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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.
Find out where the Top 50 are located by U.S. region.
Rankings
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 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 400,000
32 Kingway Transportation Company China 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 CWT Pte. Ltd. Singapore 170,000
47 Scan Global Logistics A/S Denmark 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
Extras
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Three Ocean Carriers Plan New Alliance

France’s CMA CGM, the world’s third-largest container shipping company, has signed an equipment sharing alliance with China Shipping Container Line and United Arab Shipping as carriers continue to seek new partners.

September 9, 2014
Business, Logistics

Swift Execs Skip Conference as Phoenix Floods

Executives from Swift Transportation Co., scheduled to make a presentation at a Las Vegas conference, were forced to cancel due to record floods in Phoenix, where the company is based.

September 9, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Seattle Taps Ex-Polar Executive to Head Port

Ted Fick, former CEO of trailer maker Polar Corp., has been selected as CEO at the Port of Seattle to replace Tai Yoshitani, who is retiring at the end of this month.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 5, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Rises 4.3% in August

Intermodal rail volume for August rose 4.3% compared with the same time last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

September 5, 2014
Business, Logistics

UTi’s Fiscal Second-Quarter Loss Widens

UTi Worldwide Inc. reported its second-quarter fiscal loss increased to $16.9 million, or 19 cents per share, from $4.4 million, or 4 cents per share, the prior year.

September 4, 2014
Business, Logistics

New Website Offers Data On Trucking Firms, Shippers, Brokers

Data Driven Shipping, based in San Diego, has launched a website that allows users to download trucking industry data to the program of their choice on their computer or mobile device.

Mindy Long | Special to Transport Topics
September 3, 2014
Business, Logistics

XPO Completes Acquisition of Logistics Firm New Breed

XPO Logistics said it has completed the acquisition of specialized logistics firm New Breed Holding Co. for $615 million.

September 2, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week Ended Aug. 23

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 3.4% in the week ended Aug. 23 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 29, 2014
Business, Logistics

July Trailer Orders Increase 36.7%

New trailer orders rose 36.7% in July from a year ago, the strongest July since 2006, ACT Research reported.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
August 26, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 5.4% in the week ended Aug. 16 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

August 22, 2014
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