U.S. intermodal rail traffic rose 4.6% last year from 2012 to just over 12.8 million units, the Association of American Railroads reported Jan. 2.
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2019 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
Evan Armstrong breaks down how logistics segments performed in 2018.
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 | 4,690,000 |
| 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 |
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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Averitt Express
($225 million), Cookeville, Tenn., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, custom brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
Clarke Closes Sale of Freight Business to TransForce
Clarke Inc. said it has closed the sale of its truckload and less-than-truckload businesses to TransForce Inc. for C$100.5 million.
January 6, 2014Business, Logistics
LTL Vitran Accepts Offer From TransForce to Buy Canadian Assets at $6.50 Per Share
TransForce Inc. is now in line to acquire the remaining Canadian assets of Vitran Corp., after the seller accepted a $6.50-per-share offer that topped an earlier bid from Manitoulin Transport Inc., another Canadian carrier.
January 6, 2014Business, Logistics
2013 Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises 4.6%
Business, Logistics
XPO Closes Purchase of Landstar Freight Auction Site
XPO Logistics Inc. said it has closed its purchase of NLM, a Web-based freight auction site, from truckload carrier Landstar System Inc.
December 30, 2013Business, Logistics
Rail Intermodal Volume Rises 6.4%
U.S. intermodal shipments by rail grew 6.4% in the week ended Dec. 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
December 27, 2013Business, Logistics
Expeditors International Picks Jeffrey Musser as CEO
Expeditors International of Washington Inc. said it has chosen Jeffrey Musser to become CEO in March.
December 23, 2013Business, Logistics
November Trailer Orders Rise 17% From Year Ago
Orders for new trailers in November rose 17% from a year earlier to 25,670, ACT Research reported.
December 23, 2013Business, Logistics, Autonomous
Trucking Delivers Record Number of Wreaths to Honor Fallen Military Veterans Nationwide
Truck drivers helped honor veterans by taking part in an annual tradition of laying Christmas wreaths at the headstones of U.S. service members at Arlington National Cemetery.
December 23, 2013Business, Logistics
TransForce Says Acquisition of Clarke Units Will Close Jan. 1
TransForce Inc. said its acquisition of two units of Clarke Inc. will be completed by Jan. 1.
December 20, 2013Business, Logistics
Swift Lowers 4Q Profit Expectations
Swift Transportation Co. said it will earn a profit of 33 cents to 36 cents per share in the fourth quarter, lower than its estimate of 40 cents.
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