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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | UPS Inc. | USA | $72,593 | $84,628 | 85.8% |
| 2 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | USA | $70,456 | $74,729 | 94.3% |
| 25 | 25 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | USA | $8,022 | $9,637 | 83.2% |
| 34 | 29 | Yellow Corp. | USA | $4,513 | $4,513 | 100.0% |
| 42 | 36 | Schneider | USA | $3,457 | $4,553 | 75.9% |
| 40 | 37 | TFI International | Canada | $3,542 | $3,782 | 93.6% |
| 36 | 33 | Old Dominion Freight Line | USA | $4,015 | $4,015 | 100.0% |
| 24 | 24 | XPO | USA | $8,156 | $16,252 | 50.2% |
| 4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $35,718 | $39,740 | 89.9% |
| 11 | 9 | BNSF Railway | USA | $19,778 | $20,869 | 94.8% |
| 13 | 12 | Indian Railways | India | $15,740 | $18,618 | 84.5% |
| 22 | 20 | NYK Group | Japan | $9,205 | $15,254 | 60.3% |
| 8 | 5 | CMA CGM | France | $24,230 | $31,580 | 76.7% |
| 18 | 17 | CSX Corp. | USA | $10,538 | $10,538 | 100.0% |
| 27 | 26 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $5,967 | $5,967 | 100.0% |
| 9 | 13 | SF Express | China | $22,317 | $22,317 | 100.0% |
| 16 | 23 | GeoPost Group | France | $12,460 | $12,460 | 100.0% |
| 28 | 27 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,624 | $5,750 | 97.8% |
| 29 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $5,438 | $5,438 | 100.0% |
| 47 | 34 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $2,995 | $3,770 | 79.5% |
| 26 | 28 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $6,565 | $7,029 | 93.4% |
| 37 | 39 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $3,992 | $3,992 | 100.0% |
| 32 | 40 | Emirates Group | UAE | $4,657 | $8,230 | 56.6% |
| 39 | 41 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $3,596 | $6,051 | 59.4% |
| 45 | 47 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $3,144 | $15,498 | 20.3% |
| 43 | 38 | Nippon Express | Japan | $3,317 | $18,856 | 17.6% |
| 10 | 6 | Russian Railways | Russia | $21,649 | $30,261 | 71.5% |
| 23 | 21 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $8,721 | $9,556 | 91.3% |
| 38 | - | Korean Air | South Korea | $3,605 | $6,280 | 57.4% |
| 50 | 43 | Kansas City Southern | USA | $2,633 | $2,633 | 100.0% |
| 35 | 32 | Knight-Swift Transportation | USA | $4,177 | $4,674 | 89.4% |
| 15 | 16 | Yamato Holdings | Japan | $13,523 | $15,274 | 88.5% |
| 21 | 22 | SG Holdings | Japan | $9,702 | $11,806 | 82.2% |
| 31 | 48 | Qatar Airways | Qatar | $5,071 | $8,062 | 62.9% |
| 44 | - | Cargolux | Luxembourg | $3,171 | $3,171 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 3 | China State Railway Group | China | $46,357 | $164,346 | 28.2% |
| 6 | 7 | Deutsche Post DHL | Germany | $26,779 | $76,191 | 35.1% |
| 5 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co | Switzerland | $29,995 | $29,995 | 100.0% |
| 7 | 10 | Cosco Shipping | China | $24,820 | $24,820 | 100.0% |
| 12 | 11 | Union Pacific | USA | $19,533 | $19,533 | 100.0% |
| 14 | 14 | Hapag-Lloyd | Germany | $14,567 | $14,567 | 100.0% |
| 17 | 15 | Deutsche Bahn Group | Germany | $12,357 | $45,508 | 27.2% |
| 20 | 18 | Norfolk Southern | USA | $9,789 | $9,789 | 100.0% |
| 19 | 19 | Canadian National | Canada | $10,060 | $10,307 | 97.6% |
| 46 | 45 | Estes Express | USA | $3,055 | $3,547 | 86.1% |
| 30 | 35 | General Logistics Systems (Royal Mail) | Netherlands | $5,183 | $5,183 | 100.0% |
| 33 | 30 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Co. | Taiwan | $4,632 | $5,135 | 90.2% |
| 41 | 44 | Toll Group (Japan Post) | Australia | $3,503 | $7,112 | 49.3% |
| 48 | - | Wan Hai Lines | Taiwan | $2,779 | $2,779 | 100.0% |
| 49 | - | Turkish Airlines | Turkey | $2,722 | $6,734 | 40.4% |
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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