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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

Kuehne + Nagel to Acquire J. Martens Holding

Swiss logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel said Monday that it will buy J. Martens Holding AS, a Norwegian service provider to the oil and gas industry, Reuters reported.

March 11, 2009
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Diesel Falls 4.2¢ to $2.045

Diesel fuel fell another 4.2 cents Monday, dropping to a four-year low national average price of $2.045, the Department of Energy said Monday.

March 9, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

Gas Increase Slows, Rising 1.8¢ in Two Weeks

Gasoline’s national average price rose 1.8 cents over the two weeks ended Friday, to an average $1.96 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

March 9, 2009
Business, Logistics

‘Parade’ Highlights Roads as National Issue

Parade Magazine, which is distributed in Sunday newspapers around the country, highlighted plans to rebuild and repair U.S. roads and bridges in a cover story Sunday, and talked to truckers about some of the dangerous road conditions they face.

March 9, 2009
Business, Logistics

‘Parade’ Highlights Roads as National Issue

Parade Magazine, which is distributed in Sunday newspapers around the country, highlighted plans to rebuild and repair U.S. roads and bridges in a cover story Sunday, and talked to truckers about some of the dangerous road conditions they face.

March 9, 2009
Government, Business, Logistics

Dynamex Reports Lower 2Q Income

Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc.’s fiscal second-quarter profit fell to $2.3 million, or 24 cents a share, from $3.4 million, or 33 cents, a year ago.

March 5, 2009
Fuel, Business, Logistics

Diesel Drops to 4-Year Low; Gas Resumes Rise

Diesel fuel fell to a four-year low, dropping 4.3 cents to a national average of $2.087 a gallon, the Energy Department said.

March 3, 2009
Business, Logistics

Estes Launches Mexican Logistics Subsidiary

Estes Express Lines said Tuesday that it has launched a Mexican third-party logistics subsidiary, Estes Logistica.

March 3, 2009
Business, Safety, Technology, Government, Logistics

Medallion Logistics Is Created to Offer Trucking, Brokerage

Gary Weilheimer and Tom Tranovich, who have more than 40 years combined transportation experience, said they are opening linked non-asset-based businesses to serve the logistics industry.

March 3, 2009
Business, Logistics, Government

FedEx’s Smith Calls for More Development of Electric Vehicles in Regional Shipments

WASHINGTON — Passenger cars and even some trucks moving short distances in the United States need to switch to electric battery power from gasoline or diesel, FedEx Corp. founder Frederick Smith told the National Press Club here Feb. 23.

March 2, 2009
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