Open, well-documented datasets of the world's largest freight transport hubs and operators. Passengers are out of scope. Site: https://globalhubs.top · License: CC0 1.0.
Hubs — the largest freight places:
| Dataset | Folder | Ranked by |
|---|---|---|
| Maritime — largest container ports | maritime/ |
container throughput (TEU) |
| Aviation — busiest cargo airports | aviation/ |
air cargo (tonnes) |
| Land — largest inland freight hubs | land/ |
container throughput (TEU) |
Operators — the largest freight carriers:
| Dataset | Folder | Ranked by |
|---|---|---|
| Container shipping lines | container-shipping-lines/ |
operated fleet capacity (TEU) |
| Air cargo carriers | air-cargo-carriers/ |
cargo tonne-km (CTK) |
| Freight railways | freight-railways/ |
net freight tonne-km |
Logistics companies — the largest freight forwarders / 3PL:
| Dataset | Folder | Ranked by |
|---|---|---|
| Largest logistics companies | logistics-companies/ |
gross revenue |
Each folder holds a CSV + Parquet and a README with the schema, methodology and caveats.
Related open dataset: humans.top — the world's most influential people (CC0).
Author: Dmitry Golubnichiy (ORCID 0009-0007-3307-2202).
Each dataset has its own Zenodo DOI (see CITATION.cff here and per folder). Hubs:
maritime 10.5281/zenodo.21058128,
aviation 10.5281/zenodo.21058130,
land 10.5281/zenodo.21058132.
Operators:
container shipping lines 10.5281/zenodo.21115065,
air cargo carriers 10.5281/zenodo.21115071,
freight railways 10.5281/zenodo.21115073.
Logistics companies 10.5281/zenodo.21202137. Released under CC0 1.0.