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