Swiss-based Kuehne & Nagel was the world's biggest forwarder last year, in terms of combined air and sea freight revenues, according to the findings by the UK's Transport Intelligence (Ti) in its latest report Global Freight Forwarding 2011.
Then came Deutsche Post's DHL in second place, with the two front runners being much bigger than those in third and fourth place - DB Schenker and Panalpina.
Researchers also found that European forwarders dominate the market, accounting for six of the top 10 spots. In America, Expeditors is the biggest in the US, but only held fifth place in the latest Ti rankings.
