SupplyChain Magazine June 2018 | Page 73

DHL is one of the most recognisable logistics brands across the globe , specialising in international shipping , courier services , road and rail transportation , air and ocean freight , international parcel and express mail services and contract logistics . Founded in the US in 1969 , the company had gone global by the late 70s and its current value is thought to be in the region of $ 10.7bn . www . dhl . co . uk
The Japan Railways Group is more commonly known as the JR Group and consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the governmentowned Japanese National Railways in 1987 . The JR Group has a total route length of about 12,500 miles , of which about half is electrified . Current brand value is thought to be $ 11.1bn . http :// english . jr-central . co . jp
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4 . DHL

DHL is one of the most recognisable logistics brands across the globe , specialising in international shipping , courier services , road and rail transportation , air and ocean freight , international parcel and express mail services and contract logistics . Founded in the US in 1969 , the company had gone global by the late 70s and its current value is thought to be in the region of $ 10.7bn . www . dhl . co . uk

3 . Japan Railways Group

The Japan Railways Group is more commonly known as the JR Group and consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the governmentowned Japanese National Railways in 1987 . The JR Group has a total route length of about 12,500 miles , of which about half is electrified . Current brand value is thought to be $ 11.1bn . http :// english . jr-central . co . jp
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