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