Top Shipping Companies in Shanghai

Researched by:Goodfirms Research TeamUpdated:September 11, 2026

Goodfirms has reviewed 11 Shipping Companies in Shanghai as of September 2026. The top-ranked firm is Zhongtong Express (0.0 stars, 0 verified reviews, < $25/hr, founded 2002, Shanghai). Across the category, the median hourly rate is $25, median client rating is 0, and 45% of firms employ 50+ members. Explore the vetted Shipping Companies in Shanghai below, compare their strengths, and connect with the provider best suited to your requirements.

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11Verified firms
$25/hrMedian hourly rate
0 ★Median rating
45%Have 50+ members

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  • Founded on May 8, 2002, Zhongtong Express is a comprehensive logistics service company with express delivery as its core business, integrating cross-border, express, commercial, cloud warehouse, aviation, financial, intelligent, media and other ecological sections. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on October 27, 2014, and opened a window to the world to ... read Zhongtong Express reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2002
    Shanghai, China
  • It is a supplier of railway-led cross-border multimodel transport logistics solutions under the china railway container system. The company's core transportation business includes: railway cold chain and special container logistics transportation

    < $25/hr
    50 - 249
    1996
    Shanghai, China
  • Debang Express was established in 1996, and has grown into a comprehensive logistics provider focusing on large-scale express delivery, linking express delivery, logistics, cross-border, warehousing and supply chains, and was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2018. . We work alongside our business partners every day to witness the complexity of the Chinese market, ... read Debang Express reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    1996
    Shanghai, China
  • Since the establishment of the company, relying on the management team's years of experience in international logistics and all employees to provide customers with "safe, professional, fast" service purposes, we have established a good corporate image among customers and the industry. Cooperation with well-known international logistics companies, adhere to the "integrity-based, professional management" purpose, safety-based, ... read Shanghai Huidong Shipping reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    1996
    Shanghai, China
  • At Elee Logistics we run run best-in-class warehouses in four key regions of China; (Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Chengdu). We have the expertise to resolve some of the most complex supply chain problems deployed in China and have demonstrated our abilities to run large size logistics operations integrating up to 1,200 employees. We have more ... read Elee China Logistics reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    250 - 999
    2001
    Shanghai, China
  • SANITY FREIGHT INTERNATIONAL (CHINA) LTD. was formed in year 2000 to provide customers and trading partners with a cost effective, reliable range of International Freight Forwarding and Logistics service. As the growth of global economic activities between China and the rest of the world, we had established our Shanghai Branch Office in 2004 and our ... read Sanity Freight International (China) reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2000
    Shanghai, China
  • Wanhang International Logistics owns four branded companies and 10 domestic and foreign branches: Shanghai Wanhang International Logistics Co., Ltd., Shanghai Wanhang International Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd., Shanghai Wanhang Supply Chain Co., Ltd. and Xi'an Wanhang Multimodal Transport Co., Ltd. Institutions, multiple brands and branches, and one platform working together.

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    Shanghai, China
  • GoodHope Freight(China) Limited provides air freight services: air cargo booking, arrange the cheap air routes for customers, pick up air cargo export, customs clearance for air cargo export, air cargo warehousing / booking for air cargo import /customs clearance for air cargo import / customs supervision for air freight import / delivery service, etc.As a ... read Good Hope Freight reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    Shanghai, China
  • Bansar has been in the logistics industry for over 10 years. We have the best alliances with many carriers and airlines, we get lower contract rates than the market standard. This allows us to offer the most affordable freight forwarding service from China to any country. By sea, air, or land.Our team is always up ... read Bansar reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    Shanghai, China
  • CTS International Logistics Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as “CTS International”) is the Logistics & Trading business unit of China National Travel Service (HK) Group Corporation(hereinafter referred to as “China National Travel Service), which is the major stockholder of CTS International Logistics Corporation Limited. China National Travel Service, with a history of more than eighty ... read CTS International Logistic reviews & insights

    $300+/hr
    10000+
    1992
    Shanghai, China
  • Primy Ocean Air Logistics Co., Ltd. made its entry in the Chinese freight forwarding market in March 2003,established by a group of very motivated people with important experience in the sector, some from airlines, some from shipping lines and others from global freight forwarders. This mix of expertise made itpossible to grow steadily over the ... read PRIMY OCEAN AIR LOGISTICS reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    Shanghai, China

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Ranked by a composite blending firm count (supply), average rating (quality), and average hourly rate (cost). Affordability is weighted highest (50%), so this surfaces genuinely affordable destinations - not just the biggest markets.

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CNShanghai19$77/hr-55View firms
CNShanghai
19 firms$77/hr
Value Score55 / 100

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MXMexico~7h overlap
ARArgentina~6h overlap
BRBrazil~5h overlap
CACanada~8h overlap
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Eastern Europe is your sweet spot - 1-2h time zone shift, EU GDPR alignment, and 40-50% lower rates than Western Europe.

PLPoland~8h overlap
UAUkraine~7h overlap
RORomania~7h overlap
ZASouth Africa~8h overlap

How firms are placed on the matrix

Every position on this chart is the output of the Goodfirms ranking algorithm - a weighted composite of signals across two axes. The algorithm is recomputed regularly and is fully documented.

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Algorithm at a glance
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X-axis (Core Competencies): Service Focus Ratio + Portfolio Depth + Quality + Experience
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Y-axis (360-Performance): Client Reviews + Market Presence + Goodfirms Score
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Missing signals are excluded from a firm's score, not substituted with defaults - weights redistribute across remaining inputs
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Recency decay over the last 18 months keeps stale reviews from dominating
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Eligibility floor: ≥ 1 published review in this category scope

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Cities with the best Value Score for supply chain & logistics hiring.

Ranked by a composite score blending firm count (supply), average rating (quality), and median hourly rate (cost). Affordability is weighted highest (50%), so this list surfaces actually affordable destinations rather than just-big markets.

Budget leader
Shanghai · $0-24/hr

7 firms in this tier - more than any other city. Top picks: Debang Express, Zhongtong Express, Sanity Freight International (China).

Mid-tier leader
Shanghai · $50-99/hr

1 firms in this tier - more than any other city. Top picks: China Systems.

Top tier leader
Shanghai · $150+/hr

1 firms in this tier - more than any other city. Top picks: CTS International Logistic.

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How the heatmap is built

Every cell in the grid above is the count of firms in (place × hourly-rate tier). Firms are placed by their published hourly rate; those without a disclosed rate are not plotted.

Top company names per cell are surfaced by Value Score - a weighted blend of affordability (50%) + rating (35%) + review volume (15%).

The "Best" ribbon marks the cell in each row where firm density, ratings, and affordability line up best - the densest, highest-quality combination.

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Value Score · per firm
ValueScore = 0.50 × Affordability
+ 0.35 × Rating
+ 0.15 × Review Volume
// All sub-scores normalized 0-100
// Affordability = (1 - rate/$200) × 100
// Rating = (rating - 3) / 2 × 100
// Volume = log10(reviews+1)/log10(200) × 100

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