XPO Logistics and Sealed Air teamed up last month to announce a new product for shippers, a partnership that could reopen the discussion about how efficient packaging can boost profits for trucking companies, experts said.
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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 | 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 |
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
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The Illinois Department of Transportation is applying for a $160 million federal grant to help pay for a project that aims to clear up rail congestion around 75th Street in Chicago, cutting delays for Metra, Amtrak and freight railroads.
Ceva Logistics to Lay Off Up to 173 Employees in Pennsylvania
Ceva Logistics will lay off up to 173 employees in early 2017, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter sent to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
December 14, 2016Port of L.A. Sets New Cargo Record, Long Beach Lags Due to Hanjin Bankruptcy
Containerized cargo volume at the nation’s top two largest ports was mixed in November as Los Angeles continues to experience a record-breaking year and Long Beach suffers from the bankruptcy of the Hanjin Shipping Co.
December 14, 2016Analysis: Maersk Faces Rough Waters From Spare Capacity and Trump
For many folks, 2016 has been a year to forget, and the shipping industry is no exception. But looking ahead, A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is determined to put a positive spin on things — maybe too positive.
Small-Business Optimism Surges in November After US Election
Confidence among U.S. small businesses surged in November by the most since the spring of 2009 as companies grew decidedly upbeat about sales and economic prospects after the presidential election, a report from the National Federation of Independent Business showed Dec. 13.
Swift Reports Mixed Fourth-Quarter, But Bright Outlook for 2017
Swift Transportation reported that the fourth quarter has been mixed so far, although there have been gains in volume versus late 2015 in the truckload and dedicated units. But the company is confident about 2017 being a favorable year, executives said Dec. 9 on a conference call for investors.
December 12, 2016Logistics Plus Acquires Intermodal Software Service
Logistics Plus Inc., based in Erie, Pennsylvania, has acquired Door Logistics, a software service that automates intermodal shipping functions, from SynchroNet Intermodal Services in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
December 7, 2016Wal-Mart to Invest Over $1 Billion on Logistics in Mexico
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB, Latin America’s biggest retailer, will spend more than $1 billion to improve its logistics operations, a person with direct knowledge of the plan said.
NTSB Rules Crew Was Likely Asleep During Fatal Arkansas Freight Train Crash
WASHINGTON — A fatal collision of two Union Pacific freight trains in Arkansas resulted from a fatigued engineer and conductor who were both likely asleep aboard one of the trains, federal investigators ruled Dec. 6.