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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 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 500,000
25 Hitachi Transport System Japan 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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Port Logistics Group ($210 million), City of Industry, Calif., provides dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, order fulfillment, returned goods management, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Hapag-Lloyd to Buy United Arab Shipping Co. as Container Carriers Consolidate

Hapag-Lloyd AG approved a plan to acquire all shares of United Arab Shipping Co., paving the way for the second merger in two years to bolster the position of Germany’s biggest container-shipping line in an industry plagued by excess capacity.

Nicholas Brautlecht | Bloomberg News
June 28, 2016
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

Baltimore Warehousing Center Tradepoint Atlantic Signs Automotive Shipments Company

Tradepoint Atlantic, a warehousing and transportation center in Baltimore, said logistics company Pasha Group has agreed to lease space at the facility to process global automotive shipments.

June 27, 2016
Business, Logistics, Equipment

Trailer Orders Drop 12% as Seasonal Slowdown Hits

U.S. trailer orders fell 12% in May, reflecting typical seasonal demand, ACT Research Co. reported — though trailer manufacturers said the market had softened.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 27, 2016
Business, Logistics

Maersk Chairman Says ‘Strategic Options’ Include Company Split

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S replaced its CEO as the owner of the world’s biggest shipping company explores a number of “strategic options” that may include splitting up its operations.

June 23, 2016
Business, Logistics

Controversial Proposal for $8 Billion Private Freight Rail to Bypass Congested Chicago

CHICAGO — The managing partner of Great Lakes Basin Transportation was in familiar surroundings June 15 as he promoted his idea to build a freight railroad from the LaPorte area to southeast Wisconsin, circling Chicago to serve as a bypass around that congested city.

Andrew Steele | The Times (Munster, Ind.)
June 20, 2016
Business, Logistics

Radiant Logistics Promotes Bento to Chief Operating Officer

Radiant Logistics has announced that Joe Bento, the firm’s senior vice president of operations, will succeed Dan Stegemoller as chief operating officer of freight forwarding operations on June 30.

June 20, 2016
Business, Logistics

South Carolina Logistics Company Opens Second Location in Charleston

Wainwright Industries, part of TVS Supply Chain Solutions, announced plans on June 17 to add a second Charleston location to serve customers of the South Carolina Ports Authority.

June 17, 2016
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Fall 12% in May

U.S. net trailer orders in May reached 14,250 units, the lowest total this year, ACT Research Co. reported, calling it an expected seasonal slowdown.

June 15, 2016
Business, Government, Logistics

Port Manatee Looks to Turn Bigger Panama Canal Into Bigger Business

When the Panama Canal reopens its wider, deeper locks and channel on June 26, Port Manatee officials will be looking to turn that greater capacity into more cargo traffic.

Matt M. Johnson | The Bradenton (Fla.) Herald
June 14, 2016
Government, Business, Logistics

Border Rail Line to Connect US, Mexico

A new company will take over repairs and eventual operations of the beleaguered Desert Line railroad, clearing the way for work to begin this summer and for trains to move goods made in Mexico into the United States in 2018.

Joshua Stewart | The San Diego Union-Tribune
June 13, 2016
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