The largest U.S. automaker can’t get a pass on tariffs snagging one of its models. The Trump administration refused to grant General Motors Co. an exclusion for its Chinese-built Buick Envision SUV, keeping in place a 25% duty on the import.
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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Ocean Freight Forwarders
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Ocean Containers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuehne + Nagel | Switzerland | 3,820,000 |
| 2 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 2,945,000 |
| 3 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 2,790,400 |
| 4 | DB Schenker | Germany | 1,891,000 |
| 5 | Panalpina Inc. | Switzerland | 1,593,900 |
| 6 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 1,043,880 |
| 7 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 888,284 |
| 8 | DSV Air & Sea Ltd. | Denmark | 855,319 |
| 9 | Nippon Express | Japan | 855,002 |
| 10 | Bollore Logistics | France | 835,000 |
| 11 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 785,600 |
| 12 | Damco/Maersk Logistics | The Netherlands | 744,000 |
| 13 | Geodis | France | 677,465 |
| 14 | Ceva Logistics | France | 642,370 |
| 15 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 615,000 |
| 16 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 590,000 |
| 17 | Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. | Hong Kong | 580,000 |
| 18 | Dachser SE | Germany | 568,500 |
| 19 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 547,000 |
| 20 | Toll Global Forwarding | Australia | 542,000 |
| 21 | LF Logistics | Hong Kong | 540,000 |
| 22 | Agility Logistics | Kuwait | 513,500 |
| 23 | UTi Worldwide | 512,550 | |
| 24 | China Resources Logistics (Group) | Hong Kong | 500,000 |
| 25 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 500,000 |
| 26 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 485,000 |
| 27 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 396,000 |
| 28 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 330,000 |
| 29 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | 312,000 |
| 30 | Chinatrans International Logistics | China | 300,000 |
| 31 | Worldwide Logistics Group | China | 300,000 |
| 32 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 251,685 |
| 33 | Zhejiang Jiulong International Logistics | China | 250,000 |
| 34 | Sankyu Inc. | Japan | 247,117 |
| 35 | BDP International | United States | 212,000 |
| 36 | Hercules Logistics Pvt. Ltd. | India | 210,000 |
| 37 | Cargo Services Far East | Hong Kong | 200,000 |
| 38 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 175,000 |
| 39 | CWT Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 170,000 |
| 40 | Topocean Group Inc. | United States | 156,000 |
| 41 | MIQ Logistics | United States | 150,000 |
| 42 | De Well Group | China | 150,000 |
| 43 | Long Sail International Logistics | China | 150,000 |
| 44 | NNR Global Logistics | Japan | 140,150 |
| 45 | Integrated Logistics Berhad | Malaysia | 140,000 |
| 46 | Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais | Brazil | 138,800 |
| 47 | XPO Logistics | United States | 132,000 |
| 48 | APL Logistics | Singapore | 130,000 |
| 49 | Honour Lane Shipping | Hong Kong | 130,000 |
| 50 | Jiangsu Uniwill Logistics Co. | China | 120,000 |
| 51 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | United States | 77,000 |
About the Rankings...
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.
Extras
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On the Bubble
ArcBest Corp.
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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics
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Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and Nissan Sales Up on Best Deals of Year
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FedEx Shares Slide as China Opens Probe Over Huawei Deliveries
FedEx Corp. shares dropped as investors assessed the impact of a Chinese probe that puts the delivery company in the middle of an escalating trade conflict with the U.S.
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Air Cargo Carriers Caught in Crossfire of US-China Trade War
President Donald Trump’s intensifying trade war with China dented air cargo traffic even before FedEx Corp. got dragged into the brawl, as companies worldwide reconfigure their supply chains in the face of increasing tariffs.
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C.H. Robinson Acquires European Logistics Firm Dema Service
C.H. Robinson has acquired Italian transportation company Dema Service S.p.A., according to a news release.
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BMW Factory Caught in Trump’s Mexican Standoff
President Donald Trump’s vow to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods comes just in time to hit exports from a $1 billion BMW AG factory that opens in the country next week.
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