Freight rail line Union Pacific Corp. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit rose 24% from a year ago on higher volume.
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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
Union Pacific’s 1Q Income Rises 24%
Hub Group’s First-Quarter Income Rises
Logistics firm Hub Group’s first-quarter income improved on higher intermodal activity.
April 20, 2011CSX Reports Jump in 1Q Income, Revenue
CSX Corp.’s first-quarter profit jumped 30% on higher prices and demand, the railroad said.
April 20, 2011England Logistics Chooses McLeod FMS
Third-party logistics provider England Logistics said Tuesday it has purchased McLeod Software’s Freight Management Solutions application.
April 19, 2011Hub Group Expands Business Offerings With $83 Million Purchase of Exel Unit
Hub Group Inc. on April 4 said it purchased Exel Transportation Services, another third-party freight provider, for $83 million to expand its business offerings.
April 11, 2011DHL Plans New York Delivery Fleet Powered Entirely by Alternative Fuels
DHL said it is taking the first step toward establishing a delivery fleet in New York City that is powered entirely by alternative fuels, in a move that it said will reduce emissions by at least 50%.
April 11, 2011Transplace Acquires SCO Logistics
Technology and logistics company Transplace, Frisco, Texas, said it acquired SCO Logistics, a Philadelphia-based third-party logistics company, for an undisclosed sum.
April 11, 2011Intermodal Traffic Jumps 19.4% for Week
Intermodal traffic jumped 19.4% last week compared from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
April 8, 2011Radiant Logistics Plans Purchase of DBA Distribution Services
Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics, Bellevue, Wash., said it agreed to acquire DBA Distribution Services, a Somerset, N.J. air-freight forwarder, for $12 million in cash and debt.
April 8, 2011Gaines Appointed CFO of YRC Inc.
Phil Gaines was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer of YRC Inc., the national less-than-truckload operating subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, the company said.
April 4, 2011