Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | - | Kansas City Southern | United States | $2,334 | $2,334 | 100.0% |
28 | 27 | Orient Overseas International | Hong Kong | $5,298 | $5,298 | 100.0% |
18 | 12 | China COSCO Shipping Corp. | China | $10,518 | $10,518 | 100.0% |
50 | 49 | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,107 | $9,918 | 21.2% |
47 | 38 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,194 | $3,184 | 68.9% |
13 | 14 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $12,731 | $13,607 | 93.6% |
10 | 7 | CMA CGM Group | France | $15,977 | $15,977 | 100.0% |
5 | 6 | Russian Railways | Russia | $20,863 | $31,957 | 65.3% |
26 | 24 | Hamburg Süd Group | Germany | $6,234 | $6,234 | 100.0% |
27 | 28 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $5,717 | $6,555 | 87.2% |
37 | 46 | Nippon Express | Japan | $2,993 | $17,092 | 18.3% |
46 | 48 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,307 | $35,043 | 6.6% |
43 | 43 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $2,584 | $11,946 | 21.6% |
39 | 40 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $2,884 | $22,799 | 12.6% |
49 | - | Ukrainian Railways | Ukraine | $2,131 | $2,605 | 81.8% |
44 | 42 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $2,540 | $2,540 | 100.0% |
42 | 47 | Aurizon | Australia | $2,588 | $2,588 | 100.0% |
41 | 39 | Toll Group | Australia | $2,838 | $5,898 | 48.1% |
35 | 35 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $3,412 | $3,836 | 88.9% |
34 | 36 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $3,426 | $4,464 | 76.8% |
33 | 33 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $3,579 | $3,579 | 100.0% |
31 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $3,749 | $3,749 | 100.0% |
30 | 29 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $4,508 | $4,636 | 97.2% |
25 | 26 | GeoPost Group | France | $6,583 | $6,825 | 96.5% |
22 | 22 | SF Express | China | $8,585 | $8,585 | 100.0% |
24 | 25 | SG Holdings Group | Japan | $7,142 | $8,858 | 80.6% |
15 | 15 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $11,662 | $11,662 | 100.0% |
21 | 21 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $8,689 | $8,953 | 97.0% |
16 | 20 | Yamato Group | Japan | $11,136 | $16,881 | 66.0% |
19 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $9,888 | $9,888 | 100.0% |
20 | 18 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $9,465 | $9,465 | 100.0% |
17 | 17 | CSX Corp. | United States | $11,069 | $11,069 | 100.0% |
14 | 16 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,085 | $44,912 | 26.9% |
12 | 13 | NYK Group | Japan | $12,789 | $18,395 | 69.5% |
11 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $15,929 | $24,574 | 64.8% |
6 | 9 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $20,260 | $63,460 | 31.9% |
9 | 10 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $17,675 | $17,675 | 100.0% |
8 | 8 | BNSF Railway | United States | $18,921 | $19,829 | 95.4% |
7 | 5 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $19,941 | $19,941 | 100.0% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $26,410 | $36,408 | 72.5% |
3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $32,445 | $136,680 | 23.7% |
48 | - | Estes Express Lines | United States | $2,155 | $2,397 | 89.9% |
23 | 30 | XPO | United States | $7,388 | $14,619 | 50.5% |
38 | 44 | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $2,992 | $2,992 | 100.0% |
40 | 41 | TFI International | Canada | $2,857 | $2,994 | 95.4% |
36 | 37 | Schneider | United States | $3,383 | $4,046 | 83.6% |
32 | 34 | Swift Transportation | United States | $3,721 | $4,032 | 92.3% |
29 | 32 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $4,698 | $4,698 | 100.0% |
1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | United States | $55,684 | $60,319 | 93.3% |
2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | United States | $53,387 | $60,906 | 87.7% |
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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