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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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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
Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Letters: Risk Control, Success in Logistics, Hours of Service

Fortunately, some companies are slowly waking to the fact that untreated sleep apnea presents higher risks for their organization, and they are creating proactive programs to address the issue.

August 9, 2010
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Traffic Reaches 2010 High

Weekly intermodal rail traffic jumped 20.2% last week, reaching the highest levels of the year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 6, 2010
Business, Logistics

Deutsche Post’s 2Q Profit Improves

Deutsche Post, the Germany-based parent company of DHL USA, said Tuesday its second-quarter quarter results improved as it boosted its earnings forecast, Bloomberg reported.

August 3, 2010
Government, Business, Logistics

SoCal Port Plan Awaits Judge’s Decision

The introduction of a new bill aimed at giving ports more authority to enact environmental regulations is expanding the battle over the Port of Los Angeles’ controversial employee-only clean trucks plan from the courts to Congress.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
August 3, 2010
Business, Logistics

Expeditors’ Second-Quarter Profit Improves

Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said Monday its second-quarter profit rose 67% to $90.3 million, or 42 cents a share, from $54.1 million, or 25 cents, a year ago.

August 2, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Bill Would Allow Local Oversight of Emissions Regulations at Ports

A New York Congressman introduced a bill that would allow the Port of Los Angeles to implement its employee-only clean trucks plan supported by the Teamsters union.

August 2, 2010
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Double in June, Led by Demand for Dry Vans

New orders for commercial trailers, led by dry van orders, more than doubled in June, surging 103% over the same month last year, ACT Research Co. reported.

August 2, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Falls in July

Consumer confidence fell this month to the lowest level since November, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.

July 30, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week

Intermodal rail traffic increased 19.2% last week compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

July 30, 2010
Business, Logistics

TransForce's 2Q Income Decreases

Canadian transportation and logistics firm TransForce Inc. said its second-quarter net income fell to C$17.1 million, or 18 cents a share, from C$18 million, or 21 cents, a year ago.

July 29, 2010
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