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2018 Top Airfreight Forwarders

2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America

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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 KLN (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 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

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Amazon’s Jassy: AI Will Reduce Company’s Corporate Workforce

Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy says he expects the company’s workforce to decline in the next few years as the retail and cloud-computing giant uses artificial intelligence to handle more tasks.

June 17, 2025
Business, Logistics, Autonomous

FedEx Freight Opens Indianapolis-Area LTL Terminal

FedEx Freight opened a service center in Greenwood, Ind., at the end of May, the carrier said. FedEx Corp.’s less-than-truckload division now has 323 terminals nationwide.

June 17, 2025
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Honda Debuts Four-Wheeled E-Bike for Last-Mile Delivery

Honda said June 17 it plans to start small-scale production this year of an all-electric quadricycle, called the FastPort eQuad, for last-mile delivery in North America and Europe.

June 17, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

DAT, OTR Legal Dispute Heads to June 17 Emergency Hearing

OTR alleges DAT’s acquisition of Seattle-based Outgo and subsequent actions breach binding agreements between the erstwhile partners and are causing harm to OTR’s business.

June 16, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Oil Shippers Pause Offers of Vessels to Middle East

Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since June 13 as they assess the risks from Israel’s conflict with Iran.

June 16, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics

Israel-Iran Clash Revives $100-a-Barrel Oil Fears

The barrage of headlines has revived memories of the political upheavals and price spikes of the 1970s — and yet even when oil prices have jumped, it inevitably proved short-lived.

June 13, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

Port of Los Angeles Imports Sink 19% Amid Trump Tariffs

The drop in port activity came as importers and retailers — especially those with business in China — grappled with the uncertainty of Trump’s trade war.

June 13, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon, Walmart Consider Issuing Own Stablecoins: Report

Amazon and Walmart are among large multinational companies that have discussed issuing their own stablecoins in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people.

June 13, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Producer Price Index Rises Less Than Forecast in May

The Labor Department reported June 12 that its producer price index rose 2.6% in May. Producer prices rose 0.1% from April to May after dropping 0.2% the month before.

June 12, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Global Trade Activity Slows After Tariff-Driven Surge

The IMF is seeing signs that the rise in trade and activity to front-run President Donald Trump’s tariffs is beginning to unwind as the global economy still faces heightened uncertainty.

June 12, 2025

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