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Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 Sankyu Inc. Japan 38,756
2 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
3 APL Logistics Singapore 47,135
4 American Global Logistics United States 50,000
5 CJ Logistics South Korea 57,014
6 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 60,000
7 OIA Global United States 65,000
8 Seko Logistics United States 70,000
9 XPO Logistics United States 72,600
10 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 76,000
11 BDP International United States 76,000
12 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 91,000
13 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 121,553
14 Logwin AG Luxembourg 140,000
15 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 175,000
16 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 190,000
17 EFL Sri Lanka 196,875
18 Pilot Freight Services United States 220,000
19 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 233,700
20 Dachser SE Germany 272,100
21 FedEx Logistics United States 276,400
22 Hitachi Transport System Japan 280,000
23 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 281,083
24 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 313,800
25 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 320,000
26 NNR Global Logistics Japan 321,704
27 Geodis France 330,000
28 Yusen Logistics Japan 368,198
29 Agility Logistics Kuwait 415,000
30 Ceva Logistics France 480,000
31 Kintetsu World Express Japan 495,947
32 Sinotrans Ltd. China 532,400
33 Bollore Logistics France 569,000
34 DSV A/S Denmark 635,655
35 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 654,104
36 Nippon Express Japan 705,478
37 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
38 Expeditors International of Washington United States 985,549
39 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 995,900
40 DB Schenker Germany 1,226,200
41 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,570,000
42 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,248,000
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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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Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
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DOT Grant Program Focuses on Commercial Ports

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Focus Shifts to Removing Debris From Dali’s Deck

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Maryland Leaders Push for Federal Aid

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Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
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Firms Fret Over Any Lengthy Baltimore Port Closure

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