Top 50 Global Freight | Airport Data
Port Data: Pacific Northwest | California & Pacific Islands | North Atlantic | Mid-Atlantic & South Atlantic | Mexico & Central America | Gulf Coast | Caribbean | Great Lakes
Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | United States | $63,914 | $68,716 | 93.0% |
2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | United States | $61,253 | $71,861 | 85.2% |
3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $45,001 | $165,494 | 27.2% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $34,707 | $39,019 | 88.9% |
5 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,012 | $38,403 | 67.7% |
6 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $24,307 | $72,622 | 33.5% |
7 | 9 | CMA CGM Group | France | $23,480 | $23,480 | 100.0% |
8 | 7 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $22,892 | $22,892 | 100.0% |
9 | 8 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $22,832 | $22,832 | 100.0% |
10 | 10 | BNSF Railway | United States | $22,578 | $23,855 | 94.6% |
11 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $18,628 | $26,092 | 71.4% |
12 | 14 | Cosco Shipping Group | China | $18,179 | $18,179 | 100.0% |
13 | 15 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $13,630 | $51,943 | 26.2% |
14 | 17 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $13,586 | $13,586 | 100.0% |
15 | 20 | SF Express | China | $13,547 | $13,547 | 100.0% |
16 | 18 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,262 | $14,712 | 83.0% |
17 | 16 | CSX Corp. | United States | $12,250 | $12,250 | 100.0% |
18 | 13 | NYK Group | Japan | $11,693 | $18,281 | 64.0% |
19 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $11,458 | $11,458 | 100.0% |
20 | 22 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $10,747 | $11,045 | 97.3% |
21 | 12 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $10,668 | $11,311 | 94.3% |
22 | 25 | SG Holdings | Japan | $8,568 | $10,353 | 82.8% |
23 | 24 | GeoPost Group | France | $8,306 | $8,699 | 95.5% |
24 | 21 | Kawaski Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ( | Japan | $8,299 | $8,299 | 100.0% |
25 | 23 | XPO | United States | $8,241 | $17,279 | 47.7% |
26 | 26 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $7,297 | $8,615 | 84.7% |
27 | 28 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,516 | $5,642 | 97.8% |
28 | 31 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $5,210 | $5,613 | 92.8% |
29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $5,092 | $5,092 | 100.0% |
30 | 30 | Knight-Swift Transportation | United States | $4,760 | $5,344 | 89.1% |
31 | 32 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,745 | $4,745 | 100.0% |
32 | 33 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,704 | $4,704 | 100.0% |
33 | 34 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $4,275 | $5,588 | 76.5% |
34 | 35 | Schneider | United States | $4,057 | $4,977 | 81.5% |
35 | 38 | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $4,044 | $4,044 | 100.0% |
36 | - | General Logistics Systems | Netherlands | $3,850 | $3,850 | 100.0% |
37 | 36 | TFI International | Canada | $3,746 | $3,951 | 94.8% |
38 | 40 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,613 | $14,170 | 25.5% |
39 | 37 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $3,555 | $26,147 | 13.6% |
40 | 39 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,396 | $19,245 | 17.6% |
41 | 42 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,248 | $3,248 | 100.0% |
42 | 43 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $3,201 | $42,292 | 7.6% |
43 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $3,128 | $6,350 | 49.3% |
44 | 49 | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $3,049 | $4,063 | 75.0% |
45 | 44 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,800 | $4,065 | 68.9% |
46 | 46 | Estes Express Lines | United States | $2,787 | $3,186 | 87.5% |
47 | - | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $2,753 | $13,126 | 21.0% |
48 | 47 | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,737 | $11,496 | 23.8% |
49 | 45 | Kansas City Southern | United States | $2,714 | $2,714 | 100.0% |
50 | - | Cargolux | Luxembourg | $2,634 | $2,634 | 100.0% |
Top 50 Global Freight Companies
Revenue from acquired companies only included for period after close of acquisition. All revenue figures have been converted to U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate in the appropriate calendar year.
Sources: Company reports and SJ Consulting Group Inc. estimates
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