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2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
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Rankings
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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On the Bubble

Averitt Express ($260 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

Midwest Deluge Spurs Cut in US Estimate for Soybean Acreage

The spring deluge in the Midwest and Great Plains spurred a cut in the U.S. forecast for soybean acreage, a bigger reduction than analysts expected.

Patrick McKiernan | Bloomberg News
June 28, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Ford to Cut 20% of European Workforce in Sweeping Overhaul

Ford Motor Co. will eliminate about 20% of its workforce across Europe in a sweeping overhaul to tackle the carmaker’s falling sales in the region and lift weak profitability.

Oliver Sachgau | Bloomberg News
June 27, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

Convoy Creates Method for Drivers to Book Multiple Loads at Once

Digital freight broker Convoy announced Automated Reloads, an app-based program that allows drivers to book multiple loads of freight at one time.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
June 27, 2019
Business, Logistics

Tesla Must Go ‘All Out’ to Set Deliveries Record, CEO Elon Musk Says

Tesla Inc. could be on the verge of a quarterly record for vehicle deliveries, though the electric carmaker will need to go “all out” in the last few days of the month, CEO Elon Musk wrote in an internal memo.

June 26, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Surging Corn Prices Put US Wheat Back in the Feed Trough

A looming shortfall in U.S. corn production after a historical spat of wet weather means wheat is back on the menu at cattle feedlots in the southern Plains.

Michael Hirtzer | Bloomberg News
June 26, 2019
Business, Logistics

Purolator to Spend $759 Million for Faster Deliveries in Canada

Courier company Purolator Inc. will invest more than C$1 billion over the next five years to build a shipping hub in Toronto, upgrade its fleet and enhance its retail network in Canada to reach more customers.

Simran Jagdev | Bloomberg News
June 25, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100

FedEx Lobs New Attack on Trade Limits as China Threat Looms

FedEx Corp. has fired a new weapon in the simmering U.S.-China trade war, suing the Trump administration to block enforcement of trade restrictions that had placed the company in Beijing’s crosshairs.

Thomas Black | Bloomberg News
June 25, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Port Officials Look to Keep Giant Cranes off Trump Administration Tariff List

As America’s ports handle larger amounts of cargo from bigger container ships, the ports are in a building boom. But the cost of expanding could get more expensive if a Trump administration plan to impose 25% tariffs on ship-to-shore cranes manufactured only in China are implemented.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
June 25, 2019
Business, Logistics

An Asian Airline Will Start Testing Drones Capable of Hauling Tons of Cargo

Delivering cargo to the furthest reaches of the world’s biggest archipelago has forever been a challenge. Indonesia’s biggest airline sees a solution in drones.

Harry Suhartono | Bloomberg News
June 25, 2019
Business, Logistics

Hudson Hill Forms Fusion Transport From Two Acquisitions

Hudson Hill Capital, a private investment firm, has acquired majority stakes in Global Transport Logistics Inc. and Am Trans Expedite Inc. to form Fusion Transport.

June 24, 2019
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