U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.2% to 12.3 million containers and trailers in 2012 from the year before, the second highest total on record, the Association of American Railroads said.
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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 | 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 |
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.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
BNSF Projects Its Crude Oil Shipments to Climb 40% on Shale Boom
Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad will boost crude-oil shipments by 40% this year, helping to offset declines in other cargo, Bloomberg News reported.
January 9, 2013Business, Logistics
November Trailer Orders Decline From Strong Year-Ago Performance
Orders for new U.S. trailers tumbled 22.8% to 22,306 in November from the same month in 2011, when new orders hit a recent peak, but manufacturers said they remained very busy at the end of 2012.
January 7, 2013Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Up 3.2% for Year
Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Gains 10.2% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 10.2% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 28, 2012Business, Logistics
Consumer Confidence Falls in December
Consumer confidence declined in December, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
December 27, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Growth Surges on Truckload Freight Conversion
Intermodal business continued to grow in 2012, powered by the combination of truckload freight migrating to rail long hauls, expanded Eastern truck/rail options and continued reliability improvements, industry experts said.
December 24, 2012Business, Logistics
Epes Logistics Buys Cargo Masters
Epes Logistics Services said Friday it has acquired Cargo Masters Inc., a freight transportation and logistics firm based in Charlotte, N.C. Terms were not disclosed.
December 21, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Gains 8% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 8% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 21, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Falls 0.3% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 0.3% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 14, 2012Perspective, Business, Logistics
Opinion: Selecting the Right Trailers, New or Used
Before adding one, two — or several hundred — trailers, a fleet manager needs to determine what equipment’s right for the application and to do it by knowing what’s out there, what’s right for an operation, and the most basic choice of all, whether to buy new or used.
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