Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
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50 | - | Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics | Norway | $2,308 | $3,321 | 70% |
49 | - | Korean Air | South Korea | $2,318 | $10,011 | 23% |
48 | 49 | Lufthansa Group | Germany | $2,616 | $35,603 | 7% |
47 | 44 | Aurizon | Australia | $2,687 | $2,687 | 100% |
46 | 50 | Nippon Express | Japan | $2,810 | $16,046 | 18% |
45 | 39 | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy | Kazakhstan | $2,874 | $3,474 | 83% |
44 | - | Old Dominion Freight Line | United States | $2,972 | $2,972 | 100% |
43 | 48 | Cathay Pacific Airways | Hong Kong | $2,983 | $13,202 | 23% |
42 | 45 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Israel | $2,999 | $2,999 | 100% |
41 | - | TFI International | Canada | $3,013 | $3,158 | 95% |
40 | 47 | Emirates Group | United Arab Emirates | $3,034 | $22,738 | 13% |
39 | 41 | Toll Group | Australia | $3,078 | $6,397 | 48% |
38 | - | Pacific International Lines | Singapore | $3,169 | $4,600 | 69% |
37 | 43 | Schneider | United States | $3,423 | $3,800 | 90% |
36 | 36 | Transnet Group | South Africa | $3,707 | $4,887 | 76% |
35 | 37 | Evergreen Marine Corp. | Taiwan | $3,857 | $4,220 | 91% |
34 | 40 | Swift Transportation | United States | $3,903 | $4,229 | 92% |
33 | 35 | Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. | Taiwan | $4,022 | $4,022 | 100% |
32 | 34 | Yellow Corp. | United States | $4,832 | $4,832 | 100% |
31 | 31 | Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. | South Korea | $4,878 | $4,878 | 100% |
30 | - | XPO | United States | $5,111 | $12,411 | 41% |
29 | 30 | Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada | $5,134 | $5,260 | 98% |
28 | 32 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | United States | $5,501 | $6,188 | 89% |
27 | 27 | Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. | Hong Kong | $5,953 | $5,953 | 100% |
26 | 29 | GeoPost Group | France | $6,131 | $6,303 | 97% |
25 | 24 | SG Holdings Group | Japan | $6,318 | $8,215 | 77% |
24 | 26 | Hamburg Süd Group | Germany | $6,726 | $6,726 | 100% |
23 | 23 | Hanjin Shipping Co. | South Korea | $6,800 | $6,800 | 100% |
22 | 28 | SF Express | China | $7,612 | $7,612 | 100% |
21 | 20 | Canadian National Railway | Canada | $9,606 | $9,882 | 97% |
20 | 19 | Yamato Group | Japan | $9,674 | $11,436 | 85% |
19 | 18 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | United States | $10,511 | $10,511 | 100% |
18 | 17 | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line) | Japan | $10,867 | $10,867 | 100% |
17 | 15 | CSX Corp. | United States | $11,811 | $11,811 | 100% |
16 | 14 | Deutsche Bahn AG | Germany | $12,311 | $44,946 | 27% |
15 | 21 | Hapag-Lloyd AG | Germany | $13,441 | $13,441 | 100% |
14 | 13 | Mitsui O.S.K Lines | Japan | $13,919 | $15,112 | 92% |
13 | 11 | NYK Group | Japan | $14,751 | $20,428 | 72% |
12 | 16 | COSCO Group | China | $15,450 | $15,964 | 97% |
11 | 10 | Indian Railways | India | $17,868 | $25,653 | 70% |
10 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. | Switzerland | $19,751 | $19,751 | 100% |
9 | 9 | Deutsche Post DHL Group | Germany | $19,880 | $65,784 | 30% |
8 | 7 | BNSF Railway | United States | $21,002 | $21,967 | 96% |
7 | 12 | CMA CGM Group | France | $21,084 | $21,727 | 97% |
6 | 5 | Russian Railways | Russia | $21,408 | $32,652 | 66% |
5 | 6 | Union Pacific Corp. | United States | $21,813 | $21,813 | 100% |
4 | 4 | Maersk | Denmark | $29,696 | $41,205 | 72% |
3 | 3 | China Railway Corp. | China | $37,208 | $147,452 | 25% |
2 | 1 | UPS Inc. | United States | $51,777 | $58,363 | 89% |
1 | 2 | FedEx Corp. | United States | $52,014 | $56,241 | 92% |
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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