Our story
In 1890, August Kuehne and Friedrich Nagel founded a freight forwarding company in Bremen, Germany. Canada was the first expansion country outside of Germany, opening Toronto and Montreal locations in 1953. Over the decades, we’ve continued to grow and provide logistics from Vancouver to St. John’s.
Whether you ship across the country or around the world, our 1,800 logistics professionals in 30 Canadian locations give you access to global services with a local touchpoint.
Building successful partnerships.
When your supply chain is unique, your strategies should be, too. Navigate the complexities of sea, air and road logistics with solutions that are tailor-made for your industry, your products and your customers. Our specialists collaborate with you to implement efficiencies and increase your speed-to-market advantage.
Creating the future of digital logistics.
As changes in the market accelerate, we’re driving the transformation from traditional to digital logistics. Our myKN platform offers an integrated customer experience that increases data visibility and makes planning easy. You can quote, book, and track – all in one place.
5,000
30
offices across Canada, so that we are close to our customers.
Over 1,800

A common purpose:
Delivering progress to society
Delivering progress to society
We strive to have a positive impact on the world around us by working towards sustainable logistics. Our Net Zero Carbon initiative aims to achieve carbon neutrality for our sea freight shipments by 2030.
We seek to make a difference today, for the people of tomorrow. Since 1890, we’ve been committed to delivering progress to society. And as the world around us changes, that commitment stays the same.
Our strategic approach:
Customers first.
Customers first.
In order to develop new and tailored solutions, we collaborate closely with industries and companies and use the latest technology. This closeness to our customers allows us to develop flexible solutions, offering peace of mind to all parties involved. Our end-to-end logistics supply chain solution for the pharma and healthcare industry, for instance, has proven successful in meeting the specific demands of this highly regulated industry.
We are the partner that empowers your bold promises, by designing solutions that address ever-changing consumer demands.
Our source of inspiration:
Our colleagues.
Our colleagues.
Together, we build a company culture that puts humans at the heart of everything we do – a company that is as great to work for, as it is to work with.