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