2018 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers
Up Front
Here’s how rail intermodal projects are boosting development in cities across America.
This year, the world’s biggest freight carriers all got a little bigger as demand for transportation surged.
Several of the most daring and promising concepts for the future of transportation.
Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Headquarters Freight Revenue (Millions) Total Revenue (Millions) Freight Revenue Share
48 42 Aurizon Australia $2,409 $2,409 100%
45 45 Kansas City Southern United States $2,583 $2,583 100%
46 48 Estes Express Lines United States $2,476 $2,746 90.2%
50 - Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Kazakhstan $2,349 $2,785 84.3%
42 44 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Israel $2,978 $2,978 100%
49 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group Norway $2,404 $3,024 79.5%
38 38 Old Dominion Freight Line United States $3,358 $3,358 100%
36 40 TFI International Canada $3,460 $3,655 94.7%
44 38 Pacific International Lines Singapore $2,616 $3,798 68.9%
33 33 Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. Taiwan $4,303 $4,303 100%
35 36 Schneider United States $3,647 $4,384 83.2%
32 31 Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. South Korea $4,438 $4,438 100%
29 29 Yellow Corp. United States $4,891 $4,891 100%
34 34 Transnet Group South Africa $3,775 $4,918 76.8%
31 35 Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan $4,444 $4,947 88.9%
28 30 Canadian Pacific Railway Canada $4,915 $5,053 97.3%
30 32 Knight-Swift Transportation United States $4,634 $5,186 89.4%
27 28 Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Hong Kong $6,108 $6,108 100%
41 41 Toll Group Australia $3,023 $6,282 48.1%
26 27 J.B. Hunt Transport Services United States $6,181 $7,190 86%
24 25 GeoPost Group France $7,350 $7,699 95.5%
25 24 SG Holdings Japan $7,302 $9,003 81.1%
22 21 Canadian National Railway Canada $9,766 $10,054 97%
21 20 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) Japan $10,166 $10,166 100%
47 50 Korean Air South Korea $2,473 $10,387 23.8%
20 22 SF Express China $10,522 $10,522 100%
19 19 Norfolk Southern Corp. United States $10,551 $10,551 100%
17 15 Hapag-Lloyd AG Germany $11,264 $11,264 100%
16 17 CSX Corp. United States $11,408 $11,408 100%
40 43 Cathay Pacific Airways Hong Kong $3,067 $12,483 24.6%
14 18 COSCO Shipping Holdings Co. China $13,378 $13,378 100%
12 13 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Japan $13,958 $14,830 94.1%
23 23 XPO United States $7,516 $15,381 48.9%
18 16 Yamato Holdings Japan $11,190 $15,459 72%
39 37 Nippon Express Japan $3,117 $17,798 17.5%
13 12 NYK Group Japan $13,869 $19,903 69.7%
9 10 CMA CGM Group France $21,116 $21,116 100%
8 7 Union Pacific Corp. United States $21,240 $21,240 100%
10 8 BNSF Railway United States $20,406 $21,387 95.4%
7 9 Mediterranean Shipping Co. Switzerland $21,428 $21,428 100%
37 39 Emirates Group United Arab Emirates $3,386 $24,831 13.6%
11 11 Indian Railways India $17,948 $25,311 64.8%
4 4 Maersk Denmark $29,096 $30,945 94%
5 5 Russian Railways Russia $26,285 $38,594 68.1%
43 46 Lufthansa Group Germany $2,851 $40,186 7.1%
15 14 Deutsche Bahn AG Germany $12,578 $48,234 26.1%
1 1 FedEx Logistics United States $57,198 $62,335 91.8%
2 2 UPS Inc. United States $57,100 $65,872 86.7%
6 6 Deutsche Post DHL Group Germany $21,915 $68,271 32.1%
3 3 China Railway Corp. China $39,395 $150,274 26.2%
Extras
A look at what logistics companies can do to compete in the age of Amazon.
An increase in global shipping volume is adding urgency to efforts to optimize cargo handling.
Railroads push to boost earnings while trying to accommodate an increase in demand for intermodal shipping.
Find out where the Top Global Freight Carriers are around the world.
Learn more about Transport Topics' Top 50 Global Freight Carriers Publication
If your company appears in the 2018 list, you have a few ways to announce it! Visit our logo library to get web- and print-ready graphics.
Global Freight News
Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Union Pacific Profit Up 1% in Q4 as Deliveries Rise

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s fourth-quarter profit crept up 1% as the railroad delivered more fertilizer, imported goods and vehicles.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
January 25, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Canadian National Railway Maintains Earnings Growth Forecast

Canadian National Railway is sticking with its outlook for double-digit profit growth over the next few years, moving past a 2023 marred by labor strife, low grain shipments and a sluggish economy.

Stephanie Hughes | Bloomberg News
January 24, 2024
Government, Technology, Global Freight, TCA

USPS Installs EV Chargers in Atlanta, Will Expand Nationwide

This week, USPS unveiled its first set of EV charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center, the first of hundreds that will be installed at centers nationwide this year.

Leada Gore | al.com
January 23, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight

Red Sea Chaos Starting to Impair Profits Across Industries

With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it’s a matter of time before soaring costs and supply chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.

January 23, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

STB Calls for Status Hearing on Gulf Coast Amtrak Project

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board, which oversaw hearings into the possible restart of Gulf Coast rail during 2022, is calling the parties involved in the case for a status hearing.

John Sharp | Alabama Media Group (Birmingham, Ala.)
January 22, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Food Trade, Risk Higher Grocery Costs

Chaos in the Red Sea is starting to disrupt shipments of produce from coffee to fruit — and threatening to halt a slowdown in food inflation that brought some relief to strained consumers.

January 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

CMA CGM, Subsidiary Ceva to Buy UK Logistics Firm Wincanton

French shipping giant CMA CGM SA agreed to buy U.K. logistics company Wincanton Plc, part of the billionaire Saade family’s buying spree to diversify its transport operations.

Tara Patel | Bloomberg News
January 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to Operate Some Ships as Joint Fleet

Global shipping giants Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk have struck a partnership deal to operate some of their ships as a joint fleet in the future, the companies announced Jan. 17.

dpa | Hamburg, Germany
January 17, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight

Shipping CEOs See No Short-Term End to Red Sea Disruptions

The CEOs of two leading freight carriers said they expect Red Sea threats to disrupt shipping for weeks or months longer.

Sanne Waas | Bloomberg News
January 17, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

How the Red Sea Conflict Is Crimping Global Trade

The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels have rerouted most of the trade normally flowing through the crucial maritime artery for consumer goods and energy supplies.

January 12, 2024
Archives
  • 2022

  • 2021

  • 2020

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015