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