Top 3PLs: A&A's Top 25 Global Freight ForwardersArmstrong & Associates

A&A’s Top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List

Ranked by 2020 Logistics Gross Revenue/Turnover

and Freight Forwarding Volumes*

Rank	Provider	Gross Revenue (US$ Millions)*	Ocean (TEUs)	Air (Metric Tons)
1	DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding	28,453	2,862,000	1,667,000
1	Kuehne + Nagel	25,787	4,529,000	1,433,000
2	DB Schenker	20,761	2,052,000	1,094,000
2	DSV Panalpina	18,269	2,204,902	1,272,405
3	Sinotrans	12,174	3,750,000	532,300
4	Expeditors	10,116	1,012,600	926,730
5	Nippon Express	19,347	660,152	720,115
6	CEVA Logistics	7,400	**1,081,000	363,000
7	C.H. Robinson	15,490	1,200,000	225,000
8	Kerry Logistics	6,867	1,019,924	493,903
8	UPS Supply Chain Solutions	11,048	620,000	988,880
9	GEODIS	9,135	866,631	290,506
10	Bolloré Logistics	5,265	761,000	574,000
11	Hellmann Worldwide Logistics	2,740	905,100	552,640
12	Kintetsu World Express	5,750	640,063	556,875
13	Agility	4,018	771,000	372,000
14	Yusen Logistics	4,248	764,000	337,000
15	CTS International Logistics	2,160	1,021,007	398,175
16	Hitachi Transport System	6,346	662,000	221,000
17	DACHSER	6,591	**492,440	310,860
18	Toll Group	7,260	523,300	117,400
19	Maersk Logistics	6,369	401,369	138,086
20	Apex Logistics International	2,274	190,000	750,000
21	Logwin	1,292	698,000	167,000
22	Mainfreight	2,467	347,638	114,736

*Revenues and volumes are company reported or Armstrong & Associates, Inc. estimates. Revenues have been converted to US$ using the average annual exchange rate in order to make non-currency related growth comparisons. Freight forwarders are ranked using a combined overall average based on their individual rankings for gross revenue, ocean TEUs and air metric tons.
**Includes LCL shipments.

(updated June 28, 2021)

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