XPO Logistics Inc. posted its first-ever profit, earning $42.6 million, or 35 cents per share, as results improved in the less-than-truckload and last-mile services as well as European logistics activity.
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2021 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Logistics Companies in North America
Up Front
The pandemic-driven spike in online shopping has forced firms to adjust operations.
For the 2021 list, we've decided to use a different metric to rank companies.
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 | 4,550,000 |
| 2 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 3,770,000 |
| 3 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 2,832,000 |
| 4 | DSV A/S | Denmark | 2,204,902 |
| 5 | DB Schenker | Germany | 2,042,000 |
| 6 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 1,200,000 |
| 7 | Ceva Logistics | France | 1,050,000 |
| 8 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 1,019,924 |
| 9 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 1,012,600 |
| 10 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 955,800 |
| 11 | Geodis | France | 866,631 |
| 12 | Fr. Meyer's Sohn | Germany | 850,000 |
| 13 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 764,000 |
| 14 | Bollore Logistics | France | 761,000 |
| 15 | Agility Logistics | Kuwait | 740,000 |
| 16 | Worldwide Logistics Group | China | 707,803 |
| 17 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 690,000 |
| 18 | AllCargo Logistics | India | 684,000 |
| 19 | Nippon Express | Japan | 660,152 |
| 20 | OOCL Logistics | Hong Kong | 660,000 |
| 21 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 644,464 |
| 22 | Leschaco | Germany | 636,000 |
| 23 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 620,000 |
| 24 | Damco/Maersk Logistics | The Netherlands | 577,084 |
| 25 | Cargo Services Far East | Hong Kong | 566,000 |
| 26 | Toll Group | Australia | 527,200 |
| 27 | Dachser SE | Germany | 520,000 |
| 28 | LF Logistics | Hong Kong | 500,000 |
| 28 | China Resources Logistics (Group) | Hong Kong | 500,000 |
| 30 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 462,000 |
| 31 | Honour Lane Shipping | Hong Kong | 418,630 |
| 32 | Kingway Transportation Company | China | 400,000 |
| 32 | Mallory Alexander International Logistics | United States | 400,000 |
| 34 | Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais | Brazil | 391,820 |
| 35 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 337,504 |
| 36 | Long Sail International Logistics | China | 314,173 |
| 37 | Cargo-Partner | Austria | 314,067 |
| 38 | Noatum Logistics | Spain | 307,000 |
| 39 | BDP International | United States | 302,000 |
| 40 | Chinatrans International Logistics | China | 300,000 |
| 41 | Zhejiang Jiulong International Logistics | China | 250,000 |
| 42 | Nissin Corp. | Japan | 230,000 |
| 43 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 228,934 |
| 44 | De Well Group | China | 195,000 |
| 45 | Sino-Ocean Group | China | 192,000 |
| 46 | Zhejiang Chasen Freight Forwarding | China | 180,000 |
| 47 | Scan Global Logistics A/S | Denmark | 170,000 |
| 47 | CWT Pte. Ltd. | Singapore | 170,000 |
| 49 | EFL | Sri Lanka | 167,312 |
| 50 | CJ Logistics | South Korea | 136,644 |
| 51 | XPO Logistics | United States | 127,200 |
| 52 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | United States | 125,000 |
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.
Extras
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