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Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Ocean Containers
1 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 4,355,000
2 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 3,259,000
3 Sinotrans Ltd. China 2,950,800
4 DB Schenker Germany 2,126,800
5 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 1,520,500
6 DSV A/S Denmark 1,389,611
7 Expeditors International of Washington United States 1,070,424
8 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 1,053,485
9 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 897,379
10 Bollore Logistics France 856,000
11 LF Logistics Hong Kong 778,796
12 Yusen Logistics Japan 774,822
13 Agility Logistics Kuwait 740,000
14 Ceva Logistics France 729,000
15 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 698,000
16 Geodis France 690,000
17 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 659,000
18 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 600,000
19 Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. Hong Kong 600,000
20 Logwin AG Luxembourg 600,000
21 Kintetsu World Express Japan 556,640
22 Nippon Express Japan 550,000
23 Worldwide Logistics Ltd. China 508,732
24 Hitachi Transport System Japan 500,000
25 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 500,000
26 Dachser SE Germany 481,400
27 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 434,000
28 Honour Lane Shipping Hong Kong 326,490
29 CJ Logistics South Korea 310,850
30 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 280,539
31 BDP International United States 275,782
32 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 227,600
33 CWT Pte. Ltd. Singapore 170,000
34 EFL Sri Lanka 164,495
35 Topocean Group Inc. United States 156,000
36 De Well Group China 150,000
37 NNR Global Logistics Japan 144,483
38 XPO Logistics United States 131,500
39 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 130,200
40 MIQ Logistics United States 125,000
41 Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais Brazil 114,376
42 APL Logistics Singapore 112,848
43 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 100,634
44 Scanwell Logistics United States 100,000
45 American Global Logistics United States 94,000
46 Qingdao Jet Marine Logistics China 80,000
47 City Ocean Logistics China 80,000
48 Odyssey Logistics & Technology United States 73,000
49 Sankyu Inc. Japan 71,894
50 AWOT Global Logistics Group China 70,000
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Containership Ever Forward Stuck in Chesapeake Bay

A year after a giant containership got stuck in the Suez Canal for almost a week and disrupted global trade for months, another Evergreen Marine Corp. vessel has run aground, this time near the U.S. capital.

Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg News
March 14, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

US Slashes Russia Trade Status

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced March 11 the U.S. will dramatically downgrade its trade status with Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine and also ban imports of Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds.

March 11, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Yellow Reaches Settlement With DOJ

Yellow Corp. has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice over allegations dating back to 2005 that the company overcharged the federal government while shipping items for the Department of Defense.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 10, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 50

Ceva, Kodiak Launch Autonomous Deliveries to Oklahoma

Ceva Logistics announced it teamed up with autonomous commercial vehicle technology company Kodiak Robotics Inc. to deliver freight autonomously between Dallas-Fort Worth and Oklahoma City, expanding on an existing relationship.

March 9, 2022
Business, Logistics, Breaking News, Top 50

XPO to Split LTL, Freight Brokerage Businesses

XPO Logistics is creating two new, stand-alone, publicly traded companies in the less-than-truckload and tech-enabled brokered transportation sector, the company announced March 8.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
March 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Port of Virginia Attracts Industrial Development

A California industrial real estate developer will begin construction this spring on two facilities totaling almost 1 million square feet near the Hampton Roads port terminals in Virginia.

Sandra J. Pennecke | The Virginian-Pilot
March 9, 2022
Business, Safety, Logistics, Top 100

Amazon Stops Sending Products to Russia

Amazon .com Inc. says it has stopped shipping products sold on its retail website to customers based in Russia and cut off access to its video streaming service there.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
March 9, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics

Congress Passes Bill to Shore Up Postal Service

WASHINGTON — Congress on March 8 passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service and ensure six-day-a-week mail delivery, sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law.

Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press
March 8, 2022
Business, Logistics

MSC Event Kicks Off With Focus on Workforce Strategies

ORLANDO, Fla. — The inaugural annual meeting of the Moving & Storage Council of American Trucking Associations honored a longtime leader in the sector, and featured a look ahead at how all transportation fleets can deal with the ongoing shortage of truck drivers.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
March 8, 2022
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 50

Port of Baltimore Announces Expansion

The Port of Baltimore on March 7 announced it is expanding container business at its Seagirt Marine Terminal as the Israeli-based ZIM Shipping Line will begin calls at the facility this summer.

March 8, 2022
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