XPO Logistics Inc. confirmed Feb. 14 that it will close a facility in Memphis, Tenn., where some employees have made allegations of pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment, and the next day CEO Brad Jacobs said a customer's request prompted the decision.
February 19, 2019Logistics 100 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Ocean Freight Forwarders
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Ocean Containers |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kuehne + Nagel | Switzerland | 4,613,000 |
2 | Sinotrans Ltd. | China | 3,750,000 |
3 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 3,142,000 |
4 | DSV A/S | Denmark | 2,900,000 |
5 | DB Schenker | Germany | 2,215,000 |
6 | LX Pantos | South Korea | 1,658,000 |
7 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | United States | 1,500,000 |
8 | Ceva Logistics | France | 1,269,000 |
9 | Kerry Logistics | Hong Kong | 1,229,298 |
10 | Expeditors International of Washington | United States | 1,047,725 |
11 | CTS International Logistics | China | 1,021,007 |
12 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 905,100 |
13 | Geodis | France | 900,866 |
14 | Fr. Meyer's Sohn | Germany | 850,000 |
15 | Worldwide Logistics Group | China | 840,060 |
16 | Bollore Logistics | France | 826,000 |
17 | OOCL Logistics | Hong Kong | 750,000 |
18 | Nippon Express | Japan | 747,624 |
19 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 723,000 |
20 | Logwin AG | Luxembourg | 715,000 |
21 | AllCargo Logistics | India | 684,000 |
22 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 640,063 |
23 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 620,000 |
24 | Savino Del Bene | Italy | 602,500 |
25 | Cargo Services Far East | Hong Kong | 600,000 |
26 | Dachser SE | Germany | 530,000 |
27 | Toll Group | Australia | 523,300 |
28 | Honour Lane Shipping | Hong Kong | 507,886 |
29 | Hitachi Transport System | Japan | 441,000 |
30 | Asia Shipping Transportes Internacionais | Brazil | 421,965 |
31 | Long Sail International Logistics | China | 360,000 |
32 | Mainfreight Ltd. | New Zealand | 347,638 |
33 | Seko Logistics | United States | 340,000 |
34 | Alonso Forwarding | Spain | 306,090 |
35 | Clasquin | France | 272,228 |
36 | EFL | Sri Lanka | 270,553 |
37 | AWOT Global Logistics Group | China | 250,310 |
38 | Scan Global Logistics A/S | Denmark | 245,000 |
39 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 239,112 |
40 | Nissin Corp. | Japan | 205,000 |
41 | A. Hartrodt | Germany | 180,000 |
42 | NNR Global Logistics | Japan | 169,687 |
43 | Gebrüder Weiss | Austria | 141,000 |
44 | TVS Supply Chain Solutions | India | 140,000 |
45 | Maersk Logistics | Denmark | 133,452 |
46 | Matson | United States | 102,454 |
47 | AIT Worldwide Logistics | United States | 97,869 |
48 | Mode Global | United States | 76,000 |
49 | ITG Transportation Services | United States | 70,000 |
Top 100 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 100 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 100 list.
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Extras
XPO Denies Memphis Plant Closing Is Retaliation
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Pepsi Soothes Investors With Sales Growth, Plans for Payouts
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XPO Logistics Reports Disappointing Earnings
XPO Logistics reported disappointing earnings for the fourth quarter of 2018 and lowered its guidance for 2019 due, in large part, to a sharp drop-off in shipments from its largest customer — believed to be Amazon.com.
Nuro Raises Nearly $1 Billion From SoftBank Vision Fund
Nuro, a robotics company specializing in automating local commerce deliveries, has secured $940 million in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund, according to a Feb. 11 press release.
February 14, 2019Amazon Ditches Plans for New York Headquarters
Amazon.com is pulling out of a plan to build a headquarters in New York City, after a backlash from some residents and politicians, the e-commerce giant said.
FedEx Logistics Announces Headquarters Move
FedEx Logistics will move its global headquarters to the former Gibson Guitar factory building in Memphis, Tenn., according to a Feb. 12 press release.
February 13, 2019NFI Expands Brokerage, Intermodal Business With Purchase of SCR Air Services
NFI completed the purchase of SCR Air Services Inc., a Seattle-based freight brokerage firm that specializes in shipping food and other products needing temperature control, the company announced Feb. 11. Terms were not disclosed.
February 13, 2019Redwood Logistics Acquires Strive Logistics
Redwood Logistics said it is acquiring Strive Logistics, a move that will create a multimodal freight brokerage firm with more than $1 billion in freight under management.
February 13, 2019