2019 Top 50 Global Freight

2019 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Carriers

Up Front

Policy negotiations have put freight patterns in flux.
Despite trade tensions, growth has continued.
How the Netherlands is handling increased demand.

Rankings

Rank This Year Rank Last Year Company Headquarters Freight Revenue (Millions) Total Revenue (Millions) Freight Revenue Share
1 1
FedEx Corp.
United States $63,914 $68,716 93.0%
2 2
UPS Inc.
United States $61,253 $71,861 85.2%
3 3
China Railway Corp.
China $45,001 $165,494 27.2%
4 4
Maersk
Denmark $34,707 $39,019 88.9%
5 5
Russian Railways
Russia $26,012 $38,403 67.7%
6 6
Deutsche Post DHL Group
Germany $24,307 $72,622 33.5%
7 9
CMA CGM Group
France $23,480 $23,480 100.0%
8 7
Mediterranean Shipping Co.
Switzerland $22,892 $22,892 100.0%
9 8
Union Pacific Corp.
United States $22,832 $22,832 100.0%
10 10
BNSF Railway
United States $22,578 $23,855 94.6%
11 11
Indian Railways
India $18,628 $26,092 71.4%
12 14
Cosco Shipping Group
China $18,179 $18,179 100.0%
13 15
Deutsche Bahn AG
Germany $13,630 $51,943 26.2%
14 17
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Germany $13,586 $13,586 100.0%
15 20
SF Express
China $13,547 $13,547 100.0%
16 18
Yamato Holdings
Japan $12,262 $14,712 83.0%
17 16
CSX Corp.
United States $12,250 $12,250 100.0%
18 13
NYK Group
Japan $11,693 $18,281 64.0%
19 19
Norfolk Southern Corp.
United States $11,458 $11,458 100.0%
20 22
Canadian National Railway
Canada $10,747 $11,045 97.3%
21 12
Mitsui O.S.K Lines
Japan $10,668 $11,311 94.3%
22 25
SG Holdings
Japan $8,568 $10,353 82.8%
23 24
GeoPost Group
France $8,306 $8,699 95.5%
24 21
Kawaski Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (
Japan $8,299 $8,299 100.0%
25 23
XPO
United States $8,241 $17,279 47.7%
26 26
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
United States $7,297 $8,615 84.7%
27 28
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada $5,516 $5,642 97.8%
28 31
Evergreen Marine Corp.
Taiwan $5,210 $5,613 92.8%
29 29
Yellow Corp.
United States $5,092 $5,092 100.0%
30 30
Knight-Swift Transportation
United States $4,760 $5,344 89.1%
31 32
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co.
South Korea $4,745 $4,745 100.0%
32 33
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.
Taiwan $4,704 $4,704 100.0%
33 34
Transnet Group
South Africa $4,275 $5,588 76.5%
34 35
Schneider
United States $4,057 $4,977 81.5%
35 38
Old Dominion Freight Line
United States $4,044 $4,044 100.0%
36 -
General Logistics Systems
Netherlands $3,850 $3,850 100.0%
37 36
TFI International
Canada $3,746 $3,951 94.8%
38 40
Cathay Pacific Airways
Hong Kong $3,613 $14,170 25.5%
39 37
Emirates Group
United Arab Emirates $3,555 $26,147 13.6%
40 39
Nippon Express
Japan $3,396 $19,245 17.6%
41 42
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
Israel $3,248 $3,248 100.0%
42 43
Lufthansa Group
Germany $3,201 $42,292 7.6%
43 41
Toll Group
Australia $3,128 $6,350 49.3%
44 49
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group
Norway $3,049 $4,063 75.0%
45 44
Pacific International Lines
Singapore $2,800 $4,065 68.9%
46 46
Estes Express Lines
United States $2,787 $3,186 87.5%
47 -
Qatar Airways
Qatar $2,753 $13,126 21.0%
48 47
Korean Air
South Korea $2,737 $11,496 23.8%
49 45
Kansas City Southern
United States $2,714 $2,714 100.0%
50 -
Cargolux
Luxembourg $2,634 $2,634 100.0%

Extras

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