Western Express has paid more than $1.7 million for 12 acres in Plainfield, Conn., to expand its operations.
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Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Airfreight Forwarders
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Airfreight (Metric Tons) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 2,150,000 |
2 | Kuehne + Nagel | Switzerland | 1,743,000 |
3 | DB Schenker | Germany | 1,377,000 |
4 | Panalpina Inc. | Switzerland | 1,038,700 |
5 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 1,011,563 |
6 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 935,300 |
7 | Nippon Express | Japan | 899,116 |
8 | DSV A/S | Denmark | 689,045 |
9 | Bollore Logistics | France | 640,700 |
10 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 580,228 |
11 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 578,007 |
12 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 533,300 |
13 | Ceva Logistics | France | 476,600 |
14 | Apex Logistics International | Hong Kong | 430,000 |
15 | Agility Logistics | Kuwait | 415,000 |
16 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 409,127 |
17 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 368,198 |
18 | Geodis | France | 357,024 |
19 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | United States | 337,300 |
20 | Dachser SE | Germany | 335,500 |
21 | NNR Global Logistics | Japan | 315,011 |
22 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 300,000 |
23 | FedEx Logistics | United States | 276,400 |
24 | Pilot Freight Services | United States | 230,000 |
25 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 225,000 |
26 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 224,100 |
27 | EFL | Sri Lanka | 196,875 |
28 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 180,000 |
29 | Damco/Maersk Logistics | The Netherlands | 176,000 |
30 | Cargo-Partner | Austria | 173,247 |
31 | Trinity Logistics USA | United States | 156,200 |
32 | AWOT Global Logistics Group | China | 141,766 |
33 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 127,174 |
34 | Toll Global Forwarding | Australia | 106,600 |
35 | Nissin Corp. | Japan | 100,000 |
36 | Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent | China | 100,000 |
37 | TransGroup Global Logistics | United States | 86,000 |
38 | BDP International | United States | 76,000 |
39 | OIA Global | United States | 75,000 |
40 | XPO Logistics | United States | 72,600 |
41 | Seko Logistics | United States | 70,000 |
42 | Imperial Logistics | South Africa | 53,660 |
43 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | 53,575 |
44 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 50,000 |
45 | BEL International Logistics | Hong Kong | 50,000 |
46 | APL Logistics | Singapore | 47,135 |
47 | Scanwell Logistics | United States | 40,000 |
48 | Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation | China | 40,000 |
49 | Sankyu Inc. | Japan | 38,756 |
50 | Cargo Services Far East | Hong Kong | 31,000 |
Top 50 Logistics Companies provide logistics services, including freight brokerage, freight forwarding, warehousing and dedicated contract carriage in North America and are ranked on the basis of annual gross revenue. Some sector rankings may have been updated since their print publication. To be included in the Top 50 list, please send contact information to tteditor@ttnews.com. We will contact you via phone or e-mail to get information about your company prior to publication of the next Top 50 list.
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Extras
On the Bubble
Western Express Buys Connecticut Property for $1.7 Million
FedEx Express Opens Mammoth Shanghai Hub, Touts Improved Asia Linkage
FedEx on Jan. 8 announced the official opening of a new, 1.4 million square foot Shanghai hub that bolsters access to one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.
Port Houston Container Imports Surged in 2017
The National Retail Federation said Jan. 5 that retail imports surged in Houston and other U.S. ports amid a rise in consumer confidence and spending.
Louisiana State Rep. Not Ready to Give Up on Improving Roads: ‘We Have to Fix It’
Seven months after their push for a hike in the state gas tax died, road and bridge advocates are scrambling to see what, if any, other options are available for traffic relief.
Survey: Driver Shortage Explains Unseated Trucks
More than 90% of fleets had unseated trucks in the fourth quarter despite the capacity crunch the industry is facing, according to the Trends in Truckload Recruitment and Retention report, a nonscientific survey of recruiters at the fleet clients of Driver iQ.
N.Y. Gov. Proposes Eliminating Toll Booths From State Thruway by 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to eliminate toll booths from the State Thruway by 2020.
US Trade Deficit Balloons to Widest in Almost Six Years
The U.S. trade deficit in November reached the highest level in almost six years as an increase in imports exceeded a gain in shipments overseas, Commerce Department data showed Jan. 5.
January 5, 2018XPO, DHL Back Tesla Semi
Logistics firms are joining trucking companies in checking out the potential for the Tesla Semi, with at least two testing prototypes of the electric truck.
Hong Kong Set to Lose Spot Among Top Five Container Ports in 2018
Hong Kong is poised to lose its ranking as the world’s fifth-busiest container port if cargo-handling trends continue.
Here’s How the Winter Deep Freeze Will Affect the US Economy
A winter storm sweeping the U.S. East Coast after a week of very low temperatures is probably boosting demand for boots and mittens — and thanks in part to its timing, it shouldn’t chill economic data more broadly.