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Kuehne + Nagel International AG (or Kühne + Nagel) is a global transportation and logistics company based in Schindellegi, Switzerland.

It was founded in 1890, in Bremen, Germany, by August Kühne and Friedrich Nagel.

It provides sea freight and airfreight forwarding, contract logistics, and overland businesses with a focus on providing IT-based logistics solutions.

In 2010, Kuehne + Nagel was the leading global freight forwarder, accounting for nearly 15% of the world's air and sea freight business by revenue, ahead of DHL Global Forwarding, DB Schenker Logistics, and Panalpina.

As of 2017, it has more than 1,200 offices in over 100 countries, with over 70,000 employees.

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