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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
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Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Ocean Containers
1 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 4,053,000
2 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 3,059,000
3 Sinotrans Ltd. China 2,801,300
4 DB Schenker Germany 1,952,600
5 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 1,488,500
6 DSV A/S Denmark 1,305,594
7 Expeditors International of Washington United States 1,044,116
8 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 902,260
9 Bollore Logistics France 844,000
10 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 785,600
11 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 744,000
12 Geodis France 690,000
13 Ceva Logistics France 681,600
14 Yusen Logistics Japan 633,056
15 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 600,000
16 Logwin AG Luxembourg 600,000
17 Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. Hong Kong 600,000
18 LF Logistics Hong Kong 550,000
19 Nippon Express Japan 550,000
20 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 542,000
21 Agility Logistics Kuwait 513,500
22 China Resources Logistics (Group) Hong Kong 500,000
23 Mallory Alexander International Logistics United States 500,000
24 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 485,000
25 Kintetsu World Express Japan 463,000
26 Dachser SE Germany 462,700
27 Hitachi Transport System Japan 430,000
28 CJ Logistics South Korea 415,019
29 Worldwide Logistics Group China 412,300
30 Sankyu Inc. Japan 402,531
31 Chinatrans International Logistics China 300,000
32 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 267,144
33 Zhejiang Jiulong International Logistics China 250,000
34 BDP International United States 242,000
35 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 220,200
36 Hercules Logistics Pvt. Ltd. India 210,000
37 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 200,000
38 CWT Pte. Ltd. Singapore 170,000
39 Topocean Group Inc. United States 156,000
40 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 151,271
41 MIQ Logistics United States 150,000
42 De Well Group China 150,000
43 Long Sail International Logistics China 150,000
44 NNR Global Logistics Japan 146,278
45 Integrated Logistics Berhad Malaysia 140,000
46 APL Logistics Singapore 136,000
47 XPO Logistics United States 131,500
48 Honour Lane Shipping Hong Kong 130,000
49 Jiangsu Uniwill Logistics Co. China 120,000
50 Everlink International Logistics China 110,000
51 TransGroup Global Logistics United States 105,000
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On the Bubble

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Logistics News
Government, Business, Logistics

Rental Clothing Firm Opens Kansas City Fulfillment Center

Operations have begun in Missouri at a 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center for women’s rental clothing company Nuuly in a $60 million two-phase project to create 750 jobs in five years.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 10, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Eyes Ship’s Electrical System After Bridge Crash

Federal investigators looking into what caused a ship to crash into a vital Baltimore bridge last month are homing in on the vessel’s electrical system, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said.

April 10, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

$73 Million Cold Storage Site Set for Port of Gulfport

A subsidiary of Core X Partners is investing $73 million to establish a Mississippi cold storage site at the Port of Gulfport in a venture to revitalize the Gulf Coast cold supply chain.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 10, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

TQL Opens Little Rock Site at Arkansas Intermodal Hub

Total Quality Logistics executives gathered recently with Arkansas state and local leaders to celebrate the company opening a new office near the Port of Little Rock.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 9, 2024
Business, Logistics

Quantix Acquires TMS Provider CLX Logistics

Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. announced April 8 that it has sold transportation management systems company CLX Logistics to chemical supply chain services firm Quantix.

April 8, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Salvage Crews Begin Removing Containers From Dali

BALTIMORE — Salvage crews on April 7 began removing containers from the deck of the ship that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, an important step toward full reopening.

April 8, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Baltimore-Area Truckers Struggle to Find Loads

Like thousands of workers who depend on the Port of Baltimore, now closed to ship traffic, truckers have found themselves sidelined and facing uncertainty.

Lorraine Mirabella | The Baltimore Sun
April 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Grant Diverted to Add Vehicle Cargo Area in Baltimore

The Port of Baltimore will be able to receive roll-on/roll-off cargo due to federal and state officials agreeing to divert an $8.26 million grant to add 10 acres of cargo laydown space.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Biden Tours Collapsed Baltimore Bridge Area

BALTIMORE — President Joe Biden got a firsthand look April 5 at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Will Weissert | Associated Press
April 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Limited-Access Channel Could Open in Baltimore by April 30

BALTIMORE — Engineers working to clear the wreckage of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge expect to be able to restore navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore by the end of this month.

Lea Skene | Associated Press
April 5, 2024
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