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2018 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
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Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,248,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,570,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,226,200
4 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 995,900
5 Expeditors International of Washington United States 985,549
6 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
7 Nippon Express Japan 705,478
8 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 654,104
9 DSV A/S Denmark 635,655
10 Bollore Logistics France 569,000
11 Sinotrans Ltd. China 532,400
12 Kintetsu World Express Japan 495,947
13 Ceva Logistics France 480,000
14 Agility Logistics Kuwait 415,000
15 Yusen Logistics Japan 368,198
16 Geodis France 330,000
17 NNR Global Logistics Japan 321,704
18 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 320,000
19 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 313,800
20 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 281,083
21 Hitachi Transport System Japan 280,000
22 FedEx Logistics United States 276,400
23 Dachser SE Germany 272,100
24 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 233,700
25 Pilot Freight Services United States 220,000
26 EFL Sri Lanka 196,875
27 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 190,000
28 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 175,000
29 Logwin AG Luxembourg 140,000
30 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 121,553
31 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 91,000
32 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 76,000
33 BDP International United States 76,000
34 XPO Logistics United States 72,600
35 Seko Logistics United States 70,000
36 OIA Global United States 65,000
37 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 60,000
38 CJ Logistics South Korea 57,014
39 American Global Logistics United States 50,000
40 APL Logistics Singapore 47,135
41 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
42 Sankyu Inc. Japan 38,756
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Logistics News
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Sentiment Cooled in February on Views of Finances

Consumer confidence retreated in February from a 13-year high, as Americans tempered expectations of their finances and the economy.

Shobhana Chandra | Bloomberg News
February 10, 2017
Business, Logistics, Government, Safety, Equipment

Private Equity Group Buys Stake In Evans Network of Cos.

Calera Capital has acquired a majority stake in the Evans Network of Cos., but CEO Bo Bates, the Evans family and management will retain a significant equity interest in the business, according to a Feb. 9 announcement.

February 9, 2017
Business, Logistics

World’s Biggest Shipping Company Voices Alarm at Trump Trade War

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, is paying particular attention to noises coming from the United States that suggest the new administration is moving closer to a trade war with China.

February 8, 2017
Business, Logistics

Maersk Slumps as It Unveils Second Loss Since World War II

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S unexpectedly lost money in 2016 as Denmark’s biggest company wrote down the value of some of the energy assets it plans to split off.

February 8, 2017
Editorial, Business, Safety, Government, Fuel, Logistics

Editorial: Let’s Get Started, Secretary Chao

While Republican leaders in Congress seem to be in no hurry to address the country’s infrastructure, there’s an entirely different feeling surrounding President Trump’s pick to be transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, who was confirmed easily last week.

February 6, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

Washington State Audit: Port of Seattle Illegally Gave Out $4.7 Million in Raises

The Port of Seattle illegally gave out nearly $5 million in raises to hundreds of employees about a year ago, a Washington state audit has concluded.

Mike Rosenberg | The Seattle Times
February 5, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

Secret Pay Raise, Improper Gifts: Inside Port of Seattle CEO's Abrupt Departure

The CEO of the Port of Seattle secretly gave himself a $24,500 raise, improperly accepted travel gifts and sports tickets from port customers and apparently steered port business to his father's company before leaving, officials revealed Feb. 3. There also were reports of a potential sexual-harassment complaint on top of an ongoing DUI case against him.

Mike Rosenberg | The Seattle Times
February 5, 2017
Business, Logistics

Container Rail Service to Port of Wilmington Could Start in March

The "Queen City Express," delivering freight directly from the Port of Wilmington to a transportation hub in Charlotte, could begin in early March, officials said.

Tim Buckland | Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.)
February 3, 2017
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Comfort Increases on Optimism About Economy

American consumer sentiment climbed last week as views on the economy matched the highest level since 2007, according to figures in the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Feb 2.

Austin Weinstein | Bloomberg News
February 2, 2017
Business, Logistics

California Town Vows to Rid Itself of Hanjin Shipping Containers by Year's End

Ontario, California’s legal team vows that hundreds of abandoned shipping containers, illegally stored at four industrial yards in the agricultural southern part of town, will be gone by the end of the year.

Neil Nisperos | Inland Valley (Ontario, Calif.) Daily Bulletin
January 31, 2017
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