PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1249322
PUBLISHER: The Business Research Company | PRODUCT CODE: 1249322
“Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Global Market Report 2023 ” from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.
This report focuses on third-party logistics (3pl) market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.
Where is the largest and fastest growing market for third-party logistics (3pl)? How does the market relate to the overall economy, demography and other similar markets? What forces will shape the market going forward? “The third-party logistics (3pl) market global report ” from The Business Research Company answers all these questions and many more.
The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.
Companies Mentioned: DHL International GmbH; Kuehne + Nagel International AG; DB Schenker (DB Group); Nippon Express Co Ltd; Union Pacific Corporation
Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA
Regions: Asia-Pacific; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
Time series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
Data segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
Sourcing and Referencing: Data and analysis throughout the report is sourced using end notes.
Delivery Format: PDF, Word and Excel Data Dashboard.
Major players in the third-party logistics (3PL) market are: DHL International GmbH, Kuehne + Nagel International AG, DB Schenker (DB Group), Nippon Express Co Ltd., Union Pacific Corporation, FedEx Corporation, United Parcel Service (UPS), Panalpina, Maersk, JB Hunt, CEVA Logistics, XPO Logistics Inc., Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd., NYK logistics Co Ltd., BDP International Inc., Burris Logistics, Kerry Logistics Network Limited, DSV A/S, GEODIS and Sinotrans Limited.
The global third-party logistics (3pl) market grew from $997.51 billion in 2022 to $1,099.3 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.2%. The Russia-Ukraine war disrupted the chances of global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, at least in the short term. The war between these two countries has led to economic sanctions on multiple countries, a surge in commodity prices, and supply chain disruptions, causing inflation across goods and services and affecting many markets across the globe. The third-party logistics (3pl) market is expected to grow to $1,579.84 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 9.5%.
The third-party logistics market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as warehousing, purchasing supplies, inventory control, customs brokerage, freight audit, payments, and shipment monitoring. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
Third-party logistics (3PL) refers to the outsourcing of ecommerce logistics processes to a third party business, including inventory management, warehousing, and fulfillment. 3PL providers allow ecommerce merchants to accomplish more, with the tools and infrastructure to automate retail order fulfillment.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the third-party logistics market in 2022. The regions covered in the third-party logistics market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The main types of third-party logistics are dedicated contract carriage, domestic transportation management, international transportation management, warehousing and distribution, and other service types. Dedicated contract carriage refers to a service where shippers can pay a flat rate per truck and choose the length of time for which they can secure vehicles (one day, one week, a month), depending on their needs. The modes of transport are railways, roadways, waterways, and airways. The various industries involved technological, automotive, retailing, elements, food and groceries, healthcare, and other industries.
The development of the e-commerce industry is expected to propel the growth of the third-party logistics market going forward. Electronic commerce (E-commerce) refers to companies and individuals that buy and sell goods and services over the Internet. Third-party logistics providers (3PL) are utilized by many e-commerce businesses to oversee and manage their supply chain management. For instance, in 2021, according to Oberlo, a US-based dropshipping app for Shopify, total US e-commerce sales reached $960.1 billion, an 18.3 % year-over-year increase from $811.6 billion in 2020. Therefore, the development of the e-commerce industry is driving the third-party logistics market.
The shift in technology is a key trend gaining popularity in the third-party logistics market. Major companies operating in the third-party logistics market are focused on developing new technological solutions to strengthen their position. For instance, in 2020, DHL Supply Chain, a Germany-based provider of third-party logistics, launched a new "plug & play" robotics platform in partnership with Microsoft, a US-based technology company. This robotic platform has unique features such as reducing integration time and programming efforts for onboarding new automation devices into warehouse facilities and providing DHL customers flexibility in selecting suitable robotics systems by leveraging Microsoft Azure IoT technology and cloud platform services.
In February 2020, C.H Robinson, a US-based company provider of multimodal transportation services and third-party logistics acquired Prime Distribution Services for an amount of $225 million. This acquisition is expected to benefit C.H. Robinson's retail consolidation business to grow by adding scale, capabilities, and expertise to the company's portfolio. Prime Distribution Services is a US-based provider of third-party logistics.
The countries covered in the third-party logistics market report are: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK and USA.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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