Top 50 Global Freight | Airport Data
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Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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50 | - | Cargolux | Luxembourg | $2,634 | $2,634 | 100.0% |
49 | 45 | Kansas City Southern | United States | $2,714 | $2,714 | 100.0% |
48 | 47 | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,737 | $11,496 | 23.8% |
47 | - | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $2,753 | $13,126 | 21.0% |
46 | 46 | Estes Express Lines | United States | $2,787 | $3,186 | 87.5% |
45 | 44 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,800 | $4,065 | 68.9% |
44 | 49 | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $3,049 | $4,063 | 75.0% |
43 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $3,128 | $6,350 | 49.3% |
42 | 43 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $3,201 | $42,292 | 7.6% |
41 | 42 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,248 | $3,248 | 100.0% |
40 | 39 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,396 | $19,245 | 17.6% |
39 | 37 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $3,555 | $26,147 | 13.6% |
38 | 40 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,613 | $14,170 | 25.5% |
37 | 36 | TFI International | Canada | $3,746 | $3,951 | 94.8% |
36 | - | General Logistics Systems | Netherlands | $3,850 | $3,850 | 100.0% |
35 | 38 | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $4,044 | $4,044 | 100.0% |
34 | 35 | Schneider | United States | $4,057 | $4,977 | 81.5% |
33 | 34 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $4,275 | $5,588 | 76.5% |
32 | 33 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,704 | $4,704 | 100.0% |
31 | 32 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,745 | $4,745 | 100.0% |
30 | 30 | Knight-Swift Transportation | United States | $4,760 | $5,344 | 89.1% |
29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $5,092 | $5,092 | 100.0% |
28 | 31 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $5,210 | $5,613 | 92.8% |
27 | 28 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,516 | $5,642 | 97.8% |
26 | 26 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $7,297 | $8,615 | 84.7% |
25 | 23 | XPO | United States | $8,241 | $17,279 | 47.7% |
24 | 21 | Kawaski Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ( | Japan | $8,299 | $8,299 | 100.0% |
23 | 24 | GeoPost Group | France | $8,306 | $8,699 | 95.5% |
22 | 25 | SG Holdings | Japan | $8,568 | $10,353 | 82.8% |
21 | 12 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $10,668 | $11,311 | 94.3% |
20 | 22 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $10,747 | $11,045 | 97.3% |
19 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $11,458 | $11,458 | 100.0% |
18 | 13 | NYK Group | Japan | $11,693 | $18,281 | 64.0% |
17 | 16 | CSX Corp. | United States | $12,250 | $12,250 | 100.0% |
16 | 18 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,262 | $14,712 | 83.0% |
15 | 20 | SF Express | China | $13,547 | $13,547 | 100.0% |
14 | 17 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $13,586 | $13,586 | 100.0% |
13 | 15 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $13,630 | $51,943 | 26.2% |
12 | 14 | COSCO Shipping Group | China | $18,179 | $18,179 | 100.0% |
11 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $18,628 | $26,092 | 71.4% |
10 | 10 | BNSF Railway | United States | $22,578 | $23,855 | 94.6% |
9 | 8 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $22,832 | $22,832 | 100.0% |
8 | 7 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $22,892 | $22,892 | 100.0% |
7 | 9 | CMA CGM Group | France | $23,480 | $23,480 | 100.0% |
6 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $24,307 | $72,622 | 33.5% |
5 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,012 | $38,403 | 67.7% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $34,707 | $39,019 | 88.9% |
3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $45,001 | $165,494 | 27.2% |
2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | United States | $61,253 | $71,861 | 85.2% |
1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | United States | $63,914 | $68,716 | 93.0% |
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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