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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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ODW Logistics ($195 million), Columbus, Ohio, provides inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Spot Market Rebalance Slows Amid Volatile Capacity

The spot market is struggling to rebalance as the rate of carriers exiting has slowed despite sluggish demand.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
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Shipping Giant MSC Vows to Fight ‘Excessive’ $63M FMC Fine

The world’s largest container carrier will push back against a proposed U.S. government fine that would rank among the stiffest penalties handed down by the Washington regulator.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
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Baltimore Port Closure Means 35% Drop in April Coal Exports

Closure of the Port of Baltimore — America’s second-biggest hub for coal — has choked exports of the fossil fuel, with flows expected to plunge 35% this month.

Will Wade | Bloomberg News
April 10, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Rental Clothing Firm Opens Kansas City Fulfillment Center

Operations have begun in Missouri at a 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center for women’s rental clothing company Nuuly in a $60 million two-phase project to create 750 jobs in five years.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 10, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Eyes Ship’s Electrical System After Bridge Crash

Federal investigators looking into what caused a ship to crash into a vital Baltimore bridge last month are homing in on the vessel’s electrical system, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said.

April 10, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

$73 Million Cold Storage Site Set for Port of Gulfport

A subsidiary of Core X Partners is investing $73 million to establish a Mississippi cold storage site at the Port of Gulfport in a venture to revitalize the Gulf Coast cold supply chain.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 10, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

TQL Opens Little Rock Site at Arkansas Intermodal Hub

Total Quality Logistics executives gathered recently with Arkansas state and local leaders to celebrate the company opening a new office near the Port of Little Rock.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 9, 2024
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Quantix Acquires TMS Provider CLX Logistics

Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. announced April 8 that it has sold transportation management systems company CLX Logistics to chemical supply chain services firm Quantix.

April 8, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Salvage Crews Begin Removing Containers From Dali

BALTIMORE — Salvage crews on April 7 began removing containers from the deck of the ship that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an important step toward full reopening.

April 8, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Baltimore-Area Truckers Struggle to Find Loads

Like thousands of workers who depend on the Port of Baltimore, now closed to ship traffic, truckers have found themselves sidelined and facing uncertainty.

Lorraine Mirabella | The Baltimore Sun
April 5, 2024
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