With U.S. railroads forecast to report their first earnings growth since 2015, a stock rally that began in anticipation of the profit rebound is looking overdone.
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2020 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The third-party logistics business is undergoing a dramatic, technology-driven transformation.
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 | 4,861,000 |
| 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 |
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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