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