Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in China
The 346 best Transportation and Logistics companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: MTR.
China's Transportation and Logistics sector is exactly where $44.4 billion in disclosed funding lands when you map it honestly, and this directory ranks 346 companies across that capital stack by funding size and recent momentum. China Eastern Airlines sits at the top with $8.2B raised, Air China follows at $2.2B, and the gap between those two and the rest of the field is steep enough to tell you something real about where consolidation already happened.
So what's moving underneath? Median app installs across 691 logistics and transportation apps are up roughly 20% year-on-year, which means the digital layer of this sector is still growing fast even as overall coverage stays flat. The hot search terms right now, truck accident, bus crash, transport crash, are a signal worth sitting with: safety infrastructure and liability are becoming investor and regulatory pressure points, not background noise. Investors like Legend Capital, Alibaba, and Hidden Hill Capital are the names you'll see backing the companies trying to solve exactly that. I'd watch how the one unicorn in this cohort positions itself against that regulatory current. The funding is concentrated, the growth is real, and the risk story is getting louder.
Our analysis of 200 Transportation and Logistics companies
$33.9b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MTR Provider of executive and professional training courses for railway operators & authorities | $10.8B | 75 mo ago | 28,305 | 1975 | Jacob Kam Ceo | +8% | 4 signals ▲100% Earnings · M&A · Funding | 29 patents Railway operational analytics: passenger flow prediction, train tracking, driver interfaces, and equipment monitoring | 1 expansion · 2 awards |
| 2 | China Eastern Airlines Provider of travel services | $8.2B | 68 mo ago | 75,277 | 1988 | Xulun Ma CEO | — | 43 signals ▲231% Announcements · Contracts · Acquisition | — | — |
| 3 | HNA Group Investment holding and airport operating company | $4.9B | 78 mo ago | 400,000 | 1993 | Li Xianhua Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | China Southern Airlines Provider of travel agencies services | $4.3B | 84 mo ago | 96,234 | 1988 | Tan Wan Geng CEO & President | — | 19 signals ▼21% Announcements · Contracts · Acquisition | — | — |
| 5 | Hong Kong International Airport Operator of airport | $4.0B | 53 mo ago | — | 1998 | — | +37% | 3 signals ▼40% Contracts · Announcements · Earnings | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 6 | J&T Jitu Express Provider of delivery, multi modal freight forwarders, and cross-border logistics services | $3.5B | 55 mo ago | 400,000 | 2015 | Jet Lee Lee Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Cathay Pacific Airline operator company | $3.2B | 72 mo ago | 26,029 26,029 → 15,141 (-42%) | 2008 | Rupert Hogg CEO | +21% | 74 signals ▼15% Announcements · Leadership · Earnings | 24 patents Aircraft cargo net locking mechanisms and passenger cabin module designs | 1 award |
| 8 | Air China Operator of passenger airlines | $2.2B | 41 mo ago | 101,393 | 1988 | Cai Jianjiang President & CEO | +35% | — | 262 patents Aircraft fault diagnosis, maintenance, and monitoring systems for avionics and engine health | — |
| 9 | Shenzhen Expressway Operates road infrastructures | $650M | 15 mo ago | 7,279 | 1996 | WU Ya De CEO & President | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Anneng Logistics service provider for LTL deliveries | $620M | 64 mo ago | 3,563 | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Hong Kong Airlines Operator of passenger airlines | $383M | 36 mo ago | 2,690 | 2006 | Sun Jianfeng CEO | — | — | — | 1 award |
| 12 | Dishangtie Offers electric car rental services | $376M | 30 mo ago | 300 | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Baichuan Group 🦄 Manufacturer of rail transit rolling stock inspection equipment | $350M | 32 mo ago | 1,000 | 1998 | — | — | — | 7 patents Railway hopper car bottom-door mechanisms, underframe beams, and digital signal code comparison. | — |
| 14 | SF Express China's largest express delivery service | $300M | 75 mo ago | 136,432 | 1993 | Wang Wei Founder | +36% | 3 signals Contracts · New product | 5 patents Digital freight note management and express logistics tracking systems | — |
| 15 | Jiayou International Provider of diversified freight forwarding and logistics services | $133M | 53 mo ago | — | 2005 | Meng Lian CEO | — | — | 4 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 16 | Xinning Modern Logistics Chinese third-party logistics company | $113M | 28 mo ago | 1,854 | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Zhengming Sh Road freight transportation company | $81M | 102 mo ago | 532 | 1994 | — | — | — | 52 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 18 | Shenzhen Dekun Logistics Chinese transportation and logistics company | $70M | 72 mo ago | 2,200 | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Shangqiao Logistics Provider of trucking services in China | $51M | 79 mo ago | 12,000 | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Weijie City Distribution Provider of warehousing, storage, and logistics services | $32M | 75 mo ago | — | 2014 | Wang Qi CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Shanghai Zhi Rent Logistics Technology Provider of car rental services | $26M | 29 mo ago | — | 2018 | Li Xuejun CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Buyandship Provider of ship based transportation and delivery services | $18M | 5 mo ago | 220 | 2014 | Wong Ming Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Damalu Provider of courier and logistics services | $15M | 67 mo ago | 500 | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Charing Yang Development Provider of cargo shipping services | $15M | 41 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Newrizon Provider of trucking services | $15M | 32 mo ago | 120 | 2020 | Huang Chendong Founder & Chairman | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Senior Auto Operator of logistics port | $14M | 8 mo ago | 200 | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Shanghai Yanxi Import and Export Provider of warehousing services | $12M | 86 mo ago | 1,200 | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | AirNet Technology Provides in-flight solutions for connectivity, entertainment, and digital media | $6M | 26 mo ago | — | 2007 | Herman Guo Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Hainan Strait Shipping Provider of shipping services | $5M | 196 mo ago | 2,938 | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Singamas Manufacturer of wide variety of containers | $5M | 372 mo ago | 2,870 | 1988 | Teo Siong Seng CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Air China Operator of passenger airlines | $2M | 35 mo ago | — | 1988 | Song Zhiyong, CEO & President | — | 20 signals ▲43% Announcements · Contracts · Earnings | 262 patents Aircraft fault detection, diagnosis, and maintenance systems for avionics and engine health | — |
| 32 | Qingdao Honghu Aviation Technology Provides of cargo logistics aviation services | $1M | 45 mo ago | — | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics companies in China
#1
Series C · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014 · 220 employees$18.2Mraised▾
Provider of ship based transportation and delivery services
- Jan 2026Series C$12M
- Jun 2024Series B$6M
- Sep 2023Series B$10M
- Jun 2019Series A$2.2M
#2
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 1996 · 7279 employees$649.5Mraised▾
Operates road infrastructures
- Mar 2025Post IPO$649.5M
#3
Series B · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2020 · 200 employees$14.1Mraised▾
Operator of logistics port
- Sep 2025Series B—
- Jan 2024Series B—
- Jul 2023Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2022Series A$14.1M
#4
Series D · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2015 · 300 employees$376Mraised▾
Offers electric car rental services
- Dec 2023Series D$8M
- Jan 2022Series D$200M
- May 2021Series C—
- Jan 2020Series C—
#5
Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1988 · 101393 employees$2.2Braised▾
Operator of passenger airlines
- Jan 2023Post IPO$2.2B
#6
Public · Minhang, Shanghai · founded 1988 · 75277 employees$8.2Braised▾
China Eastern Airlines is a Chinese airline headquartered in Shangai, China. The company provides passenger transportation and cargo transportation services to clients with its own fleet of mostly Boeing & Airbus planes. It is wholly owned by the China Eastern Airlines Group, a state-owned enterprise. In 2023, the company recorded annual revenues of $8.02B and a net loss of $3.99B.
- Oct 2020Post IPO$4.6B
- Jul 2018Post IPO$1.9B
- Jul 2016Post IPO$1.3B
- Apr 2013Post IPO$367M
#7
Public · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 1975 · 28305 employees$10.8Braised▾
Provider of executive and professional training courses for railway operators & authorities. The academy provides to train railway talents, and develop railway experts, executives with the aim of advancing service, establishing a railway operator community in pursuit of management best practices. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $6.11B and a net profit of $1.25B.
- Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$489.9K
- Oct 2018Conventional Debt$10.8B
#8
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 400000 employees$3.5Braised▾
Provider of delivery, multi modal freight forwarders, and cross-border logistics services
- Nov 2021Series C$2.5B
- Aug 2021Series C$250M
- Apr 2021Series C$2B
#9
Funding Raised · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 1998$4Braised▾
Operator of airport
- Jan 2022Conventional Debt$4B
#10
Acquired · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1993 · 400000 employees$4.9Braised▾
HNA Group is an investment holding company. Its portfolio companies provide services to multiple sectors including aviation, real estate, finance, tourism, and logistics. The company has stakes in multiple airlines, hotels, and more. The company is also involved in shipbuilding.
- Dec 2019Conventional Debt$568.3M
- Jul 2018Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt$342M
- Feb 2018Conventional Debt—
#11
Series A · Tangshan, Hebei · founded 1998 · 1000 employees$350Mraised▾
Manufacturer of rail transit rolling stock inspection equipment
- Oct 2023Series A$350M
#12
Public · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2004 · 1854 employees$113.4Mraised▾
Jiangsu Xinning Modern Logistics is a Chinese third-party logistics company. The company offers services for warehousing, multi-modal freight forwarding, e-commerce logistics, and more. Additionally, the company also offers supply chain management services to the wine industry and enables car rentals.
- Feb 2024Post IPO$58.8M
- May 2019Post IPO$54.7M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 575 China-affiliated papers.
- Dalian Maritime University23
- Tsinghua University15
- North China Electric Power University12
- Southeast University12
- Civil Aviation Flight University of China12
- Scheduling (production processes)3→14
- Supply chain optimization2→7
- Supply chain management1→5
- Scalability1→4
- Truck2→4
- Scheduling (production processes)19→33
- Public transport2→7
- Production (economics)3→7
- Joint (building)1→5
- Automotive engineering4→8
- Supply chain management6→8
Where logistics supply chain is researched across China
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in China
China logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 195 filings from 313 assignees (2016–2025), led by CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock, Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock, Yunnan Lifan Junma Vehicles; annual filings 9→16.
- CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock23
- Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock18
- Yunnan Lifan Junma Vehicles17
- CSR NO 27 Rolling Stock16
- China INT Marine Containers15
- CRRC Shandong10
- CRRC Meishan10
- Travelsky TECH9
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.