Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said late Wednesday it took a fourth-quarter loss of $65.1 million, or $1.87 a share, compared with a profit of $20.6 million, or 59 cents, a year earlier.
February 11, 2009Up Front
Battling supply chain, freight capacity issues, logistics providers demonstrate the value they bring to their business partners
As the 3PL industry continues to grow, so does our ranking of North America’s largest logistics companies, now at 100
Find out where the Top 100 Logistics companies are located by region; click links to view details about the company
Rankings
Logistics 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 |
About the Rankings...
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.
Extras
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
Trucking Sheds 24,900 Jobs
The trucking industry lost nearly 25,000 jobs in January, the highest monthly total ever except during a national strike in 1994, according to data from the Department of Labor.
February 16, 2009Business, Safety, Government, Logistics
Pacer Reports Loss for 4Q, Year
Business, Technology, Logistics
Norfolk Southern, CN to Share Track, Freight in Midwest
Canadian National Railway and Norfolk Southern Corp. plan to create a “MidAmerica Corridor,” an agreement in which the railroads will share track and carry each other’s shipments in various routes in the Midwest, the railroads announced Tuesday.
February 11, 2009Business, Logistics
Expeditors’ 4Q Income Improves
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said its fourth-quarter net income rose 11% to $77.7 million, or 36 cents a share, from $70.1 million, or 32 cents, a year ago.
February 10, 2009Business, Logistics
Logistics Concerns Could Reduce Overseas Manufacturing
Companies are considering moving their manufacturing away from foreign countries as off-shore manufacturing costs increase, a survey released Monday said.
February 10, 2009Business, Equipment, Logistics
APU Maker RigMaster Ceases Operations
RigMaster Power Corp., a Canadian manufacturer of auxiliary power units, has ceased all operations, according to a voice message on its telephone.
February 9, 2009Government, Business, Logistics
FedEx Express Opens New China Hub
FedEx Express said Monday it has begun operations at its new Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou, China, the company’s largest hub outside of the United States.
February 9, 2009Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics
Descartes Buys Oceanwide’s Logistics Business
Descartes Systems Group said Thursday it acquired the logistics business of privately held Oceanwide Inc., in an all-cash transaction of about C$10.4 million ($8.4 million).
February 6, 2009Business, Logistics
Kansas City Southern’s 4Q Income Declines
Kansas City Southern said its fourth-quarter profit fell 27% to $36.4 million, or 40 cents a share, from $49.9 million, or 56 cents, a year ago.
February 4, 2009Fuel, Business, Logistics, Government
Diesel Drops 2.2¢ to $2.246
Diesel fuel’s national average price fell 2.2 cents to $2.246 a gallon, the lowest in more than three and a half years, the Department of Energy said Monday.
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