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Providers by 2012 Gross Revenues and Freight Forwarding Volumes

DHL Supply Chain (DSC) is by far the world’s largest 3PL and contract logistician. Contract logistics revenues account for just over 50% of total revenues. Contract logistics revenues for Exel (DHL Supply Chain – Americas) are $4.5 billion with 468 warehouses and 109 million square feet of space. Exel/DSC has operations of virtually every kind on every continent. Current major initiatives involve further expansion in pharmaceuticals. There are major sustainability and environmental efforts. Brazil and Mexico already have large, high quality operations. DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) grew through the acquisition of highly respected companies like Danzas. DHL and Danzas are strong brands in Europe and Asia. DGF currently has 31 global carrier partners with 81 contracts on a multitude of trade lanes and more than 330 gateway facilities. Its annual volume is 2.8 million TEUs and its LCL is 2 million cubic meters. There are more than 45,000 weekly point pairs for LCL globally. DGF handles 2.2 million shipments annually. DHL’s scope allows its customers to more easily adjust vendor supply chains.