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