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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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Crane Worldwide Logistics ($230 million), Houston, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, intermodal and drayage and supply chain consulting.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Top Container-Leasing Firms Agree to Merge

Triton Container International and TAL International Group have agreed to a merger, creating the world’s largest lessor of intermodal shipping containers with a combined fleet of nearly 5 million 20-foot equivalent units and revenue earning assets of $8.7 billion.

November 17, 2015
Business, Government, Logistics

Savannah Cargo Volume Rises 3% in October

Shipments rose 3% last month at Savannah, Georgia, the nation’s fourth-largest container port, as shipment growth continued at the second-busiest port on the Atlantic Coast, the Georgia Ports Authority reported.

November 17, 2015
Business, Logistics

Alkane to Build Class 7 Cabover Fueled by Propane or Natural Gas

Alkane Truck Co. announced that it will begin production in early 2016 on a Class 7 cabover truck powered by either liquid propane autogas or compressed natural gas.

November 16, 2015
Business, Logistics

Logistical Labs Offers Intermodal Booking Option

Software provider Logistical Labs is offering a door-to-door intermodal booking system for CSX and some Norfolk Southern truck-rail service.

November 16, 2015
Business, Government, Safety, Logistics

Freight Firms Cheer Pacific Trade Deal

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement hammered out by the United States and 11 Pacific Rim nations, is drawing praise from international freight carriers who see it as a powerful stimulus for business.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
November 16, 2015
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Declines for Third Consecutive Week

Weekly U.S. intermodal rail traffic declined for the third consecutive week from the same period last year, according to the Association of American Railroads.

November 12, 2015
Business, Logistics

Deutsche Post Profit Plunges 71% on Software-Project Costs

Deutsche Post AG’s third-quarter profit plunged 71% after the German delivery company booked 345 million euros ($372 million) in costs from a failed software project. The shares dropped the most in 2 1/2 months.

Richard Weiss | Bloomberg News
November 12, 2015
Business, Logistics

Global GDP Worse Than Official Forecasts Show, Maersk Says

The world’s economy is growing at a slower pace than the International Monetary Fund and other large forecasters are predicting.

November 9, 2015
Business, Logistics

Homes Evacuated as Second Train in Two Days Derails in Wisconsin

A Canadian Pacific freight train carrying crude oil through Wisconsin derailed on Nov. 8, knocking 13 cars off the tracks, spilling oil and leading 35 homes to be evacuated, in the state's second derailment in two days.

November 9, 2015
Business, Logistics

XPO Completes Con-way Purchase; Picks LTL Chief, Begins Cost Cuts

XPO Logistics Inc. last week began consolidating its latest acquisition, Con-way Inc., and also announced higher profit targets as well as revenue that tripled in the third quarter.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
November 9, 2015
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