Top 50 Global Freight | Airport Data
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Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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1 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $72,593 | $84,628 | 85.8% |
2 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $70,456 | $74,729 | 94.3% |
3 | 3 | China State Railway Group | China | $46,357 | $164,346 | 28.2% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $35,718 | $39,740 | 89.9% |
5 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co | Switzerland | $29,995 | $29,995 | 100.0% |
6 | 7 | Deutsche Post DHL | Germany | $26,779 | $76,191 | 35.1% |
7 | 10 | Cosco Shipping | China | $24,820 | $24,820 | 100.0% |
8 | 5 | CMA CGM | France | $24,230 | $31,580 | 76.7% |
9 | 13 | SF Express | China | $22,317 | $22,317 | 100.0% |
10 | 6 | Russian Railways | Russia | $21,649 | $30,261 | 71.5% |
11 | 9 | BNSF Railway | USA | $19,778 | $20,869 | 94.8% |
12 | 11 | Union Pacific | USA | $19,533 | $19,533 | 100.0% |
13 | 12 | Indian Railways | India | $15,740 | $18,618 | 84.5% |
14 | 14 | Hapag-Lloyd | Germany | $14,567 | $14,567 | 100.0% |
15 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $13,523 | $15,274 | 88.5% |
16 | 23 | GeoPost Group | France | $12,460 | $12,460 | 100.0% |
17 | 15 | Deutsche Bahn Group | Germany | $12,357 | $45,508 | 27.2% |
18 | 17 | CSX Corp. | USA | $10,538 | $10,538 | 100.0% |
19 | 19 | Canadian National | Canada | $10,060 | $10,307 | 97.6% |
20 | 18 | Norfolk Southern | USA | $9,789 | $9,789 | 100.0% |
21 | 22 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,702 | $11,806 | 82.2% |
22 | 20 | NYK Group | Japan | $9,205 | $15,254 | 60.3% |
23 | 21 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $8,721 | $9,556 | 91.3% |
24 | 24 | XPO | USA | $8,156 | $16,252 | 50.2% |
25 | 25 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $8,022 | $9,637 | 83.2% |
26 | 28 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $6,565 | $7,029 | 93.4% |
27 | 26 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $5,967 | $5,967 | 100.0% |
28 | 27 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,624 | $5,750 | 97.8% |
29 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $5,438 | $5,438 | 100.0% |
30 | 35 | General Logistics Systems (Royal Mail) | Netherlands | $5,183 | $5,183 | 100.0% |
31 | 48 | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $5,071 | $8,062 | 62.9% |
32 | 40 | Emirates Group | UAE | $4,657 | $8,230 | 56.6% |
33 | 30 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Co. | Taiwan | $4,632 | $5,135 | 90.2% |
34 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | USA | $4,513 | $4,513 | 100.0% |
35 | 32 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $4,177 | $4,674 | 89.4% |
36 | 33 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $4,015 | $4,015 | 100.0% |
37 | 39 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,992 | $3,992 | 100.0% |
38 | - | Korean Air | South Korea | $3,605 | $6,280 | 57.4% |
39 | 41 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,596 | $6,051 | 59.4% |
40 | 37 | TFI International | Canada | $3,542 | $3,782 | 93.6% |
41 | 44 | Toll Group (Japan Post) | Australia | $3,503 | $7,112 | 49.3% |
42 | 36 | Schneider | USA | $3,457 | $4,553 | 75.9% |
43 | 38 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,317 | $18,856 | 17.6% |
44 | - | Cargolux | Luxembourg | $3,171 | $3,171 | 100.0% |
45 | 47 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $3,144 | $15,498 | 20.3% |
46 | 45 | Estes Express | USA | $3,055 | $3,547 | 86.1% |
47 | 34 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $2,995 | $3,770 | 79.5% |
48 | - | Wan Hai Lines | Taiwan | $2,779 | $2,779 | 100.0% |
49 | - | Turkish Airlines | Turkey | $2,722 | $6,734 | 40.4% |
50 | 43 | Kansas City Southern | USA | $2,633 | $2,633 | 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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