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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

Marten’s Second-Quarter Income Rises 15%

Refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport’s second-quarter profit rose 15.2% as its logistics operations expanded.

July 20, 2010
Business, Logistics

Greatwide Signs Contract With Coated Paper Maker

Greatwide Logistics Services said it has signed a contract with NewPage Corp., the nation’s largest maker of coated paper, for dedicated shipments in Wisconsin.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
July 16, 2010
Business, Logistics

Express-1 Names New Concert Group CEO

Express-1 Expedited Solutions has named Dan Para chief executive officer of Concert Group Logistics.

July 16, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Jumps 19.2% in June

Intermodal rail traffic rose 19.2% for the month of June, the Association of American Railroads said, the largest year-to-year increase since AAR began keeping records in 1990.

July 15, 2010
Business, Logistics

CSX Reports Higher 2Q Profit, Revenue

Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp.’s second-quarter profit jumped 36% on a stronger economy, the company said.

July 13, 2010
Business, Government, Logistics

Clerks Strike at Ports of L.A., Long Beach

Officials with the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach said shipping terminals were open and operating this week during negotiations between terminal operators and a striking shipping clerks union.

July 9, 2010
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Jumps 36.6% for Week

Intermodal rail traffic jumped 36.6% last week compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.

July 9, 2010
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Great Dane President Phill Pines to Retire at End of Year

Great Dane Trailers president and chief operating officer Phill Pines will retire at the end of this year after more than 50 years in the trailer industry, the company said Thursday.

July 8, 2010
Business, Logistics

Cargo Owners Can’t Recoup Full Damages if Freight Originated Overseas, Court Rules

The owners of cargo originating overseas and damaged while traveling to a U.S. destination by rail or truck under a single bill of lading cannot seek full reimbursement of their losses, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.

July 5, 2010
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Jump 59% in May as Backlogs Continue to Pile Up

New commercial trailer net orders jumped 59% in May from the same month last year, ACT Research Co. reported, adding that the market was “continuing a healthy rebound from a very weak 2009.”

July 5, 2010
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