UPS Inc. agreed to buy 19 Boeing Co. freighter jets as soaring e-commerce and snarled shipping lines lead to a boom in air-cargo demand.
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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 | 4,861,000 |
2 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 3,740,000 |
3 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 3,207,000 |
4 | DB Schenker | Germany | 2,260,000 |
5 | DSV A/S | Denmark | 1,907,126 |
6 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 1,325,000 |
7 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 1,125,137 |
8 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 1,000,000 |
9 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 955,800 |
10 | Fr. Meyer's Sohn | Germany | 850,000 |
11 | Bollore Logistics | France | 839,000 |
12 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 815,000 |
13 | Geodis | France | 798,137 |
14 | Ceva Logistics | France | 786,600 |
15 | Agility Logistics | Kuwait | 740,000 |
16 | Nippon Express | Japan | 703,061 |
17 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 700,043 |
18 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 690,000 |
19 | AllCargo Logistics | India | 684,000 |
20 | OOCL Logistics | Hong Kong | 650,000 |
21 | Leschaco | Germany | 636,000 |
22 | Worldwide Logistics Group | China | 630,218 |
23 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 620,000 |
24 | Damco/Maersk Logistics | The Netherlands | 577,084 |
25 | Cargo Services Far East | Hong Kong | 556,000 |
26 | Dachser SE | Germany | 536,900 |
27 | Toll Group | Australia | 533,600 |
28 | LF Logistics | Hong Kong | 500,000 |
28 | China Resources Logistics (Group) | Hong Kong | 500,000 |
30 | Honour Lane Shipping | Hong Kong | 418,630 |
31 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 400,000 |
31 | Kingway Transportation Company | China | 400,000 |
33 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 342,741 |
34 | Cargo-Partner | Austria | 314,067 |
35 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | 309,851 |
36 | BDP International | United States | 302,000 |
37 | Chinatrans International Logistics | China | 300,000 |
38 | Noatum Logistics | Spain | 289,100 |
39 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 260,000 |
40 | Zhejiang Jiulong International Logistics | China | 250,000 |
41 | Nissin Corp. | Japan | 230,000 |
42 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 225,800 |
43 | De Well Group | China | 210,000 |
44 | EFL | Sri Lanka | 201,958 |
45 | Odyssey Logistics & Technology | United States | 200,000 |
46 | Horizon Air Freight | United States | 200,000 |
47 | Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais | Brazil | 195,000 |
48 | Sino-Ocean Group | China | 192,000 |
49 | Zhejiang Chasen Freight Forwarding | China | 180,000 |
50 | CWT Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 170,000 |
51 | Topocean Group Inc. | United States | 156,000 |
52 | Long Sail International Logistics | China | 150,000 |
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Extras
On the Bubble
UPS to Buy $1.5 Billion of Boeing Freighters as Air Cargo Booms
Severe Weather Closes Southeast Asia Ports
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Shippers Compete for Carriers Amid Capacity Crunch
Trucking companies that are growing more selective with loads are spurring heightened competition among shippers, experts said.
CN Rail to Name New CEO Next Month; Candidate Jim Vena Drops Out
Canadian National Railway Co. dropped the most in eight months after saying that Jim Vena, a former executive favored by shareholder TCI Fund Management Ltd. to run the company, had dropped from consideration to replace CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest.
BrightDrop Delivers First Electric Vans to FedEx
BrightDrop, General Motors Co.’s new electric delivery and logistics business, has delivered the first five vans of an order of 500 to FedEx Corp., the company said Dec. 17.
Driver Shortage Defines Trucking for 2021
The shortage of professional drivers quickly became the defining issue for the industry during the past year with its far-reaching effects.
FedEx Surges After Higher Rates Boost Profit, Ease Labor Worries
FedEx Corp. rode increased prices to post profit above analysts’ estimates, bolstering the company’s outlook and easing investor concerns over higher labor U.S. costs. The shares rose in late trading.
Ports Post Strong November Volumes as Imports Continue to Surge
Atlantic and Pacific ports in November continued their record-setting pace as imports continue to flood into the country during the peak of the holiday shopping season.
FedEx Invests $72 Million in Miami Airport Cargo Hub
FedEx Corp. began operations Dec. 15 at its substantially bigger air cargo hub at Miami International Airport. The $72 million addition, two years under development and roughly the size of two football fields, doubles the hub’s size to 282,000 square feet.
Trucking Industry M&A Activity Surges During 2021
2021 was an especially busy year for trucking in terms of acquisitions, with various factors creating an ideal market for buyers and sellers.