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

North Atlantic

Port NameCityType of FreightTEUsVolume of Freight Tonnage
Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, N.Y.NA 2,725,461
Port of Albany-RensselaerAlbany, N.Y.break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift 5,003,533
Port of BostonBostoncontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, passenger 15,986,250
Port of BridgeportBridgeport, Conn.NA 1,834,962
Port of Camden-GloucesterCamden-Gloucester, N.J.container, break bulk, dry bulk 5,364,915
Port of HalifaxHalifax, Nova Scotiacontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, special project cargo, passenger507,1854,216,742
Port of New CastleNew Castle, Del.NA 9,252,128
Port of New HavenNew Haven, Conn.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo 9,308,688
Port of New York and New JerseyNew Yorkcontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger 136,575,034
Port of PaulsboroPaulsboro, N.J.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, heavy lift 18,417,301
Port of PortlandPortland, Mainecontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo 4,687,845
Port of PortsmouthPortsmouth, N.H.container, break bulk, dry bulk, special project cargo 2,630,642
Port of ProvidenceProvidence, R.I.break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo 8,222,908
Port of SearsportSearsport, Mainebreak bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk 1,429,585
Port of WilmingtonWilmington, Del.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated 6,865,784
Port Saint JohnSaint John, New Brunswickcontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger 25,372,180
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Business, Fuel, Global Freight

Big Emissions Bills Are Coming for Ships Sailing in Europe

Maersk ship

The maritime industry will join the European Union's Emissions Trading System in January, meaning big ships will start paying for carbon emissions.

Jack Wittels | Bloomberg News
September 18, 2023
Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

DHL Express Opens Miami-to-Argentina Cargo Shipping Route

DHL trucks at a warehouse

DHL Express started shipping this week from Miami to Argentina, as part of its cargo hauling expansion from South Florida to Latin America.

Vinod Sreeharsha | Miami Herald
September 8, 2023
Government, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight

AI Fused With Trade Data Could Smooth Clunky Supply Chains

Containers stacked at Shanghai port

The dawn of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT may revolutionize the way data can be used to ferret out risks and opportunities in the $32 trillion global trading system.

Bryce Baschuk | Bloomberg News
September 5, 2023
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Port of Baltimore Welcomes Biggest Containership Ever

Evergreen Ever Max

On Aug. 19, the largest containership to ever visit Maryland sailed into the Port of Baltimore.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 21, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, TCA

East and West Coast Ports Spar Over Who's No. 1

port of New York-New Jersey

It came as a surprise at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach  when the ports of New York-New Jersey said their complex was the busiest cargo container handler in America.

Ronald D. White | Los Angeles Times
August 15, 2023
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Global Ocean Shipping Costs Creep Higher

Yokohama shipping terminal

Spot rates for shipping containers jumped by the most in more than two years, a sign that a 16-month slump in ocean freight costs that helped ease the sting of goods inflation is over.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
August 3, 2023
Business, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight

DHL Plans Expansion in Latin America

DHL's Oscar de Bok (left) and Agustin Croche

Five Latin American nations could share $556 million by 2028 as contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain plans to expand its regional fulfillment network.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
July 14, 2023
Global Freight

IMO Countries Agree to Net-Zero Shipping Emissions by 2050

A ship at the Port of Los Angeles

Maritime nations agreed July 7 to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that several experts and nations say falls short of what’s needed.

Sibi Arasu | Associated Press
July 7, 2023
Business, Global Freight

CSX and CPKC Will Connect to Increase Traffic in Southeast

CSX locomotives in a Massachusetts yard

CSX and CPKC railroads announced a deal June 28 that will allow them to beef up a little-used connection between their two networks in the southeastern United States to handle more freight.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
June 29, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Private, Global Freight

Pepsi Leads Calls for EU to Roll Out Green Trucks Faster

Volvo VNR

Companies including PepsiCo Inc. and Nike Inc. are calling for the European Union to implement stricter emissions targets for trucks, which the firms say will lower costs in the long run.

John Ainger | Bloomberg News
June 26, 2023
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