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