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2019 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 2,150,000
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
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Experimental Cotton Shipment from Houston to China Could Revolutionize Logistics

When the Marie Schulte rounds the breakwater off the Chinese port of Qingdao in early November, bankers on two continents will be watching anxiously.

Emily Cadman | Bloomberg News
October 24, 2016
Logistics

Princeton Consultants Acquires TMS Software From Norfolk Southern

Princeton Consultants, an information technology and management consulting firm, has acquired the transportation management software business from TransWorks, a unit of rail operator Norfolk Southern Corp., and will use it as the basis for a new business to help manage interactions between shippers and carriers.

October 24, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Shipping Wins Court Approval to Wind Down Europe Business

Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea’s largest container line that has put its Asia-U.S. business on sale after filing for bankruptcy protection in late August, won approval from a court to wind down its European operations as demand for its services to the continent slumped.

Kyunghee Park | Bloomberg News
October 24, 2016
Business, Logistics

US Trailer Orders Fall by 65% in September as Market Returns to More ‘Typical’ Demand

Trailer orders in September fell below 13,000 as the market continues to adapt and reshape itself after a banner 2015, analysts said.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
October 24, 2016
Business, Logistics

XPO Logistics and Hewlett Packard to Lay Off 70 Employees in Iowa

XPO Logistics Inc. and Hewlett Packard Co. plan to lay off about 70 employees in Iowa on Oct. 31 after the two companies ended a contract and parted ways.

October 21, 2016
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Net Income Slips 13% as Freight Volume Declines

Union Pacific Corp. net income slipped 13% to $1.13 billion, or $1.36 per share, hurt by lower intermodal and other freight volume and weaker pricing.

October 20, 2016
Business, Logistics

Bankrupt South Korean Shipping Giant Hanjin to Lay Off 400 Workers

SEOUL — Bankrupt South Korean shipping giant Hanjin said Oct. 20 it plans to lay off 400 workers — more than half of its land-based staff  — as it attempts to right its corporate ship.

Dirk Godder | DPA (Hamburg, Germany)
October 20, 2016
Business, Logistics

Hanjin Bankruptcy Hurts Long Beach, But Doesn't Impact Other US Ports in September

The Hanjin Shipping Co. bankruptcy hit the Port of Long Beach hard, but spared most others from year-over-year losses in ocean container traffic, based on port statistics released for September.

Ari Ashe | Staff Reporter
October 19, 2016
Business, Logistics

APL Logistics Names Shigeo Mori as New CFO

APL Logistics appointed Shigeo Mori as chief financial officer on Oct. 18, replacing Masahiko Oka at the helm of the company that was bought by Japanese firm Kintetsu World Express Group in February 2015.

October 19, 2016
Business, Logistics

FedEx to Invest $1.5 Billion in France to Double Capacity at Charles de Gaulle Airport

PARIS — FedEx Corp announced Oct. 17 that it would invest $1.5 billion to double the capacity of its logistics activities at Charles de Gaulle International Airport in the Paris suburb of Roissy.

, October 18, 2016
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