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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest Global Freight Carriers
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| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 49 | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,107 | $9,918 | 21.2% |
| 49 | - | Ukrainian Railways | Ukraine | $2,131 | $2,605 | 81.8% |
| 48 | - | Estes Express Lines | United States | $2,155 | $2,397 | 89.9% |
| 47 | 38 | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $2,194 | $3,184 | 68.9% |
| 46 | 48 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,307 | $35,043 | 6.6% |
| 45 | - | Kansas City Southern | United States | $2,334 | $2,334 | 100.0% |
| 44 | 42 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $2,540 | $2,540 | 100.0% |
| 43 | 43 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $2,584 | $11,946 | 21.6% |
| 42 | 47 | Aurizon | Australia | $2,588 | $2,588 | 100.0% |
| 41 | 39 | Toll Group | Australia | $2,838 | $5,898 | 48.1% |
| 40 | 41 | TFI International | Canada | $2,857 | $2,994 | 95.4% |
| 39 | 40 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $2,884 | $22,799 | 12.6% |
| 38 | 44 | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $2,992 | $2,992 | 100.0% |
| 37 | 46 | Nippon Express | Japan | $2,993 | $17,092 | 18.3% |
| 36 | 37 | Schneider | United States | $3,383 | $4,046 | 83.6% |
| 35 | 35 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $3,412 | $3,836 | 88.9% |
| 34 | 36 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $3,426 | $4,464 | 76.8% |
| 33 | 33 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $3,579 | $3,579 | 100.0% |
| 32 | 34 | Swift Transportation | United States | $3,721 | $4,032 | 92.3% |
| 31 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $3,749 | $3,749 | 100.0% |
| 30 | 29 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $4,508 | $4,636 | 97.2% |
| 29 | 32 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $4,698 | $4,698 | 100.0% |
| 28 | 27 | Orient Overseas International | Hong Kong | $5,298 | $5,298 | 100.0% |
| 27 | 28 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $5,717 | $6,555 | 87.2% |
| 26 | 24 | Hamburg Süd Group | Germany | $6,234 | $6,234 | 100.0% |
| 25 | 26 | GeoPost Group | France | $6,583 | $6,825 | 96.5% |
| 24 | 25 | SG Holdings Group | Japan | $7,142 | $8,858 | 80.6% |
| 23 | 30 | XPO Logistics | United States | $7,388 | $14,619 | 50.5% |
| 22 | 22 | SF Express | China | $8,585 | $8,585 | 100.0% |
| 21 | 21 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $8,689 | $8,953 | 97.0% |
| 20 | 18 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $9,465 | $9,465 | 100.0% |
| 19 | 19 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $9,888 | $9,888 | 100.0% |
| 18 | 12 | China COSCO Shipping Corp. | China | $10,518 | $10,518 | 100.0% |
| 17 | 17 | CSX Corp. | United States | $11,069 | $11,069 | 100.0% |
| 16 | 20 | Yamato Group | Japan | $11,136 | $16,881 | 66.0% |
| 15 | 15 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $11,662 | $11,662 | 100.0% |
| 14 | 16 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,085 | $44,912 | 26.9% |
| 13 | 14 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $12,731 | $13,607 | 93.6% |
| 12 | 13 | NYK Group | Japan | $12,789 | $18,395 | 69.5% |
| 11 | 11 | Indian Railways | India | $15,929 | $24,574 | 64.8% |
| 10 | 7 | CMA CGM Group | France | $15,977 | $15,977 | 100.0% |
| 9 | 10 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $17,675 | $17,675 | 100.0% |
| 8 | 8 | BNSF Railway | United States | $18,921 | $19,829 | 95.4% |
| 7 | 5 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $19,941 | $19,941 | 100.0% |
| 6 | 9 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $20,260 | $63,460 | 31.9% |
| 5 | 6 | Russian Railways | Russia | $20,863 | $31,957 | 65.3% |
| 4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $26,410 | $36,408 | 72.5% |
| 3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $32,445 | $136,680 | 23.7% |
| 2 | 2 | UPS Inc. | United States | $53,387 | $60,906 | 87.7% |
| 1 | 1 | FedEx Corp. | United States | $55,684 | $60,319 | 93.3% |
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