Air traffic for the Thanksgiving holiday is expected to approach pre-pandemic levels and travelers are likely considering their plans with some dread, given fresh memories about thousands of canceled flights.
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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 | Kingway Transportation Company | China | 400,000 |
31 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 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 |
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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Extras
On the Bubble
Thanksgiving Travel to Challenge Airlines as Demand Returns
Ports Report High Volume as Holiday Shopping Gears Up
As the nation’s retailers and shoppers gear up for the holiday shopping sprint, two of the nation’s busiest ports, Los Angeles and Long Beach, say they are making progress clearing up the tens of thousands of shipping containers that have been backlogged at their facilities.
Walmart Takes New Step Toward Making Aerial Deliveries Routine
Walmart Inc. is expanding its efforts to offer aerial deliveries to homes, joining with startup DroneUp to begin dropping off items ranging from cans of tuna to children’s thermometers.
New Inland Port Opens in North Carolina
As the nation’s major seaports experience more congestion, another inland port facility will help to move freight along the Eastern Seaboard. The Carolina Connector, near Rocky Mount, N.C., is where shipping containers are transferred between trucks and trains.
November 19, 2021DHL Express Upgrades Americas Hub at Miami International Airport
DHL Express’ expansion of its hub facility at Miami International Airport doubles warehouse space and sorting capacity with twice the load positions for conveyable packages.
November 19, 2021Anchorage Airport Pitches New Shipping Option to Ease West Coast Snarls
An Anchorage, Alaska, economic development group, alongside Anchorage airport and shipping officials, is making a pitch for what they say is an unexploited maritime shipping route from Anchorage to the U.S. Northwest that could help unlock West Coast shipping snarls.
Storms at Port of Vancouver Leave Grain Stuck in Prairies
Mountains of wheat and canola are stranded in Canada after storms blocked access to the Port of Vancouver during peak shipping season.
John Christner Trucking’s Gina Bartley Wins TT Recruiting Award
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gina Bartley, the director of recruiting at John Christner Trucking, was named the Transport Topics Recruiting Professional of the Year at the annual Recruitment and Retention Conference.
Southern California Port Officials Say Crisis Easing
The Port of Los Angeles has suspended plans to charge shippers for containers that have been piling up at the facility, an announcement made the day that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a virtual visit pledged support from the Biden administration to help ease stress on the nation’s crowded supply chain.
Royal Mail Hands $540 Million to Investors on Parcel Windfall
Royal Mail Plc will return $540 million to shareholders, saying it’s increasingly confident that the online shopping boom spurring parcel deliveries will persist.