Chart German Logistics Companies Dominate the Air Cargo Sector, Statista

German Logistics Companies Dominate the Air Cargo Sector. Freight Forwarding.

German Logistics Companies Dominate the Air Cargo Sector. German logistics companies are top of the league in the worldwide air cargo sector. DHL Global Forwarding moved close to 2.1 million tons of freight in 2016 by airplane. Second placed Kühne + Nagel is also from Germany but has for strategic reasons moved its headquarters to Switzerland.

The company transported close to 0.8 million tons less than DHL in 2016. Third placed DB Schenker is a subsidiary of Germany's publically traded but state controlled railway company Deutsche Bahn. The biggest gain in freight volume in a year-over-year comparison was made by Danish logistic company DSV. This is down to its acquisition of American logistics firm UTI. Altogether, the top ten air freight companies moved 9.7 million tons of goods through the air last year.