Ford Motor Co. said it will cut thousands of jobs, weed out slow-selling variants and potentially close entire factories in Europe, as the carmakers’s global cost-cutting drive targets a region that has been a drag on earnings for years.
January 10, 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 |
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Extras
Wise Systems Closes $7 Million Series A Round
Wise Systems, an autonomous dispatch and routing software provider for delivery fleets, has raised $7 million in its Series A round, according to a Dec. 6 press release.
January 10, 2019Ford’s Global Cost Purge Hits Europe With Thousands of Job Cuts
Fiat Chrysler Said to Settle Civil Suit on Diesel-Emissions Violations
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department, which alleged some of its diesel-powered vehicles violated clean-air rules, a person familiar with the matter said.
Shareholders Offered Option of Buying More Stock as Roadrunner Seeks to Recapitalize Its Business
Shareholders of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, who have seen the value of their holdings plummet following a finance scandal that led to the dismissal of several top executives more than a year ago, are being given a chance to buy more stock — 900 million shares to be exact — at 50 cents a share as part of an effort by new management to recapitalize the business.
J.B. Hunt Moves Aggressively Into Final-Mile Sector With Purchase
In an effort to strengthen its position in the growing final-mile trucking sector, J.B. Hunt on Jan. 8 announced it is purchasing Cory 1st Choice Home Delivery for $100 million.
Teamsters Exchange Contract Proposals with YRC, Holland and New Penn
After working for eight years under a series of contract extensions, less-than-truckload carrier YRC Freight and its two regional operations have opened contract negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Crowley Launches Second LNG Cargo Vessel
Taino’s arrival gives Jacksonville a fourth cargo ship powered by natural gas for Puerto Rico shipments, putting the port at the vanguard in using a fuel source that only recently became tried and tested in cargo ships. Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime owns two of the ships.
TransForce Acquires Drive360 Logistics
TransForce Inc., a Virginia-based recruiting and employment solutions provider specializing in quality commercial truck drivers, has acquired Drive360 Logistics.
January 9, 2019Fleets Reap Riches by Expanding Into Last-Mile Service
Truck driver Justin Osborne pulled up to a house in the Dallas suburbs last month and started unloading an oven, a dishwasher and a microwave. His mission: Help J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. win the battle for new delivery riches spurred by e-commerce.
Retailers Turn to Logistics Providers to Help Manage Returns Process
For online retailers, one of the challenges with the reverse logistics process is knowing what to do once items are returned. Some products could be returned to a finished goods warehouse whereas defective ones could go to a location to refurbish or recycle the product.