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 | - | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,499 | $2,974 | 84.0% |
49 | 45 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,639 | $3,831 | 68.9% |
48 | 47 | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $2,725 | $14,033 | 19.4% |
47 | 42 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,775 | $41,061 | 6.8% |
46 | - | Ukrainian Railways | Ukraine | $2,809 | $3,502 | 80.2% |
45 | 46 | Estes Express Lines | USA | $2,818 | $3,254 | 86.6% |
44 | 43 | Toll Group | Australia | $2,870 | $5,827 | 49.3% |
43 | 49 | Kansas City Southern | USA | $2,886 | $2,886 | 100.0% |
42 | 44 | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $2,998 | $3,909 | 76.7% |
41 | 38 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,039 | $13,653 | 22.3% |
40 | 39 | Emirates Group | UAE | $3,051 | $24,774 | 12.3% |
39 | 41 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,300 | $3,300 | 100.0% |
38 | 40 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,604 | $19,305 | 18.7% |
37 | 37 | TFI International | Canada | $3,691 | $3,902 | 94.6% |
36 | 34 | Schneider | USA | $3,864 | $4,747 | 81.4% |
35 | 36 | General Logistics Systems | Netherlands | $4,034 | $4,034 | 100.0% |
34 | 33 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $4,083 | $5,276 | 77.4% |
33 | 35 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $4,109 | $4,109 | 100.0% |
32 | 30 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $4,408 | $4,844 | 91.0% |
31 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,729 | $4,729 | 100.0% |
30 | 32 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,828 | $4,828 | 100.0% |
29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | USA | $4,871 | $4,871 | 100.0% |
28 | 28 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $5,682 | $6,168 | 92.1% |
27 | 27 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,737 | $5,872 | 97.7% |
26 | 24 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $7,022 | $7,022 | 100.0% |
25 | 26 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $7,829 | $9,165 | 85.4% |
24 | 25 | XPO | USA | $7,864 | $16,648 | 47.2% |
23 | 23 | GeoPost Group | France | $8,600 | $8,600 | 100.0% |
22 | 22 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,036 | $10,683 | 84.6% |
21 | 21 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $9,696 | $10,633 | 91.2% |
20 | 18 | NYK Group | Japan | $10,210 | $16,262 | 62.8% |
19 | 20 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $10,953 | $11,241 | 97.4% |
18 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | USA | $11,296 | $11,296 | 100.0% |
17 | 17 | CSX Corp. | USA | $11,937 | $11,937 | 100.0% |
16 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,517 | $14,911 | 83.9% |
15 | 13 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,963 | $49,761 | 26.0% |
14 | 14 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $14,121 | $14,121 | 100.0% |
13 | 15 | SF Express | China | $16,050 | $16,050 | 100.0% |
12 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $19,036 | $26,991 | 70.5% |
11 | 9 | Union Pacific Corp. | USA | $21,708 | $21,708 | 100.0% |
10 | 12 | COSCO Shipping Group | China | $21,787 | $21,787 | 100.0% |
9 | 10 | BNSF Railway | USA | $22,328 | $23,515 | 95.0% |
8 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $24,002 | $24,002 | 100.0% |
7 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $24,265 | $70,940 | 34.2% |
6 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,267 | $38,618 | 68.0% |
5 | 7 | CMA CGM Group | France | $30,254 | $30,254 | 100.0% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $34,839 | $38,890 | 89.6% |
3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $44,468 | $163,536 | 27.2% |
2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $63,978 | $74,094 | 86.3% |
1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $64,690 | $69,189 | 93.5% |
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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