U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 3.2% to 12.3 million containers and trailers in 2012 from the year before, the second highest total on record, the Association of American Railroads said.
January 4, 2013Logistics 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
BNSF Projects Its Crude Oil Shipments to Climb 40% on Shale Boom
Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad will boost crude-oil shipments by 40% this year, helping to offset declines in other cargo, Bloomberg News reported.
January 9, 2013November Trailer Orders Decline From Strong Year-Ago Performance
Orders for new U.S. trailers tumbled 22.8% to 22,306 in November from the same month in 2011, when new orders hit a recent peak, but manufacturers said they remained very busy at the end of 2012.
January 7, 2013Intermodal Traffic Up 3.2% for Year
Intermodal Traffic Gains 10.2% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 10.2% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 28, 2012Consumer Confidence Falls in December
Consumer confidence declined in December, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
December 27, 2012Intermodal Growth Surges on Truckload Freight Conversion
Intermodal business continued to grow in 2012, powered by the combination of truckload freight migrating to rail long hauls, expanded Eastern truck/rail options and continued reliability improvements, industry experts said.
December 24, 2012Epes Logistics Buys Cargo Masters
Epes Logistics Services said Friday it has acquired Cargo Masters Inc., a freight transportation and logistics firm based in Charlotte, N.C. Terms were not disclosed.
December 21, 2012Intermodal Traffic Gains 8% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 8% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 21, 2012Intermodal Traffic Falls 0.3% for Week
U.S. rail intermodal traffic fell 0.3% last week over the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 14, 2012Opinion: Selecting the Right Trailers, New or Used
Before adding one, two — or several hundred — trailers, a fleet manager needs to determine what equipment’s right for the application and to do it by knowing what’s out there, what’s right for an operation, and the most basic choice of all, whether to buy new or used.
December 10, 2012