SupplyChain Magazine February 2022 | Page 140

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Nippon Express
Japanese logistics firm Nippon Express operates in 40 countries , and has 744 branches in 48 countries and territories . It was founded in 1937 , in Tokyo , with the Japanese government providing additional support , making it a semi-governmental body . It was fully privatised in the 1950s . In 2013 Nippon Express bought 67 % of Panasonic Logistics , which is owned by Japanese electronics group , Panasonic Corp . In 2017 , its revenues were US $ 16bn .

“ In 2017 , its revenues were US $ 16bn ”

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Deutsche Post DHL Group
Deutsche Post DHL Group is a business of two parts . Deutsche Post delivers 61 million letters each day in Germany , making it Europe ' s largest company of this type . DHL began in 1969 as a US company , DHL Air Cargo , and by the late 1970s was providing services globally . Deutsche Post bought it in 2002 , and DHL is now its express division , operating out of 430 warehouses . Deutsche Post DHL has its HQ in Bonn , Germany .
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