2021 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers
Up Front
After once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, supply chains are adjusting to new normal.
Global supply chain, so often taken for granted, becomes cause for worldwide concern.
Find out where the Top 50 Global Freight Carriers are based.
Rankings
 

Gulf Coast

Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs Volume of Freight Tonnage
Helena Harbor Helena, Ark. NA   1,108,537
Hickman-Fulton County Riverport Hickman, Ky. NA   1,144,576
Kaskaskia Regional Port Red Bud, Ill. break bulk, dry bulk   5,205,459
Owensboro Riverport Owensboro, Ky. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,559,487
Plaquemines Port Plaquemines Parish, La. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   52,752,984
Port Fourchon Lafourche Parish, La. liquid bulk   7,775,668
Port Freeport Freeport, Texas container, break bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo   29,844,416
Port of Beaumont Beaumont, Texas container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift   101,089,801
Port of Brownsville Brownsville, Texas container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   6,632,612
Port of Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. NA   1,987,313
Port of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Cincinnati NA   36,560,095
Port of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   111,223,976
Port of Galveston Galveston, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger   10,958,425
Port of Greater Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, La. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   73,400,104
Port of Greenville Greenville, Miss. container, break bulk, dry bulk   3,105,923
Port of Gulfport Gulfport, Miss. container, break bulk, dry bulk   1,966,349
Port of Guntersville Guntersville, Ala. NA   1,585,476
Port of Houston Houston container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   284,944,468
Port of Huntington Tri-State Huntington, W.Va. NA   36,784,682
Port of Iberia Iberia, La. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,056,212
Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, Ind. NA   9,344,185
Port of Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   1,117,045
Port of Lake Charles Lake Charles, La. dry bulk, heavy lift, special project cargo   58,038,313
Port of Lake Providence Lake Providence, La. NA   1,096,782
Port of Louisville Louisville, Ky. dry bulk   6,420,628
Port of Memphis Memphis, Tenn. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   8,914,841
Port of Mobile Mobile, Ala. container, break bulk, dry bulk, heavy lift   56,893,814
Port of Nashville Nashville, Tenn. NA   6,939,914
Port of New Madrid County New Madrid, Mo. NA   2,264,590
Port of New Orleans New Orleans container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger   92,208,560
Port of Orange Orange, Texas NA   1,574,470
Port of Panama City Panama City, Fla. container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,258,064
Port of Pascagoula Pascagoula, Miss. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   25,847,060
Port of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh NA   21,777,395
Port of Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo   33,943,782
Port of Port Lavaca Port Lavaca, Texas NA   5,220,760
Port of Rosedale Rosedale, Miss. dry bulk   1,435,130
Port of South Louisiana LaPlace, La. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   237,956,928
Port of St. Louis St. Louis NA   31,250,309
Port of St. Paul St. Paul, Minn. dry bulk   5,031,086
Port of Terrebonne Houma, La. NA   2,139,252
Port of Texas City Texas City, Texas liquid bulk   41,338,934
Port of Vicksburg Vicksburg, Miss. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   3,046,191
Port of Victoria Victoria, Texas break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk   2,672,649
Southeast Missouri Port Scott City, Mo. NA   1,237,041
Tulsa Port of Catoosa Tulsa, Okla. break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo   1,234,695
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Global Freight News
Business, Safety, Logistics, Global Freight

Baltimore Bridge Collapses After Cargo Ship Rams Into It

BALTIMORE — A containership lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early March 26, causing the span to buckle into the river below. Six people were missing.

Lea Skene | Associated Press
March 26, 2024
Business, Safety, Private, Global Freight, TCA

Amazon Reports ‘Measurable Progress’ on Worker Safety

Amazon’s safety data shows a decline in its warehouse injury rate in 2023, marking an improvement for the second consecutive year, but critics disagree with how the company measures safety.

Lauren Rosenblatt | The Seattle Times
March 18, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Hapag-Lloyd Warns of Further Earnings Decline in 2024

Following a slump in profits in 2023, German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd expects earnings to decline again in 2024.

dpa | Hamburg, Germany
March 14, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel, Global Freight

Houthi Missile Damages MSC Containership in Gulf of Aden

Houthi militants attacked and damaged a Swiss-owned container vessel on March 4 in the Gulf of Aden, as the Iran-backed group continues to roil shipping in the region.

March 5, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Norfolk Southern Urges Shareholders to Reject Takeover Plan

OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern wants its shareholders to back its current management team and strategy and reject a bid from a group of investors seeking to take control of the railroad.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
February 27, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Port of Baltimore Hit Cargo Record Last Year

The Port of Baltimore hit records for handling cargo last year, state officials said, showing a rebound from global supply chain difficulties and disruptions during the pandemic.

Lorraine Mirabella | The Baltimore Sun
February 26, 2024
Business, Technology, Autonomous, Private, Global Freight

Investors Flee Tumbling EV Upstarts

Investors have all but thrown in the towel on shares of EV startups Rivian Automotive and Lucid Group. 

Esha Day | Bloomberg News
February 26, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Southwest Airlines Ground Workers Reach Deal for Pay Bump

Southwest Airlines has reached a contract with its ramp, operations, provisioning and freight agents that’ll give workers an average pay increase of over 18%.

Alexandra Skores | The Dallas Morning News
February 23, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Shipping Giant CMA CGM Posts Loss as Red Sea Conflict Rages

CMA CGM SA posted its first quarterly loss in four years as the shipping industry struggles with the conflict in the Red Sea and the specter of overcapacity.

Tara Patel | Bloomberg News
February 23, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

Port of Mobile to Build Container Facility in North Alabama

The Alabama Port Authority and CSX Transportation announced that Decatur, Ala., will be home to a new intermodal container transfer facility to connect north Alabama to the Port of Mobile.

David Gambino | The Decatur Daily, Ala.
February 8, 2024
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