Company profile
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., established in Seattle in 1979, is a global logistics and freight forwarding powerhouse. The company provides an extensive array of supply chain solutions across the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. Its core services encompass airfreight solutions like consolidation and forwarding, alongside comprehensive ocean freight offerings including consolidation, direct shipping, and order management. Expeditors also manages intra-continental ground transportation and delivery, warehousing, distribution, and critical customs brokerage and clearance processes. Beyond basic transport, their specialized services include purchase order management, vendor consolidation, time-definite delivery, temperature-controlled transit, cargo insurance, and advanced cargo monitoring and tracking. The firm operates either as a freight consolidator or as an authorized agent for air carriers. Further enhancing its value, Expeditors offers ancillary services such as preparing shipping and customs documentation, packing, crating, facilitating insurance, negotiating letters of credit, and ensuring compliance with local export laws. The company's diverse clientele spans the retailing, wholesaling, electronics, technology, industrial, and manufacturing sectors.
- CEO
- Daniel R. Wall
- Employees
- 19,203
- IPO date
- 29 Jan 2018
- ISIN
- US3021301094
