2020 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers
Up Front
Freight carriers across the world experienced dramatic market shifts and volume swings in 2020.
The new trade deal between U.S., Mexico and Canada provides market certainty for North American trade.
The world’s largest freight carriers have navigated unprecedented circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Rankings
 

California & Pacific Islands

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Hilo HarborHilo, Hawaiicontainer, liquid bulk, passengerNA2,129,034
Honolulu Harbor OahuOahu, Hawaiicontainer, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, passengerNA15,181,890
Kahului HarborMaui, Hawaiicontainer, liquid bulk, passengerNA3,615,449
Kalaeloa Barbers Point HarborOahu, Hawaiidry bulk, liquid bulk NA9,854,176
Kawaihae HarborKawaihae, Hawaiicontainer, dry bulk, liquid bulkNA2,034,621
Nawiliwili HarborNawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaiicontainer, liquid bulk, passengerNA2,069,212
Port of Apra HarborApra Harbor, Guamcontainer, break bulk84,9541,153,133
Port of HuenemePort Hueneme, Calif.container, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, passengerNA1,987,668
Port of Long BeachLong Beach, Calif.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passengerNA86,536,154
Port of Los AngelesLos Angelescontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passengerNA67,806,137
Port of OaklandOakland, Calif.containerNA19,373,876
Port of Redwood CityRedwood City, Calif.container, dry bulk, liquid bulkNA2,957,553
Port of RichmondRichmond, Calif.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk NA27,255,061
Port of San DiegoSan Diegocontainer, automobile, passengerNA1,572,162
Port of San FranciscoSan Franciscobreak bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passengerNA1,604,190
Port of StocktonStockton, Calif.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulkNA5,248,146
Extras
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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
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