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