2015 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest Global Freight Carriers
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Rankings
Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Headquarters Freight Revenue (Millions) Total Revenue (Millions) Freight Revenue Share
50 - Nippon Express Japan $3,212 $17,953 18%
49 - Lufthansa Group Germany $3,237 $39,894 8%
48 - Cathay Pacific Airways Hong Kong $3,274 $13,662 24%
47 - Emirates Group United Arab Emirates $3,348 $23,607 14%
46 - Ukrainian Railways Ukraine $3,379 $4,226 80%
45 - ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Israel $3,409 $3,409 100%
44 - Aurizon Australia $3,457 $3,457 100%
43 - Schneider United States $3,524 $3,900 90%
42 - United Arab Shipping Co. United Arab Emirates $3,581 $3,581 100%
41 - Toll Group Australia $3,761 $7,815 48%
40 - Swift Transportation United States $4,013 $4,299 93%
39 - Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Kazakhstan $4,088 $4,847 84%
38 - Con-way Inc. United States $4,264 $5,806 73%
37 - Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan $4,372 $4,761 92%
36 - Transnet Group South Africa $4,377 $5,638 78%
35 - Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. Taiwan $4,448 $4,448 100%
34 - Yellow Corp. United States $5,069 $5,069 100%
33 - China Shipping Container Lines Co. China $5,197 $5,877 88%
32 - J.B. Hunt Transport Services United States $5,467 $6,165 89%
31 - Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. South Korea $5,645 $5,645 100%
30 - Canadian Pacific Railway Canada $5,996 $5,996 100%
29 - GeoPost Group France $6,395 $6,541 98%
28 - SF Express China $6,425 $6,425 100%
27 - Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Hong Kong $6,522 $6,522 100%
26 - Hamburg Süd Group Germany $6,900 $6,900 100%
25 - NOL Group Singapore $7,039 $8,617 82%
24 - SG Holdings Group Japan $7,112 $8,146 87%
23 - Hanjin Shipping Co. South Korea $8,313 $8,313 100%
22 - TNT Express N.V. Netherlands $8,880 $8,880 100%
21 - Hapag-Lloyd AG Germany $9,049 $9,049 100%
20 - Canadian National Railway Canada $10,682 $10,990 97%
19 - Yamato Group Japan $11,099 $13,059 85%
18 - Norfolk Southern Corp. United States $11,624 $11,624 100%
17 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) Japan $12,551 $12,551 100%
16 - COSCO Group China $12,667 $12,667 100%
15 - CSX Corp. United States $12,669 $12,669 100%
14 - Deutsche Bahn AG Germany $14,921 $51,028 29%
13 - Mitsui O.S.L. Lines Japan $15,974 $17,522 91%
12 - CMA CGM France $16,739 $16,739 100%
11 - NYK Group Japan $17,017 $22,817 75%
10 - Indian Railways India $18,015 $25,746 70%
9 - Deutsche Post DHL Group Germany $22,161 $75,278 29%
8 - Mediterranean Shipping Co. Switzerland $22,183 $22,183 100%
7 - BNSF Railway United States $22,714 $22,714 100%
6 - Union Pacific Corp. United States $23,988 $23,988 100%
5 - Russian Railway Russia $31,924 $47,598 67%
4 - Maersk Denmark $33,793 $48,574 70%
3 - China Railway Corp. China $40,421 $162,061 25%
2 - FedEx Corp. United States $43,723 $46,763 93%
1 - UPS Inc. United States $51,887 $58,232 89%
Global Freight News
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Maersk Sees Improved Prospects for Global Container Trade

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a bellwether for global trade, said a strong start to the year has improved the outlook for container trade demand worldwide.

May 2, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Sees Strong Q1 Results Driven by Cloud-Computing Unit

NEW YORK — Amazon reported strong results for the first quarter, driven by growth in its cloud-computing unit and a new surge of advertising dollars from its Prime Video streaming service.

Haleluya Hadero | Associated Press
April 30, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

DHL Expands Retail Presence in D.C. Area

DHL expanded its network of retail locations by introducing a store in Fairfax, Va., the company announced April 23.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 29, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Global Freight

Amazon Web Services to Build Data Center in Northern Indiana

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. — Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana that will create at least 1,000 new jobs, state and company officials announced.

April 25, 2024
Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Union Pacific’s First-Quarter Profit Creeps Up 1%

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s first-quarter profit crept 1% higher as the railroad tightened up on expenses — particularly its fuel bill — even though it delivered slightly less freight.

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

Amazon Prime Memberships in US Gain 8% to New High

Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime subscription service hit a new high of 180 million U.S. shoppers in March, up 8% from a year earlier, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.

Spencer Soper | Bloomberg News
April 16, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, For-Hire, Global Freight

Amazon Becomes the Largest US Private EV Charging Operator

Amazon has installed more than 17,000 chargers at about 120 warehouses around the U.S., making the retail giant the largest operator of private EV charging infrastructure in the country.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
April 15, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight

Shipping Giant MSC Vows to Fight ‘Excessive’ $63M FMC Fine

The world’s largest container carrier will push back against a proposed U.S. government fine that would rank among the stiffest penalties handed down by the Washington regulator.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
April 10, 2024
Business, Private, Global Freight

Amazon Eyes Record High

Wall Street investors are finally doing what analysts have been recommending all along: buying Amazon.com Inc.

Subrat Patnaik | Bloomberg News
April 8, 2024
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
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