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