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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

XPO to Buy Web-Based Freight Auction Site From Landstar System for $87 Mln. in Cash

XPO Logistics Inc. said it has agreed to purchase NLM, a Web-based freight auction site, from Landstar System Inc. for $87 million in cash.

December 16, 2013
Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government

Diesel Price Dips 0.4¢ to $3.879, Resumes Slide After Two Gains

U.S. diesel prices dipped 0.4 cent to a national average of $3.879 a gallon, ending two weeks of increases that were the fuel’s only upturns in the past three months, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 9.

December 16, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises 9.4% for Week

Intermodal rail volume for the week ended Dec. 7 rose 9.4% from the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

December 13, 2013
Business, Logistics

XPO Agrees to Buy Landstar Unit for $87 Million

XPO Logistics Inc. said Dec. 11 it has agreed to purchase NLM, a web-based expediter, from Landstar System for $87 million in cash.

December 11, 2013
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Traffic Highest on Record in November

The weekly average intermodal rail volume for November rose to the highest level on record, the Association of American Railroads reported.

December 6, 2013
Business, Government, Logistics

Consumer Confidence Rises to Five-Month High

Consumer confidence rose to the highest level in five months, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Dec. 6.

December 6, 2013
Business, Logistics

U.S. Trailer Orders Increase 5.7%; October Total Is Year’s Highest

Trailer orders climbed 5.7% in October to 24,910, the highest level so far in 2013, as fleets kept to their pattern of boosting acquisitions in the fall, ACT Research reported.

December 2, 2013
Business, Logistics

Most Top Trucking Companies Use Social Media, Study Says

Major U.S. trucking companies are now widely using social media, but not as much as other business-to-business firms, according to a new study by trucking technology supplier Carrier Logistics Inc.

December 2, 2013
Business, Logistics

JF Hillebrand Buys Satellite Logistics

Satellite Logistics Group said it has been purchased by JF Hillebrand Group AG, a company based in Mainz, Germany, that provides beverage logistics services globally. Terms were not disclosed.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
November 26, 2013
Business, Logistics

October Trailer Orders Increase 6%

Trailer orders rose 6% in October from a year ago to 24,900 units, ACT Research Co. reported.

November 25, 2013
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