- CEO
- Stefan Paul
- Full Time Employees
- 77,130
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Integrated Freight & Logistics
- Address
- Kuehne + Nagel House Schindellegi Switzerland 8834
- IPO Date
- Mar 14, 2012
- Business
- Kuehne + Nagel International AG provides integrated global logistics services, including sea freight forwarding with less-than-container loads, full container loads, intra-Europe short-sea intermodal solutions, flexible scheduling, online bookings, tracking and customs clearance; air freight services such as KN FreshChain for perishables, KN PharmaChain for temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals and KNEngineChain for aerospace; road and rail logistics encompassing groupage, full truckloads, less-than-truckloads, intermodal and transportation management; and contract logistics offering warehousing, distribution, inbound and outbound operations, supply chain consulting, industry-specific solutions for sectors like automotive, high-tech, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, consumer goods, aerospace and e-commerce, plus 4PL management, supplier and inventory management, aftermarket services and real estate optimization. Founded in 1890 by August Kuehne and Friedrich Nagel in Bremen, Germany, and headquartered in Schindellegi, Switzerland, the company operates over 1,300 sites in nearly 100 countries with approximately 82,000 employees, serving diverse industries including automotive, fast-moving consumer goods, oil and gas, retail and industrials through its segments of Sea Logistics, Air Logistics, Road Logistics and Contract Logistics. Recent developments include the acquisition of Spanish road logistics provider TDN in May 2025 to strengthen its European groupage network and Iberian Peninsula footprint; the November 2025 announcement to acquire Eastway Global Forwarding Ltd., enhancing aerospace logistics capabilities; majority stake acquisition in US marine drayage provider IMC Logistics in November 2024 to bolster North American intermodal Sea Logistics; facility expansions such as a new 100,000 sqm fulfilment centre capacity across five sites in India, a cross-border facility in El Paso, Texas, and a regional distribution centre in Vietnam with the LEGO Group; and strategic investments like a new prime mover fleet in Thailand for Southeast Asia cross-border transport.