The containership that was blocking the Suez Canal has long since been dislodged, but the ripple effect of the delays it created could be felt across the supply chain for a while, experts said.
April 8, 2021Logistics 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
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C.H. Robinson Unveils Sustainability Tool, EPA Collaboration
C.H. Robinson has unveiled a tool and data model designed to help the transportation sector monitor and manage carbon emissions that was developed by the company’s technology incubator in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Pilot Freight Services Acquires DSI Logistics
Pilot Freight Services announced it acquired DSI Logistics, a nonasset-based provider of last-mile home delivery and installation for heavy and hard-to-handle goods.
Syncreon Holdings Reported to Be Weighing $1.5 Billion Sale
The owners of supply-chain services company Syncreon Holdings are exploring a sale of the company that could value it at as much as $1.5 billion, including debt, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
April 8, 2021UPS Orders Electric Aircraft to Transport Cargo Between Facilities
UPS Inc. is ordering 10 electric aircraft that are designed to take off and land like a helicopter, allowing it to fly cargo directly between its facilities in small markets and bypass airports.
Commodity Shipping Rates Surge; Rally Isn’t Over
For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shipping raw materials.
April 7, 2021XPO Logistics Announces Hiring Plans, Taps CFO for Spinoff GXO
XPO Logistics plans to fill more than 1,400 positions to meet growing demand in its less-than-truckload business.
Canada May Run Out of Warehouse Space This Year
Canada is in danger of running out of warehouse space by the end of the year, thanks to the boom in e-commerce sparked by the pandemic.
Suez Canal Traffic Briefly Stopped as Oil Tanker Loses Power
Traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal was briefly halted April 6, just two weeks after a giant containership ran aground and blocked the waterway that’s vital for global trade.
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