Pacer International, Quality Distribution and CEVA Logistics, may soon go public, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper, Bloomberg reported.

November 25, 2009
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Dips 0.3¢ to $2.787 in Third Straight Decline

Diesel’s national average price fell for a third straight week, declining 0.3 cent to $2.787 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.

November 23, 2009
Business, Logistics

Existing Home Sales Jump 10.1%

Existing homes sales jumped in October to the highest level since February 2007, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.

November 23, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Gasoline Price Drops 3.6¢ to $2.65 a Gallon

The national average price of regular gasoline fell 3.64 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, $2.65 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices.

November 23, 2009
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