Orders for new trailers in January slowed after a blistering fourth quarter but still were 18% higher during the month than a year earlier, ACT Research reported.
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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 | 4,690,000 |
2 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 3,360,300 |
3 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 3,225,000 |
4 | DB Schenker | Germany | 2,219,000 |
5 | Panalpina Inc. | Switzerland | 1,484,100 |
6 | DSV A/S | Denmark | 1,442,348 |
7 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 1,196,607 |
8 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 1,167,820 |
9 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 1,000,000 |
10 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 901,698 |
11 | Bollore Logistics | France | 864,000 |
12 | Fr. Meyer's Sohn | Germany | 850,000 |
13 | Ceva Logistics | France | 786,600 |
14 | LF Logistics | Hong Kong | 778,796 |
15 | Geodis | France | 777,675 |
16 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 774,822 |
17 | Agility Logistics | Kuwait | 710,000 |
18 | Nippon Express | Japan | 686,206 |
19 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 663,915 |
20 | OOCL Logistics | Hong Kong | 646,000 |
21 | Damco/Maersk Logistics | The Netherlands | 639,132 |
22 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 600,000 |
23 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 600,000 |
24 | Worldwide Logistics Ltd. | China | 580,325 |
25 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 532,000 |
26 | Dachser SE | Germany | 522,300 |
27 | Toll Global Forwarding | Australia | 503,400 |
28 | China Resources Logistics (Group) | Hong Kong | 500,000 |
29 | Honour Lane Shipping | Hong Kong | 447,846 |
30 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 400,000 |
31 | Kingway Transportation Company | China | 400,000 |
32 | Cargo-Partner | Austria | 314,067 |
33 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 311,586 |
34 | BDP International | United States | 302,000 |
35 | Chinatrans International Logistics | China | 300,000 |
36 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | 279,802 |
37 | Zhejiang Jiulong International Logistics | China | 250,000 |
38 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 241,300 |
39 | Nissin Corp. | Japan | 215,000 |
40 | De Well Group | China | 210,000 |
41 | Cargo Services Far East | Hong Kong | 200,000 |
42 | Sino-Ocean Group | China | 192,000 |
43 | Zhejiang Chasen Freight Forwarding | China | 180,000 |
44 | CWT Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 170,000 |
45 | NNR Global Logistics | Japan | 167,100 |
46 | EFL | Sri Lanka | 164,495 |
47 | Topocean Group Inc. | United States | 156,000 |
48 | Long Sail International Logistics | China | 150,000 |
49 | Noatum Logistics | Spain | 141,000 |
50 | TransGroup Global Logistics | United States | 140,200 |
51 | OIA Global | United States | 130,000 |
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Extras
On the Bubble
Trailer Orders Cool After 4Q Surge, But Still Gain 18% During January
January Trailer Orders Rise 18% to Near 30,000
New trailer orders rose 18% in January from a year ago to 29,853 units, ACT Research reported.
Intermodal Rail Volume Drops 15.7%
U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell for the third straight week, declining 15.7% in the week ended Feb. 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
February 25, 2015Expeditors Raises Earnings 19% as Shipments, Margins Grow
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. raised fourth-quarter net income 19% to $99.4 million, or 51 cents per share, as ocean and air freight shipments, and profit margins improved.
February 24, 2015Safety Groups Petition NHTSA for Collision Avoidance Systems
Several nonprofit safety groups have asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to mandate collision avoidance and mitigation braking systems for new heavy trucks and buses.
Canadian National Workers Set Strike Vote
Unifor, a labor union that represents about 4,800 workers at Canadian National Railway, said it will begin strike votes next week after five months of talks failed to produce an agreement.
February 20, 2015Universal Truckload Earnings Drop 7% in 4Q
Universal Truckload Services Inc. said fourth-quarter net income fell 7% to $10.5 million, or 35 cents per share, as profits fell at its logistics business.
February 20, 2015Intermodal Rail Traffic Declines for Second Consecutive Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell for the second straight week, declining 0.1% in the week ended Feb. 14 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
February 19, 2015XPO Narrows Loss, Boosts Revenue, Sets Targets
XPO Logistics Inc. narrowed its fourth-quarter loss to $9.9 million, excluding a charge related to an equity offering, while continuing its path of rapid revenue growth.
February 18, 2015Neptune Orient Lines to Sell APL Logistics for $1.2 Billion
Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines has agreed to sell its APL Logistics business unit to Japanese shipping firm Kintetsu World Express for $1.2 billion.