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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 5 | 7 | CMA CGM Group | France | $30,254 | $30,254 | 100.0% |
| 39 | 41 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,300 | $3,300 | 100.0% |
| 8 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $24,002 | $24,002 | 100.0% |
| 10 | 12 | COSCO Shipping Group | China | $21,787 | $21,787 | 100.0% |
| 11 | 9 | Union Pacific Corp. | USA | $21,708 | $21,708 | 100.0% |
| 43 | 49 | Kansas City Southern | USA | $2,886 | $2,886 | 100.0% |
| 13 | 15 | SF Express | China | $16,050 | $16,050 | 100.0% |
| 14 | 14 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $14,121 | $14,121 | 100.0% |
| 17 | 17 | CSX Corp. | USA | $11,937 | $11,937 | 100.0% |
| 18 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | USA | $11,296 | $11,296 | 100.0% |
| 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% |
| 29 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | USA | $4,871 | $4,871 | 100.0% |
| 30 | 32 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,828 | $4,828 | 100.0% |
| 31 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,729 | $4,729 | 100.0% |
| 40 | 39 | Emirates Group | UAE | $3,051 | $24,774 | 12.3% |
| 38 | 40 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,604 | $19,305 | 18.7% |
| 48 | 47 | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $2,725 | $14,033 | 19.4% |
| 41 | 38 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,039 | $13,653 | 22.3% |
| 15 | 13 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,963 | $49,761 | 26.0% |
| 3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $44,468 | $163,536 | 27.2% |
| 7 | 6 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $24,265 | $70,940 | 34.2% |
| 24 | 25 | XPO | USA | $7,864 | $16,648 | 47.2% |
| 44 | 43 | Toll Group | Australia | $2,870 | $5,827 | 49.3% |
| 47 | 42 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,775 | $41,061 | 6.8% |
| 20 | 18 | NYK Group | Japan | $10,210 | $16,262 | 62.8% |
| 6 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $26,267 | $38,618 | 68.0% |
| 49 | 45 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,639 | $3,831 | 68.9% |
| 12 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $19,036 | $26,991 | 70.5% |
| 42 | 44 | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group | Norway | $2,998 | $3,909 | 76.7% |
| 34 | 33 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $4,083 | $5,276 | 77.4% |
| 46 | - | Ukrainian Railways | Ukraine | $2,809 | $3,502 | 80.2% |
| 36 | 34 | Schneider | USA | $3,864 | $4,747 | 81.4% |
| 16 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $12,517 | $14,911 | 83.9% |
| 50 | - | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,499 | $2,974 | 84.0% |
| 22 | 22 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,036 | $10,683 | 84.6% |
| 25 | 26 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $7,829 | $9,165 | 85.4% |
| 2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $63,978 | $74,094 | 86.3% |
| 45 | 46 | Estes Express Lines | USA | $2,818 | $3,254 | 86.6% |
| 4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $34,839 | $38,890 | 89.6% |
| 32 | 30 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $4,408 | $4,844 | 91.0% |
| 21 | 21 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $9,696 | $10,633 | 91.2% |
| 28 | 28 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $5,682 | $6,168 | 92.1% |
| 1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $64,690 | $69,189 | 93.5% |
| 37 | 37 | TFI International | Canada | $3,691 | $3,902 | 94.6% |
| 9 | 10 | BNSF Railway | USA | $22,328 | $23,515 | 95.0% |
| 19 | 20 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $10,953 | $11,241 | 97.4% |
| 27 | 27 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,737 | $5,872 | 97.7% |
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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