2023 Top Airfreight Forwarders

2023 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Logistics Companies in North America

Up Front

Top 100 logistics firms keepgrowing despite freight marketnormalization in 2022

Logistics providers are adopting new tech,automating warehouse operationsand optimizing fulfillment

Find out where the Top 100 Logistics companies are located by region; click links to view details about the company

Rankings

Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 2,232,000
2 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 1,902,000
3 DSV A/S Denmark 1,557,972
4 DB Schenker Germany 1,360,000
5 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 988,880
6 Expeditors International of Washington United States 869,000
7 Nippon Express Japan 867,038
8 Sinotrans Ltd. China 781,000
9 Bollore Logistics France 708,000
10 Kintetsu World Express Japan 688,823
11 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 652,100
12 Ceva Logistics France 520,000
13 KLN (Kerry Logistics) Hong Kong 515,419
14 AWOT Group China 495,000
15 Yusen Logistics Japan 410,000
16 CTS International Logistics China 373,139
17 Dachser Germany 365,000
18 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 337,300
19 Geodis France 293,984
20 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 285,000
21 FedEx Logistics United States 265,600
22 NNR Global Logistics Japan 261,701
23 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 238,382
24 Cargo-Partner Austria 218,607
25 Maersk Logistics Denmark 211,494
26 Logisteed Japan 176,000
27 Logwin AG Luxembourg 167,000
28 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 138,279
29 EFL Global Sri Lanka 138,150
30 Worldwide Logistics Group China 132,846
31 Seko Logistics United States 130,000
32 LX Pantos South Korea 123,000
33 Toll Group Australia 117,400
34 Scan Global Logistics A/S Denmark 101,000
35 Koch Logistics United States 100,000
36 AIT Worldwide Logistics United States 97,858
37 Omni Logistics United States 93,623
38 Savino Del Bene Italy 88,500
39 Nissin Corp. Japan 81,732
40 Gebruder Weiss Austria 73,000
41 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 72,000
42 Clasquin France 68,893
43 OIA Global United States 67,500

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Inventory buildup and decreased transportation costs contribute to increased growth in 2022

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