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2025 Top Airfreight Forwarders

2025 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 100 Largest Logistics Companies in North America

Up Front

A stubbornly slow freight market recovery tamped down growth for many of North America’s largest logistics firms.

Staying nimble and building resilient supply chains is more important than ever in a volatile business environment.

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

Rankings

Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,897,830
2 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 1,785,000
3 DSV A/S Denmark 1,398,398
4 DB Schenker Germany 1,160,000
est
5 Sinotrans Ltd. China 1,028,000
6 Nippon Express Japan 921,531
7 Expeditors International of Washington United States 875,500
est
8 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 783,000
est
9 AWOT Group China 780,000
10 Ceva Logistics France 750,000
11 KLN (Kerry Logistics) Hong Kong 734,496
12 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 595,000
est
13 Kintetsu World Express Japan 512,081
14 CTS International Logistics China 371,113
est
15 Maersk Logistics Denmark 327,000
16 Best Services International Freight China 320,810
17 Morrison Express Taiwan 314,776
18 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 311,700
est
19 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 300,000
est
20 Yusen Logistics Japan 275,000
est
21 Geodis France 265,038
22 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 232,940
23 Dachser Germany 226,200
est
24 FedEx Logistics United States 203,000
est
25 NNR Global Logistics Japan 186,158
26 Cosco Shipping Logistics China 175,948
27 Logwin AG Luxembourg 163,000
28 Bondex Supply Chain Management China 156,334
29 EFL Global Sri Lanka 155,463
30 Scan Global Logistics A/S Denmark 150,000
est
31 Flexport United States 145,000
32 EV Cargo Hong Kong 138,671
33 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 132,653
34 Logisteed Japan 122,000
35 LX Pantos South Korea 119,000
36 Toll Group Australia 116,180
est
37 Seko Logistics United States 116,000
est
38 AIT Worldwide Logistics United States 111,713
39 CIMC Wetrans Logistics Technology China 110,062
40 Clasquin France 90,000
est
41 Savino Del Bene Italy 86,183
42 Omni Logistics United States 84,915
est
43 Joyspeed Global Cargo China 80,000
44 Gebruder Weiss Austria 72,000
45 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 71,220
est
46 Nissin Corp. Japan 66,380
est
47 PSA BDP United States 52,500
48 CJ Logistics South Korea 44,894
49 De Well Group China 44,535
50 Noatum Logistics Spain 40,509

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The outlook for third-party logistics firms is unclear amid shifting economic conditions after modest growth in 2024.

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