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