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