Lineage Logistics announced the opening of its fully automated facility located adjacent to the Port of Virginia’s Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, which offers an integrated network of highways, air, rail and sea services.
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2021 Essential Revenue 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 | 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 Logistics | 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% |
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