Improving global demand and a weaker dollar are helping boost U.S. exports, with the trade deficit narrowing to an 11-month low in August, Commerce Department data showed Oct. 5.
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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 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 500,000 |
| 25 | China Resources Logistics (Group) | Hong Kong | 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.
($177 million), Fort Smith, Ark., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, intermodal and drayage, freight brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
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One of the nation’s highest-profile investors has decided that he needs to put some money into trucking, a move based on the assumption the industry is a hotbed of activity right now.
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Shippers Discuss ELDs, Intermodal in Cowen Survey
Shippers expect to put more freight on railroads next year as concern persists about how the electronic-logging device mandate will tighten trucking capacity in 2018, according to a Cowen and Co. survey.
October 3, 2017Government, Business, Logistics
Pennsylvania Proposes 6% Warehouse Tax
Pennsylvania is floating a tax on warehouse services as a way to help close the budget gap, a move critics say could threaten the fastest-growing sector of the Lehigh Valley economy and force customers of third-party logistics providers to relocate to neighboring states.
October 3, 2017Logistics
Transflo Joins Blockchain in Trucking Alliance
Telematics provider Transflo joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance to develop technology standards, promote educational efforts and implement blockchain capabilities in the trucking and freight shipment industry.
October 2, 2017Business, Logistics
NFI Industries Purchases California Cartage to Increase Presence in SoCal Ports
October 2, 2017
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