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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

Port Logistics Group ($210 million), City of Industry, Calif., provides dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Penske, ABX Form Brazil Venture

Penske Logistics and ABX Logistics said Friday they have formed a new joint venture in Brazil to provide international freight management services in that country.

May 18, 2007
Business, Technology, Government, Logistics

CP Workers Begin Strike

About 3,200 track workers for Canadian Pacific Railway went on strike Wednesday, slowing down trucks picking up containers stored at rail terminals, Canada’s Globe and Mail reported.

May 17, 2007
Business, Logistics

US 1 Industries’ Income Dips

Logistics firm US 1 Industries’ first-quarter income fell to $370,000 or 3 cents a share, from $695,000 or 6 cents a year ago.

May 16, 2007
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Drops Another 1.9¢; Gas Soars to Record $3.103

Diesel’s national average pump price dipped 1.9 cents to $2.773 a gallon, while gasoline jumped 4.9 cents to an all-time record $3.103, the Department of Energy said Monday.

May 15, 2007
Government, Business, Logistics

Clarke Sets 2-for-1 Stock Split

Canadian holding company Clarke Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter earnings improved, and the company’s board approved a 2-for-1 stock split.

May 10, 2007
Business, Government, Logistics

U.K. Hedge Fund Seeks Rail Returns

A British hedge fund that owns shares of U.S. railroads Union Pacific Corp. and BNSF Railway, in addition to its previously disclosed holdings of CSX Corp., wants better returns from its U.S. rail holdings, Bloomberg reported.

May 10, 2007
Business, Logistics

CSX to Buy Back $1 Bln. in Stock

Eastern freight railroad CSX Corp. said Tuesday it will repurchase an additional $1 billion in its stock, boost its dividend 25% and make significant capital expenditures over the next four years, the Associated Press reported.

May 8, 2007
Business, Logistics

EGL Says Ceva’s Offer ‘Superior’ to CEO’s

EGL Inc. said Monday that a $43 proposal by Ceva Group to acquire EGL is a “superior proposal” to a proposal led by its chief executive officer.

May 7, 2007
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Pacer’s Income Falls 41%

Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International’s first-quarter net income plunged 41% to $14.4 million or 15 cents a share, from $24.4 million or 36 cents a year ago.

May 4, 2007
Government, Business, Logistics

U.S. Firm Buying Canada Cartage

A U.S. private-equity firm will buy trucking company Canada Cartage for C$140 million, the Canadian Press reported Friday.

May 4, 2007
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