2022 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Companies

Up Front

Supply chain disruptions may be easing, but freight volumes continue to stir anxiety in shippers.

Non-asset based companies join the field in this year’s Global Freight Top 50 list.

Get a continent-by-continent and country-by-country look at where the Top 50 Global Freight Companies are based.

Rankings
 

Port Data

Rank Port Name City Type of Freight TEUs 2021 TEUs 2020 % Change Freight Tonnage (metric tons)
1Port of Los Angeles *Los Angelescontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger10,677,6109,213,39615.9%222,000,000
2Port of Long BeachLong Beach, Calif.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger9,384,3688,113,31515.7%196,386,014
3Port of New York and New Jersey ^New Yorkcontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automotive, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger8,985,9297,585,81918.5%112,216,428
4Port of Savannah ^Savannah, Ga.container, break bulk, heavy lift, automobile, refrigerated 5,613,1634,682,24919.9%39,419,938
5Ports of Colon, Cristobal and Manzanillo **Colón, Panamacontainer, liquid bulk, dry bulk, passenger, transshipping4,915,9754,454,90210.3% 
6Northwest Seaport AllianceSeattle and Tacoma, Wash.container, break bulk, liquid bulk, dry bulk, automobile, heavy lift, special project cargo, refrigerated, passenger, air cargo3,736,2063,320,37912.5%27,363,475
7Port of VancouverVancouver, British Columbiacontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, special project cargo, passenger3,678,9523,467,5216.1% 
8Port of Balboa/PSA Panama International TerminalPanama Int'l Terminals, Panamacontainer, transshipping3,561,4323,161,65812.6% 
9Port of VirginiaNorfolk, Va.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile3,522,8342,813,41525.2%55,797,100
10Port HoustonHoustoncontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk 3,453,2263,001,16415.1%40,399,937
11Port of ManzanilloManzanillo, Colima, Mexicocontainer, dry bulk, liquid bulk3,371,4382,909,63215.9%35,024,782
12Port of Charleston ^Charleston, S.C.container, break bulk, dry bulk, automobile, refrigerated2,751,4422,309,99519.1%22,631,975
13Port of Oakland ^Oakland, Calif.container2,448,2432,461,262-0.5%17,635,455
14Port of KingstonKingston, Jamaicacontainer, heavy lift, liquid bulk1,975,4011,611,63722.6% 
15Port of MontrealMontrealcontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger1,728,1141,600,0008.0%34,023,135
16Port of Lázaro CárdenasLázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexicocontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk1,686,0761,063,67558.5% 
17Port of FreeportFreeport, Bahamascontainer, passenger1,642,7801,231,70333.4% 
18Port of San Juan ^San Juan, Puerto Ricocontainer1,438,7381,490,218-3.5%8,470,533
19Port of Jacksonville ***Jacksonville, Fla.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, heavy lift, refrigerated1,407,3101,277,16110.2%9,378,906
20Moín Container TerminalLímon, Costa Ricacontainer1,319,3721,213,4318.7% 
21Port Miami ***Miamicontainer, passenger1,254,0621,066,73817.6%10,114,409
22Port of VeracruzVeracruz, Veracruz, Mexicocontainer, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile1,165,0431,005,93615.8% 
23Port of Prince RupertPrince Rupert, British Columbiacontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, special project cargo, passenger1,054,8361,141,390-7.6%25,071,050
24Port Everglades ***Broward County, Fla.container, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, passenger1,038,179945,5129.8%21,346,991
25Port of Baltimore ^Baltimorecontainer, break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, automobile, refrigerated, passenger1,022,6831,051,840-2.8%31,934,742
NOTE: Data for the ports of Manzanillo (Mexico), Kingston, Lázaro Cárdenas, Freeport, San Juan, Moín Container Terminal and Veracruz are from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Carribbean. Data for the ports of Balboa, PSA Panama International Terminal, Cristobal, Colon Container Terminal and Manzanillo International Terminal are from the Georgia Tech Panama Logistics Innovation and Research Center. All other data is from respective port authorities.

* Tonnage data for the Port of Los Angeles is from its fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

** Includes data regarding the Panamanian ports of Cristobal, Colon Container Terminal and Manzanillo International Terminal; not to be confused with the Port of Manzanillo in Colima, Mexico.

*** TEU and tonnage data for the Port of Jacksonville, Port Miami and Port Everglades is from their fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021.

^ Tonnage data for the ports of New York and New Jersey, Savannah, Charleston, Oakland, San Juan and Baltimore are from calendar year 2020, sourced from the United States Army Corp of Engineers. All other tonnage data is from calendar year 2021.

Extras

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French Shipping Giant CMA CGM Warns Demand Is Falling

French shipping giant CMA CGM SA warned of a steep drop in demand so far this year, extending a slump that led to a more than halving of quarterly profit.

Tara Patel | Bloomberg News
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Supply Chain Envoy Says Automating Ports Doesn’t Have to Cost Jobs

The White House’s supply chain envoy said the ports and logistics industry must move toward automation, a sticking point in protracted contract talks between U.S. West Coast dockworkers and their employers.

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USPS Buys Electric Vans, Charging Stations in Bulk

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is buying 9,250 Ford Motor Co. electric vans and 14,000 charging stations as part of a move to switch its fleet to electric vehicles.

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Supply Chains Have Healed, Yet Their Mark on Inflation to Endure

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FedEx Pilots Plan Strike Authorization Vote as Labor Talks Stall

FedEx Corp. pilots are inching closer to a potential strike as negotiations stall on a new labor agreement.

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Maersk Suing Evergreen Over 2021 Suez Canal Blockage

Shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk said in an email to The Associated Press that it filed a claim against Evergreen Marine Corp., the vessel’s Japanese owner and its German technical manager in the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court.

Samy Magdy | Associated Press
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Maersk Sees Global Trade Contracting as Much as 2.5% in 2023

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said “muted” economic growth is set to push the world’s container shipping volumes down by as much as 2.5% this year.

Christian Wienberg | Bloomberg News
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Thousands of CSX Workers First to Get Paid Sick Leave

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Josh Funk | Associated Press
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