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