How big is the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market?

The United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market size is expected to reach USD 137.86 billion in 2024 and grow at a CAGR of 2.91% to reach USD 163.77 billion by 2030. Read More

What is the current United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market size?

In 2024, the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market size is expected to reach USD 137.86 billion. Read More

Who are the key players in United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market?

DHL Group, DSV A/S (De Sammensluttede Vognmænd af Air and Sea), Kuehne + Nagel, United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS) and Wincanton PLC are the major companies operating in the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market. Read More

Which segment has the biggest share in the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market?

In the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market, the Freight Transport segment accounts for the largest share by logistics function. Read More

Which is the fastest growing segment in the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market?

In 2024, the Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP) segment accounts for the fastest growing by logistics function in the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market. Read More

What years does this United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market cover, and what was the market size in 2023?

In 2023, the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market size was estimated at 137.86 billion. The report covers the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market historical market size for years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The report also forecasts the United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market size for years: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030. Read More

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United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market Summary

Icons	Lable	Value
	Study Period	2017 - 2030
	Market Size (2024)	USD 137.9 Billion
	Market Size (2030)	USD 163.8 Billion
	Largest Share by Logistics Function	Freight Transport
	CAGR (2024 - 2030)	2.91 %
	Fastest Growing by Logistics Function	Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP)
	Market Concentration	Low
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*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in alphabetical order.

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The United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market size is estimated at 137.9 billion USD in 2024, and is expected to reach 163.8 billion USD by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 2.91% during the forecast period (2024-2030).

137.9 Billion

Market Size in 2024 (USD)

163.8 Billion

Market Size in 2030 (USD)

2.40 %

CAGR (2017-2023)

2.91 %

CAGR (2024-2030)

Fastest Growing Market by Mode of Transport

3.28 %

Projected CAGR, Air, 2024-2030

The UK government unveiled plans in 2022 to build a 164-mile automated superhighway for drone deliveries. The Skyway project will connect the airspace between Cambridge, Oxford, Rugby, Milton Keynes, and Coventry.

Largest CEP Market by Destination

65.08 %

value share, Domestic, 2023

The e-commerce industry is a leading factor in domestic CEP segment growth wherein the e-commerce sector's value is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.77% from 2023-2027.

Largest Market by End User Industry

41.63 %

value share, Wholesale and Retail Trade, 2023

The wholesale and retail trade end-user segment is supported by the rise in consumer e-commerce. Moreover, e-commerce now accounts for 30% of the total retail market in the UK.

Largest Warehousing Market by Temperature Control

92.42 %

value share, Non-Temperature Controlled, 2023

The demand for logistics and industrial spaces experienced a recovery in the third quarter of 2023, rising to 6.7 million sq. ft from 6.3 million sq. ft in the second quarter of 2023.

Fastest Growing Warehousing Market by Temperature Control

2.80 %

Projected CAGR, Temperature Controlled, 2024-2030

The over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals market in the UK was USD 3.72 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 4.57 billion by 2028, driving the growth of the segment.

E-commerce, infrastructure development, and strategy launches will boost technology adoption are leading the market demand

The UK aims to achieve zero-emission status for new heavy goods vehicles by 2040. Projections indicate a robust CAGR of nearly 70% for the UK's electric truck market from 2020 to 2026, with sales forecasted to hit 2,167 units in 2026. Of these, approximately 22 out of every 25 vehicles are expected to be medium-duty electric trucks. In a notable development, Amazon announced plans in 2022 to introduce five electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) into its delivery fleet, covering a distance of 100,000 miles annually. This initiative is anticipated to reduce carbon emissions by over 170 tonnes. The UK is actively working on establishing a nationwide network of overhead wires to power long-distance electric trucks, aligning with its 2050 goal of decarbonizing transportation.
In June 2022, the UK government launched a campaign to promote careers in logistics, with a strong emphasis on sustainability in the haulage sector. As part of this initiative, the government allocated a GBP 7 million (USD 9.44 million) investment to drive the adoption of innovative technologies, facilitating both decarbonization and digitalization. This funding could be utilized for initiatives such as piloting hydrogen cranes or exploring low-carbon fuels across the industry.
The rapid growth of e-commerce is a major catalyst for the UK's transportation sector. Projections indicate that e-commerce revenue in the UK will reach USD 179.5 billion by 2025. In 2023, revenue from e-commerce sales of fashion products, including apparel and bags, saw a significant surge, rising by over USD 5.38 billion to approximately USD 43.89 billion. This upward trend is expected to continue, with revenue from e-commerce sales in the fashion market projected to reach around USD 54.36 billion by 2025.

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The UK's warehouse count is expected to reach 214,000 by 2027 due to a rise in demand for consumer fulfillment centers

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 suffocated global supply chains, raising inflationary pressures and hastening global discussions about energy security. The UK government increased its investment in new construction and maintenance of national infrastructure for better transportation connectivity and warehousing facilities. In 2022, the government committed GBP 100 billion (USD 120.58 billion) in funding over the next three years, increasing the 'fiscal remit,' which is the funding envelope within which the Commission must budget the recommendations, from 1.1% to 1.3% of the GDP beginning in 2025.
From 2011 to 2021, road freight transportation within the UK transport and storage sector more than doubled in scale, with a growth of around 30,000 local business units. Similarly, the postal and courier segment experienced swift growth, evolving from a modest 17,000 businesses in operation in 2011 to a robust count of 42,000 ten years later. However, a minor decline was observed in 2022, with the country recording 154,665 business units within these sectors.
The number of large warehouses in the United Kingdom is rapidly increasing. By 2027, there are expected to be around 214,000 warehouses larger than 50,000 square feet globally, up from 163,000 in 2021. Many of these warehouses are to serve as e-commerce fulfillment centers, and approximately 18% of all warehouses will be for consumer fulfillment by 2027, rising from the 11% recorded in 2021. This increase suggests the global expansion of e-commerce as the proportion of warehouses operating as trade distribution hubs begins to shift in favor of consumer fulfillment centers.

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UK government has a major influence on fuel prices, and both fuel duty and VAT (standard 20% rate) make up majority of the petrol and diesel prices

In August 2022, the oil price dropped under USD 100 and finished the month at USD 90.63 a barrel. Prices dropped further in 2023, and by May, a barrel of oil was down to USD 72.50. In August, the average cost of petrol at UK forecourts has risen to break 150 p a liter (USD 1.80) for the first time since the start of 2023, and diesel has risen to 152.41 p a liter (USD 1.83). A cold European winter and spring also meant supplies had already been heavily depleted by the summer.
The UK Government has a major influence on fuel prices as both fuel duty (currently 52.95 pp) and VAT (standard 20% rate) make up the majority of the price of petrol and diesel. The prices of petrol and diesel in Britain hit a new record high in February 2022. Diesel prices had hit an average of USD 2.36 per liter, while petrol cost was an average of USD 1.91 per liter, both exceeding the previous records set in 2021. With the rise, Britain's inflation soared to a 30-year high of 5.4% in December 2021. In 2022, the fuel price increased during the post-pandemic economic recovery period when the demand for fuel increased and during the Russia-Ukraine War, which affected the demand and supply of fuel.
Diesel prices in the United Kingdom reached a record high in November 2021 after petrol prices hit their highest-ever level, in a blow to households and small businesses. The average price across the United Kingdom on October 31, 2021, was 147.94 pence (USD 0.74) a liter, narrowly surpassing the previous high of 147.93 pence (USD 0.74) set on April 12, 2012. In October 2021, diesel prices rose by 30 pence (USD 0.15) a liter over the previous year, driven higher by a sharp rebound in global oil markets.

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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT

UK's population is projected to reach 69.2 million by 2030, fueled by net migration and rise in business opportunities
The agriculture, fishing, and forestry sector was the fastest-growing during the study period (2017-2021)
E-commerce accounted for 30% of the total retail consumption in 2022 in the UK, up from 20% in 2020
UK aims to reach more than USD 1.20 trillion export target by 2030 under ambitious plan
Rising fuel costs with more than 25% cost share, impacting the overall trucking operation costs in the United Kingdom
UK's global trade efficiency declines with LPI rank falling to 19th place in 2023 due to logistics infrastructure quality
Road freight is the primary mode of transport in the United Kingdom, which handled 1.6 billion tons in 2022
Growing maritime infrastructure construction focused on increasing container capacity and new service launches, supporting trade demand
Freight rates increased in 2022 significantly due to challenges in the supply chain and inflation
The United Kingdom invested over USD 587.12 million in 2022 and 2021 to transform infrastructure and enhance connectivity

UK announces over USD 39 million in 2023 to strengthen life sciences manufacturing
Price rises of food, fuel, and petroleum cause producer and consumer prices to increase
Manufactured product sales in the UK grew by 7% YoY and reached USD 458.8 billion in 2022
UK anticipates gas imports to rise by 70% by 2030 amid halt in domestic gas production
Growing registrations witnessed for heavy goods vehicles, rigid trucks, and articulated trucks in the United Kingdom
Despite the global shortage of semiconductors and raw materials, including steel and aluminum, demand for HGV's has remained robust in the United Kingdom
Dry and liquid bulk cargo largely dominate major port capacities due to increasing demand for oil and gas
UK ports are facing supply chain disruptions, with operations at almost 95% capacity, thereby leading to congestion and delayed deliveries
The rail freight sector is expected to grow as a result of the UK government's investments worth more than USD 1 billion in 2022

United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Industry Overview

The United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market is fragmented, with the top five companies occupying 10.45%. The major players in this market are DHL Group, DSV A/S (De Sammensluttede Vognmænd af Air and Sea), Kuehne + Nagel, United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS) and Wincanton PLC (sorted alphabetically).

United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market Leaders

DHL Group
DSV A/S (De Sammensluttede Vognmænd af Air and Sea)
Kuehne + Nagel
United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS)
Wincanton PLC

United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market Concentration

Other important companies include DB Schenker, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., FedEx, Gregory Distribution, Maritime Transport, Menzies Distribution, P&O FERRYMASTERS, Turners (Soham) Ltd, Xpediator PLC.

*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in alphabetical order.

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United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market News

January 2024: Kuehne + Nagel has announced its Book & Claim insetting solution for electric vehicles, to improve its decarbonization solutions. Developing Book & Claim insetting solutions for road freight was a strategic priority for Kuehne + Nagel. Customers who use Kuehne + Nagel's road transport services can now claim the carbon reductions of electric trucks when it is not possible to physically move their goods on these vehicles.
October 2023: Kuehne+Nagel has introduced three new charter connections between the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It has begun its operations with its own freighter, the B747-8 “Inspire”, from October 23, 2023. It has conducted two additional weekly routings from Atlanta and Chicago to Amsterdam and from there to Taipei. This flight will serve key industries such as healthcare, perishables and semiconductors.
September 2023: Kuehne+Nagel and Capgemini have entered into a strategic agreement to create a supply chain orchestration service offering to provide end-to-end services across the supply chain network. The new strategic agreement combines Kuehne+Nagel’s logistics management and execution expertise with Capgemini’s state-of-the-art Intelligent Supply Chain Operations (ISCO) capabilities that deliver AI-enabled, cognitive, touchless operations and data-driven decision-making. The service is especially targeted towards large corporations from the consumer, healthcare, and industrial sectors.

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United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Market Report - Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & KEY FINDINGS
REPORT OFFERS
1. INTRODUCTION
1. 1.1. Study Assumptions & Market Definition
2. 1.2. Scope of the Study
3. 1.3. Research Methodology
2. KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS
1. 2.1. Demographics
2. 2.2. GDP Distribution By Economic Activity
3. 2.3. GDP Growth By Economic Activity
4. 2.4. Inflation
5. 2.5. Economic Performance And Profile
  1. 2.5.1. Trends in E-Commerce Industry
  2. 2.5.2. Trends in Manufacturing Industry
6. 2.6. Transport And Storage Sector GDP
7. 2.7. Export Trends
8. 2.8. Import Trends
9. 2.9. Fuel Price
10. 2.10. Trucking Operational Costs
11. 2.11. Trucking Fleet Size By Type
12. 2.12. Logistics Performance
13. 2.13. Major Truck Suppliers
14. 2.14. Modal Share
15. 2.15. Maritime Fleet Load Carrying Capacity
16. 2.16. Liner Shipping Connectivity
17. 2.17. Port Calls And Performance
18. 2.18. Freight Pricing Trends
19. 2.19. Freight Tonnage Trends
20. 2.20. Infrastructure
21. 2.21. Regulatory Framework (Road and Rail)
  1. 2.21.1. United Kingdom
22. 2.22. Regulatory Framework (Sea and Air)
  1. 2.22.1. United Kingdom
23. 2.23. Value Chain & Distribution Channel Analysis
3. MARKET SEGMENTATION (includes 1. Market value in USD for all segments 2. Market volume for select segments viz. freight transport, CEP (courier, express, and parcel) and warehousing & storage 3.Forecasts up to 2029 and analysis of growth prospects)
1. 3.1. End User Industry
  1. 3.1.1. Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry
  2. 3.1.2. Construction
  3. 3.1.3. Manufacturing
  4. 3.1.4. Oil and Gas, Mining and Quarrying
  5. 3.1.5. Wholesale and Retail Trade
  6. 3.1.6. Others
2. 3.2. Logistics Function
  1. 3.2.1. Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP)
    1. 3.2.1.1. By Destination Type
      1. 3.2.1.1.1. Domestic
      2. 3.2.1.1.2. International
  2. 3.2.2. Freight Forwarding
    1. 3.2.2.1. By Mode Of Transport
      1. 3.2.2.1.1. Air
      2. 3.2.2.1.2. Sea and Inland Waterways
      3. 3.2.2.1.3. Others
  3. 3.2.3. Freight Transport
    1. 3.2.3.1. By Mode Of Transport
      1. 3.2.3.1.1. Air
      2. 3.2.3.1.2. Pipelines
      3. 3.2.3.1.3. Rail
      4. 3.2.3.1.4. Road
      5. 3.2.3.1.5. Sea and Inland Waterways
  4. 3.2.4. Warehousing and Storage
    1. 3.2.4.1. By Temperature Control
      1. 3.2.4.1.1. Non-Temperature Controlled
      2. 3.2.4.1.2. Temperature Controlled
  5. 3.2.5. Other Services
4. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
1. 4.1. Key Strategic Moves
2. 4.2. Market Share Analysis
3. 4.3. Company Landscape
4. 4.4. Company Profiles (includes Global Level Overview, Market Level Overview, Core Business Segments, Financials, Headcount, Key Information, Market Rank, Market Share, Products and Services, and Analysis of Recent Developments).
  1. 4.4.1. DB Schenker
  2. 4.4.2. DHL Group
  3. 4.4.3. DSV A/S (De Sammensluttede Vognmænd af Air and Sea)
  4. 4.4.4. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
  5. 4.4.5. FedEx
  6. 4.4.6. Gregory Distribution
  7. 4.4.7. Kuehne + Nagel
  8. 4.4.8. Maritime Transport
  9. 4.4.9. Menzies Distribution
  10. 4.4.10. P&O FERRYMASTERS
  11. 4.4.11. Turners (Soham) Ltd
  12. 4.4.12. United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS)
  13. 4.4.13. Wincanton PLC
  14. 4.4.14. Xpediator PLC
5. KEY STRATEGIC QUESTIONS FOR FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS CEOS
6. APPENDIX
1. 6.1. Global Overview
  1. 6.1.1. Overview
  2. 6.1.2. Porter’s Five Forces Framework
  3. 6.1.3. Global Value Chain Analysis
  4. 6.1.4. Market Dynamics (Market Drivers, Restraints & Opportunities)
  5. 6.1.5. Technological Advancements
2. 6.2. Sources & References
3. 6.3. List of Tables & Figures
4. 6.4. Primary Insights
5. 6.5. Data Pack
6. 6.6. Glossary of Terms
7. 6.7. Currency Exchange Rate

List of Tables & Figures

Figure 1:
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER, COUNT, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 2:
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY DEVELOPMENT AREA, COUNT, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 3:
POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION/SQ. KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 4:
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) SHARE OF FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (IN CURRENT PRICES), SHARE % OF GDP, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 5:
FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, ANNUAL GROWTH (%), UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 6:
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY MAJOR CITY, COUNT, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 7:
DISTRIBUTION OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, SHARE %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 8:
GROWTH OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, CAGR %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 – 2022

Figure 9:
WHOLESALE PRICE INFLATION RATE, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 10:
CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION RATE, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 11:
GROSS MERCHANDISE VALUE (GMV) OF E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2027

Figure 12:
SECTORAL SHARE IN E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY GROSS MERCHANDISE VALUE (GMV), SHARE %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 13:
GROSS VALUE ADDED (GVA) OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (IN CURRENT PRICES), USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 14:
SECTORAL SHARE IN GROSS VALUE ADDED (GVA) OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, SHARE %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 15:
VALUE OF TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP), USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 – 2022

Figure 16:
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP), SHARE % OF GDP, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017-2022

Figure 17:
VALUE OF EXPORTS, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 18:
VALUE OF IMPORTS, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 19:
FUEL PRICE BY TYPE OF FUEL, USD/LITER, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 20:
OPERATIONAL COSTS OF TRUCKING - BREAKDOWN BY OPERATING COST ELEMENT, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 21:
TRUCKING FLEET SIZE BY TYPE, SHARE %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 22:
RANK OF LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE, RANK, UNITED KINGDOM, 2010 - 2023

Figure 23:
MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR TRUCK SUPPLIER BRANDS, SHARE %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 24:
MODAL SHARE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, SHARE % BY TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 25:
MODAL SHARE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT SECTOR, SHARE % BY TONS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 26:
MARITIME FLEET LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF COUNTRY FLAGGED VESSELS, DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE (DWT) BY SHIP TYPE, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 27:
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY INDEX, BASE=100 FOR Q1 2006, 2016 - 2022

Figure 28:
LINER SHIPPING BILATERAL CONNECTIVITY INDEX, UNITED KINGDOM, 2021

Figure 29:
PORT LINER SHIP CONNECTIVITY INDEX, BASE=100 FOR Q1 2006, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 30:
MEDIAN TIME SPENT BY VESSELS WITHIN PORT LIMITS OF THE COUNTRY, DAYS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2018 - 2022

Figure 31:
AVERAGE AGE OF VESSELS THAT HAVE CALLED IN THE COUNTRY'S PORTS, YEARS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2018 - 2022

Figure 32:
AVERAGE GROSS TONNAGE OF VESSELS ENTERING THE COUNTRY'S PORTS, GROSS TONNAGE (GT), UNITED KINGDOM, 2018 - 2022

Figure 33:
AVERAGE CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY OF VESSELS THAT HAVE CALLED IN THE COUNTRY'S PORTS, DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE (DWT) PER VESSEL, UNITED KINGDOM, 2018 - 2022

Figure 34:
AVERAGE CONTAINER CARRYING CAPACITY PER CONTAINER SHIP FOR VESSELS ENTERING THE PORTS, TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS), UNITED KINGDOM, 2018 - 2022

Figure 35:
CONTAINER PORT THROUGHPUT, TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS), UNITED KINGDOM, 2016 - 2021

Figure 36:
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHIP ARRIVALS IN THE COUNTRY'S PORTS, NUMBER OF PORT CALLS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2018 - 2022

Figure 37:
PRICING TREND OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 38:
PRICING TREND OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 39:
PRICING TREND OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 40:
PRICING TREND OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 41:
PRICING TREND OF PIPELINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 42:
FREIGHT HANDLED BY ROAD TRANSPORT, TONS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 43:
FREIGHT HANDLED BY RAIL TRANSPORT, TONS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 44:
FREIGHT HANDLED BY AIR TRANSPORT, TONS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 45:
FREIGHT HANDLED BY SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT, TONS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 46:
FREIGHT HANDLED BY PIPELINES TRANSPORT, TONS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 47:
LENGTH OF ROADS, KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 48:
SHARE OF ROAD LENGTH BY SURFACE CATEGORY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 49:
SHARE OF ROAD LENGTH BY ROAD CLASSIFICATION, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 50:
RAIL LENGTH, KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2022

Figure 51:
CONTAINERS HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS, TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS), UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 52:
CARGO WEIGHT HANDLED AT MAJOR AIRPORTS, TONS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

Figure 53:
VALUE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 54:
VALUE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 55:
VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 56:
VALUE OF AFF INDUSTRY (AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FORESTRY) LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 57:
CAGR OF AFF INDUSTRY (AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FORESTRY) LOGISTICS MARKET, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 58:
VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 59:
CAGR OF CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS MARKET, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 60:
VALUE OF MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 61:
CAGR OF MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS MARKET, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 62:
VALUE OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY (OIL AND GAS, MINING AND QUARRYING) LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 63:
CAGR OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY (OIL AND GAS, MINING AND QUARRYING) LOGISTICS MARKET, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 64:
VALUE OF DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE) LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 65:
CAGR OF DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE) LOGISTICS MARKET, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 66:
VALUE OF OTHER END USERS LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 67:
CAGR OF OTHER END USER LOGISTICS MARKET, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 68:
VALUE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET BY LOGISTICS FUNCTION, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 69:
VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET BY LOGISTICS FUNCTION, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 70:
VALUE OF COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY DESTINATION TYPE, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 71:
VALUE SHARE OF COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET BY DESTINATION TYPE, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 72:
VALUE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 73:
VOLUME OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 74:
VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 75:
VOLUME OF INTERNATIONAL COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL (CEP) MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 76:
VALUE OF FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 77:
VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 78:
VALUE OF AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

Figure 79:
VALUE SHARE OF AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022 VS 2030

Figure 80:
VALUE OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022 VS 2030

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VALUE OF OTHERS FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET'S OTHERS SEGMENT BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022 VS 2030

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VOLUME OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VOLUME OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022 VS 2030

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VALUE OF PIPELINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VOLUME OF PIPELINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF PIPELINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022 VS 2030

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VALUE OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VOLUME OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022 VS 2030

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VALUE OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VOLUME OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022 VS 2030

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VALUE OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VOLUME OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022 VS 2030

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VALUE OF WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET BY TEMPERATURE CONTROL, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE SHARE OF WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET BY TEMPERATURE CONTROL, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE OF NON-TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VOLUME OF NON-TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET, SQUARE FEET, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE OF TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VOLUME OF TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET, SQUARE FEET, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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VALUE OF OTHER SERVICES SEGMENT OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2030

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MOST ACTIVE COMPANIES BY NUMBER OF STRATEGIC MOVES, COUNT, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2023

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MOST ADOPTED STRATEGIES, COUNT, UNITED KINGDOM, 2017 - 2023

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VALUE SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS, %, UNITED KINGDOM, 2022

United Kingdom Freight and Logistics Industry Segmentation

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry, Construction, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Mining and Quarrying, Wholesale and Retail Trade, Others are covered as segments by End User Industry. Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP), Freight Forwarding, Freight Transport, Warehousing and Storage are covered as segments by Logistics Function.

The UK aims to achieve zero-emission status for new heavy goods vehicles by 2040. Projections indicate a robust CAGR of nearly 70% for the UK's electric truck market from 2020 to 2026, with sales forecasted to hit 2,167 units in 2026. Of these, approximately 22 out of every 25 vehicles are expected to be medium-duty electric trucks. In a notable development, Amazon announced plans in 2022 to introduce five electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) into its delivery fleet, covering a distance of 100,000 miles annually. This initiative is anticipated to reduce carbon emissions by over 170 tonnes. The UK is actively working on establishing a nationwide network of overhead wires to power long-distance electric trucks, aligning with its 2050 goal of decarbonizing transportation.
In June 2022, the UK government launched a campaign to promote careers in logistics, with a strong emphasis on sustainability in the haulage sector. As part of this initiative, the government allocated a GBP 7 million (USD 9.44 million) investment to drive the adoption of innovative technologies, facilitating both decarbonization and digitalization. This funding could be utilized for initiatives such as piloting hydrogen cranes or exploring low-carbon fuels across the industry.
The rapid growth of e-commerce is a major catalyst for the UK's transportation sector. Projections indicate that e-commerce revenue in the UK will reach USD 179.5 billion by 2025. In 2023, revenue from e-commerce sales of fashion products, including apparel and bags, saw a significant surge, rising by over USD 5.38 billion to approximately USD 43.89 billion. This upward trend is expected to continue, with revenue from e-commerce sales in the fashion market projected to reach around USD 54.36 billion by 2025.

End User Industry
		Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry
		Construction
		Manufacturing
		Oil and Gas, Mining and Quarrying
		Wholesale and Retail Trade
		Others

Logistics Function

Courier, Express, and Parcel (CEP)

By Destination Type
	Domestic
	International

Freight Forwarding

By Mode Of Transport
	Air
	Sea and Inland Waterways
	Others

Freight Transport

By Mode Of Transport
	Air
	Pipelines
	Rail
	Road
	Sea and Inland Waterways

Warehousing and Storage

By Temperature Control
	Non-Temperature Controlled
	Temperature Controlled

Other Services

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Market Definition

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (AFF) - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the AFF industry players. The end user players considered are the establishments primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, harvesting fish & other animals from their natural habitats and providing related support activities. Herein, Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) play a crucial role in acquisition, storage, handling, transportation, and distribution activities for the optimal & continuous flow of inputs (seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, equipment, and water) from manufacturers or suppliers to the producers and smooth flow of output (produce, agro-goods) to distributors/ consumers. This includes both termperature controlled and non-temperature controlled logistics, as and when required according to the shelf life of goods being transported or stored.
Construction - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the construction industry players. The end user players considered are the establishments primarily engaged in constructing, repairing and renovating residential & commercial buildings, infrastructure, engineering works, subdividing and developing land. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) play a crucial role in increasing profitability of construction projects by maintaing the inventory of raw materials & equipment, time-critical supplies and by providing other value added services for effective project management.
Courier, Express, and Parcel - The Courier, Express, and Parcel services, often called as CEP Market, refers to the logistics and postal service providers which specialize in moving small goods (parcels/packages). It captures the overall market size (USD) and market volume (number of parcels) of (1) the shipments/parcels/packages which are under 70kgs/ 154lbs weight, (2) Business Customer packages viz. Business-to-Business (B2B) & Business-to-Consumer (B2C) as well as private customer packages (C2C), (3) non-express parcel delivery services (Standard and Deferred) as well as express parcel delivery services (Day-Definite-Express and Time-Definite-Express), (4) domestic as well as international parcels.
Demographics - To analyse total addressable market demand, population growth & forecasts have been studied and presented in this industry trend. It represents population distribution across categories like gender (male/female), development area (urban/rural), major cities among other key parameters like population density and final consumption expenditure (growth and share % of GDP). This data has been used for assessing the fluctations in demand & consumption expenditure, and the major hotspots (cities) of potential demand.
Export Trends and Import Trends - Overall logistics performance of an economy is positively and significantly (statistically) correlated to its trade performance (exports and imports). Hence, in this industry trend, total value of trade, major commodities/ commodity groups and the major trade partners, for the studied geography (country or region as per the scope of report) have been analysed alongside the impact of major trade/logistics infrastructure investments & regulatory environment.
Freight Forwarding - Freight forwarding which herein refers to the freight transportation arrangement (FTA) industry includes establishments primarily engaged in arranging & tracking transportation of freight between shippers and carriers. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) considered are freight forwarders, NVOCCs, custom brokers and marine shipping agents. Others segment under Freight Forwarding captures the revenue earned through value added services of FTA like custom brokerage/clearance activities, preparation of freight related documentation, consolidation-deconsolidation of goods, cargo insurance & compliance, arrangement of warehousing & storage, liasing with shippers, and freight forwarding through other modes of transport viz. road and rail.
Freight Pricing Trends - Freight pricing by mode of transport (USD/tonkm), over the review period, has been presented in this industry trend. The data has been used in assessing the inflationary environment, impact on trade, freight turnover (tonkm), freight and logistics market demand by mode of transport segments and hence the overall freight and logistics market size.
Freight Tonnage Trends - Freight tonnage (weight of goods in tons) handled by mode of transport, over the review period, has been presented in this industry trend. The data has been used as one of the parameters apart from average distance per shipment (km), freight volume (tonkm), and freight pricing (USD/tonkm) to assess the freight transport market size.
Freight Transport - Freight Transport refers to the hiring of a logistics service provider (outsourced logistics) for the transport of commodities (raw materials/final/intermediate/finished goods including both solids and fluids) from the origin to a destination within the country (domestic) or cross-border (international).
Freight and Logistics - External expenditure on (or outsourced) facilitation of freight transport (freight transportation), arrangement of freight transport through an agent (freight forwarding), warehousing and storage (temperature controlled or non-temperature controlled), CEP (domestic or international courier, express and parcel) and other value-added logistics services involved in the transportation of commodities (raw materials or finished goods including both solids and fluids) from the origin to a destination within the country (domestic) or cross-border (international), through one or more modes of transportation viz. road, rail, sea, air and pipelines constitute freight and logistics market.
Fuel Price - Fuel price spikes can cause delays and diruption for logistics service providers (LSPs), while drops in the same can result in higher short-term profitability and increased market rivalry to offer consumers with the best deals. Hence, the fuel price variations have been studied over the review period and presented along with the causes as well as market impacts.
GDP Distribution by Economic Activity - Nominal Gross Domestic Product and distribution of the same, across major economic sectors in the geography studied (country or region as per scope of the report) have been studied and presented in this industry trend. As GDP is positively related to the profitability and growth of logistics industry, this data has been used in adjunction to the input-output tables/ supply-use tables for analyzing the potential major contributing sectors towards the logistics demand.
GDP Growth by Economic Activity - Growth of Nominal Gross Domestic Product across major economic sectors, for the geography studied (country or region as per scope of the report) have been presented in this industry trend. This data has been utilized for assessing the growth of logistics demand from all the market end users (economic sectors considered here).
Inflation - Variations in both Wholesale Price Inflation (YoY change in producer price index) and Consumer Price Inflation have been presented in this industry trend. This data has been used to assess the inflationary environment as it plays a vital role in smooth functioning of the supply chain, directly impacting the logistics operational cost components e.g., pricing of tyres, driver wages & benefits, energy/fuel prices, maintenace costs, toll charges, warehousing rents, custom brokerage, forwarding rates, courier rates etc. hence impacting the overall freight and logistics market.
Infrastructure - As infrastructure plays a vital role in an economy's logistics performance, variables like length of roads, distribution of road length by surface category (paved v/s unpaved), distribution of road length by road classification (expressways v/s highways v/s other roads), rail length, volume of containers handled by major ports and tonnage handled by major airports have been analysed and presented in this industry trend.
Key Industry Trends - The report section named "Key Industry Trends" include all the key variables/parameters studied to better analyze the market size estimates and forecasts. All the trends have been presented in the form of data points (time series or latest available data points) along with analysis of the paramter in the form of concise market relevant commentary, for the geography studied (country or region as per the scope of report).
Key Strategic Moves - The action taken by a company to differentiate from its competitor or used as a general strategy is referred to as a key strategic move (KSM). This includes (1) Agreements (2) Expansions (3) Financial Restructuring (4) Mergers and Acquisitions (5) Partnerships, and (6) Product Innovations. Key players (Logistics Service Providers, LSPs) in the market have been shortlisted, their KSM have been studied and presented in this section.
Liner Shipping Bilateral Connectivity Index - It indicates a country pair's integration level into global liner shipping networks and plays a crucial role in determining bilateral trade, which in turn potentially contributes toward the prosperity of a country and its surrounding region. Hence the major economies connected to the country/ region as per scope of the report, have been analyzed and presented in "Liner Shipping Connectivity" industry trend.
Liner Shipping Connectivity - This industry trend analyses the state of connectivity to the global shipping networks based on the status of maritime transport sector. It includes the analysis of liner shipping connectivity, bilateral shipping connectivity, and port liner shipping connectivity indices for the geography (country/ region as per scope of the report) over the review period.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index - It indicates how well countries are connected to global shipping networks based on the status of their maritime transport sector. It is based on five components of the maritime transport sector: (1) The number of shipping lines servicing a country, (2) The size of the largest vessel used on these services (in TEUs), (3) The number of services connecting a country to the other countries, (4) The total number of vessels deployed in a country, (5) The total capacity of those vessels (in TEUs).
Logistics Performance - Logistics Performance and Logistics Costs are the backbone of trade, and influences trade costs, making countries compete globally. Logistics performance is influenced by market wide adopted supply chain management strategies, government services, investments & policies, fuel/ energy costs, inflationary environment etc. Hence, in this industry trend, the logistics performance of the geography studied (country/ region as per the scope of report) has been analysed and presented over the review period.
Major Truck Suppliers - Market share of truck brands is influenced by factors like geographical preferences, portfolio of truck types, truck prices, local production, truck repair & maintenance service peneteration, customer support, technological innovations (like electric vehicles, digitalization, autonomous trucks), fuel efficiency, financing options, annual maintenance costs, availability of substitutes, marketing startegies etc. Hence, the distribution (share % for base year of the study) of truck sales volume for leading truck brands and commentary on current market scenario & market anticipation over the forecast period have been presented in this industry trend.
Manufacturing - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the Manufacturing industry players. The end user players considered are the establishments primarily engaged in the chemical, mechanical or physical transformation of materials or substances into new products. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) play a crucial role in maintaining a smooth flow of raw materials across the supply chain, enabling timely delivery of finished goods to distributors or end customers and storing & supplying the raw materials to clients for just-in-time manufacturing.
Maritime Fleet Load Carrying Capacity - Maritime fleet load carrying capacity depicts the development state of an economy's maritime infrastructure & trade. It is influenced by factors like volume of production, international trade, major end user industries, maritime connectivity, environmental regulations, investments in port infrastructure development, port container cargo handling capacity etc. This industry trend represents the maritime fleet load carrying capacity by type of ship viz. container ships, oil tankers, bulk carriers, general cargo, among other types alongwith the influencing factors for the geography studied (country/ region as per scope of the report), over the review period.
Modal Share - Freight Modal Share is influenced by factors like modal productivity, government regulations, containerization, distance of shipment, temperature control requirements, type of goods, international trade, terrain, speed of delivery, shipment weight, bulk shipments, etc. Also, modal share by tonnage (tons) and modal share by freight turnover (ton-km) differ as per average distance of shipments, weight of major commodity groups transported in the economy and number of trips. This industry trend represents the distribution of freight transported by mode of transport (tons as well as ton-km), for the study base year.
Oil and Gas, Mining and Quarrying - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the extraction industry players. The end user players considered are the establishments that extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) covers entire phases from upstream to downstream and plays a crucial role in the transportation of machinery, drilling equipments, extracted minerals, crude oil & natural gas and refined/ processed products from one place to another.
Other End Users - Other end user segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the financial services (BFSI), real estate, educational services, healthcare, and professional services (administrative, waste management, legal, architectural, engineering, design, consulting, scientific R&D). Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) plays a crucial role in the reliable movement of supplies and documents to/from these industries such as transporting any equipment or resources required, shipping confidential documents and files, movement of medical goods & supplies (surgical supplies and instruments, including gloves, masks, syringes, equipment) to name a few.
Other Services - Other Services segment captures revenue earned through (1) Value added services (VAS) for freight transportation by road, rail, air and sea & inland waterways, (2) VAS for marine cargo transportation (operation of terminal facilities such as harbours and piers, operation of waterway locks, navigation, pilotage and berthing activities, lighterage, salvage activities, lighthouse activities, among other miscellaneous support activities), (3) VAS for land freight transportation (operation of terminal facilities such as railway stations, stations for the handling of goods, operation of railroad infrastructure, switching and shunting, towing and road side assistance, liquefaction of gas for transportation purposes, among other miscellaneous support activities), (4) VAS for air cargo transportation (operation of terminal facilities such as airway terminals, airport and air-traffic-control activities, ground service activities on airfields, runway maintenance, inspection/ ferrying/ maintenance/ testing of aircrafts, aircraft fuelling services, among other miscellaneous support activities), (5) VAS for warehousing and storage service (operation of grain silos, general merchandise warehouses, refrigerated warehouses, storage tanks etc., storage of goods in foreign trade zones, blast freezing, crating goods for shipping, packing and preparing goods for shipping, labelling and/or imprinting the package, kit assembling and packaging services, among other miscellaneous support activities), and (6) VAS for courier, express and parcel service (pickup, sorting).
Port Calls and Performance - The performance of ports is key to an economy's freight movement, trade, global connectivity, successful growth strategies, investment attractiveness for production & distribution systems, and thus affects GDP, employment, per capita income and industrial growth. Hence, the port perfomance parameters like median time spent by vessels in the ports; average age, size, cargo carrying capacity, container carrying capacity, of vessels entering the ports, port calls, and container port throughput have been analysed and presented in this industry trend.
Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index - It reflects a port's position in the global liner shipping network, wherein a higher value of index is associated with better connectivity. Efficient and well-connected ports (1) contribute towards minimizing transport costs, linking supply chains and supporting international trade, (2) pave the way for economies of scale and development of expertise by permitting producers to better exploit possibilities in domestic as well as foreign markets. Hence the major ports of strategic importance, in the country/ region as per scope of the report, have been analyzed and presented in "Liner Shipping Connectivity" industry trend.
Port Throughput - It reflects the amount of cargo or number of vessels a port handles annually. It can be related to (1) cargo tonnage, (2) container TEU, and (3) vessel calls. Port throughput in terms of total containers handled (TEU's), has been presented in the "Port Calls and Performance" industry trend.
Producer Price Inflation - It indicates inflation from viewpoint of the producers viz. the average selling price received for their output over a period of time. Annual change (YoY) of producer price index is reported as wholesale price inflation in the "Inflation" industry trend. As WPI captures dynamic price movements in most comprehensive way, it is widely used by governments, banks, industry, business circles and is deemed important in formulation of trade, fiscal and other economic policies. The data has been used in adjunction to consumer price inflation for better understanding the inflationary environment.
Segmental Revenue - Segmental Revenue has been triangulated or computed and presented for all the major players in the market. It refers to the freight and logistics market specific revenue earned by the company, over the base year of study, in the geography studied (country or region as per the scope of report). It is computed through the study and analysis of major parameters like financials, service portfolio, employee strength, fleet size, investments, number of countries present in, major economies of concern, etc. that have been reported by the company in its annual reports, webpage. For companies having scarce financial disclosures, paid databases like D&B Hoovers, Dow Jones Factiva have been resorted to and verified through industry/expert interactions.
Transport and Storage Sector GDP - Value and growth of Transport and Storage Sector GDP has a direct relation to the freight and logistics market size. Hence, this variable has been studied and presented over the review period, in value terms (USD) and as share % of total GDP, in this industry trend. The data has been supported by concise and relevant commentary around the investments, developments, and current market scenario.
Trends in E-Commerce Industry - Enhanced internet connectivity and boom in smartphone penetration, coupled with increasing disposable incomes, has led to a phenomenal growth in the e-commerce market globally. Online shoppers require fast and efficient delivery of their orders leading to an increase in the demand for logistics services especially e-commerce fulfilment services. Hence, the Gross Merchandise Value (GMV), historial and projected growth, breakup of major commodity groups in e-commerce industry for the studied geography (country or region as per scope of the report) have been analysed and presented in this industry trend.
Trends in Manufacturing Industry - Manufacturing industry involves the transformation of raw materials into finished products, while logistics industry ensures the efficient flow of raw materials to the factory, and the transport of manufactured products to the distributors & consumers. Demand-Supply of both industries are highly cross-linked and critical for a seamless supply chain. Hence, the Gross Value Added (GVA), breakup of GVA into major manufacturing sectors, and growth of manufacturing industry over the review period have been analysed and presented, in this industry trend.
Trucking Fleet Size By Type - Market share of truck types is influenced by factors like geographical preferences, major end user industries, truck prices, local production, truck repair & maintenance service peneteration, customer support, technological disruptions (like electric vehicles, digitalization, autonomous trucks) etc. Hence, the distribution (share % for base year of study) of truck parc volume by type of truck, market disruptors, truck manufacturing investments, truck specifications, truck use & import regulations, and market anticipation over the forecast period have been presented in this industry trend.
Trucking Operational Costs - The prime reasons for measuring/ benchmarking logistics performance of any trucking company are to reduce operational costs and increase profitability. On the other hand, measuring operational costs helps to identify whether and where to make operational changes to control expenses and identify areas for improved performance. Hence, in this industry trend, trucking operational costs and the variables involved viz. driver wages & benefits, fuel prices, repairs & maintenance costs, tyre costs etc. have been studied over the base year of study, and presented for the geography studied (country or region as per the scope of report).
Warehousing and Storage - Warehousing and storage segment captures revenue earned through the operation of general merchandise, refrigerated and other types of warehousing & storage facilities. These establishments take responsibility for storing the goods and keeping them secure in lieu of charges. Value added services (VAS) they may provide are considered to be a part of the "other services" segment. Here VAS refer to a range of services, related to the distribution of a customer's goods and can include labelling, breaking bulk, inventory control & management, light assembly, order entry & fulfillment, packaging, pick & pack, price marking & ticketing and transportation arrangement.
Wholesale and Retail Trade - This end user industry segment captures the external (outsourced) logistics expenditure incurred by the wholesalers and retailers. The end user players considered are the establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling or retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) plays a crucial role in the reliable movement of supplies to and finished products from production houses to the distributors and finally to the end customer covering activites like material sourcing, transportation, order fulfillment, warehousing & storage, demand forecasting, inventory management etc.

Keyword	Definition
Axle Load	The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight bearing on the roadway for all wheels connected to a given axle.
Back Haul	Backhaul is the return movement of a transport vehicle from its original destination to its original point of departure.
Bill of Lading	A bill of lading is a legal document issued by a carrier to a shipper that details the type, quantity, and destination of the goods being carried.
Bunkering	Bunkering is the process of supplying fuel and/or gasoil to be used to power the propulsion system of a ship (such fuel is referred to as bunker). It includes the logistics of loading and distributing the fuel among available shipboard tanks. A person dealing in trade of bunker (fuel) is called a bunker trader.
Bunkering Service	Bunkering service is the supply of a requested quality and quantity of bunkers to a ship.
C-commerce	C-commerce (Collaborative commerce) describes electronically enabled business interactions among an enterprise’s internal personnel, business partners and customers throughout a trading community. The trading community could be an industry, industry segment, supply chain or supply chain segment.
Cabotage	Transport by a vehicle registered in a country performed on the national territory of another country.
Cartage Agent	A ground transportation service that provides pickup and delivery of freight in locations not served directly by an air or ocean carrier.
Contract logistics	Contract logistics refers to the outsourcing of resource management tasks by one company to a third-party company specializing in logistical matters, such as transportation, warehousing, and order fulfillment.
Courier	A business that is used to send messages, packages, etc. Courier service refers to the fast or quick, door to door pickup and delivery service for goods or documents. It can be local or international. A company that provides such delivery services is called a courier company. A courier company hires people to provide their services. Such a person hired by the courier service company is called a courier.
Cross docking	Cross docking is a practice in logistics management that includes unloading incoming delivery vehicles and loading the materials directly into outbound delivery vehicles, omitting traditional warehouse logistical practices and saving time and money.
Cross Trade	International transport between two different countries performed by a vehicle registered in a third country. A third country is a country other than the country of loading/embarkation and than the country of unloading/disembarkation.
Customs Clearance	The procedures involved in getting cargo released by Customs through designated formalities such as presenting import license/permit, payment of import duties and other required documentations by the nature of the cargo such as FCC or FDA approval.
Customs seal	Customs seal means a seal, stamp or any other preventive means affixed by customs officials to ensure the inviolability of goods, commercial means of transport or warehouses.
Dangerous Goods	Dangerous goods (or hazardous materials or HAZMAT) include flammable liquids/solids, gases, compressed, liquified, dissolved under pressure, corrosives, oxidising substances, explosive substances and articles, substances, which on contact with water, emit flammable gasses, organic peroxides, toxic substances, infectious substances, radioactive materials, miscellaneous dangerous goods and articles.
Direct Shipment	Direct shipment is a method of delivering goods from the supplier or the product owner to the customer directly. In most cases, the customer orders the goods from the product owner. This delivery scheme reduces transportation and storage costs, but requires additional planning and administration.
Drayage	A drayage is a form of trucking service that connects the different modes of shipping (intermodal), such as ocean freight or air freight. It’s a short-haul trip that transports goods from one place to another, usually before or after its long-haul shipping process. Drayage trucks move cargo to and from various destinations, such as container ships, storage lots, order fulfillment warehouses, and rail yards. Typically, drayage only transports goods in short distances and operates only in one metropolitan area. It also requires only one trucker in a single shift.
Dry Docking	Dry docking is a term used for repairs or when a ship is taken to the service yard. During dry docking, the whole ship is brought to a dry land so that the submerged portions of the hull can be cleaned or inspected.
Dry van	A dry van is a type of semi-trailer that's fully enclosed to protect shipments from outside elements. Designed to carry palletized, boxed or loose freight, dry vans aren't temperature-controlled (unlike refrigerated “reefer” units) and can't carry oversized shipments (unlike flatbed trailers).
Feedering	Transport service whereby loaded or empty containers in a regional are transferred to a “mother ship” for a long-haul ocean voyage.
Final Demand	Final demand includes all types of commodities (goods as well as services) consumed as final use and might include personal consumption, or consumption by government, by businesses as capital investment, and as exports. includes all types of commodities (goods as well as services) consumed as final use and might include personal consumption, or consumption by government, by businesses as capital investment, and as exports.
First mile Delivery	First mile delivery refers to the first stage of the transportation. This is when the parcel leaves the seller’s warehouse and is taken by the courier pick up agent to process it or take it to the warehouse. Once the package reaches the post office or the courier’s hub, it is then sorted and transported further until it reaches the customer’s doorstep.
Fiscal storage services	It means a facility, clearly separated from other premises, where the excise goods are produced, processed, held, received or dispatched under a duty suspension arrangement by an authorized depositor, in the course of his business, under conditions laid down by the customs authorities.
Flat Bed	It has a back body that is flatly shaped for easy loading and unloading of goods. The flatbed truck is mostly used to transport heavy, oversized, wide and indelicate goods.
Flatbed Truck	A flatbed truck is a type of truck with rigid design. It has a back body that is flatly shaped for easy loading and unloading of goods. The flatbed truck is mostly used to transport heavy, oversized, wide and indelicate goods such as machinery, building supplies or equipment. Due to the truck open body, the goods transported with it must not be vulnerable to rain. By functionality, the flatbed truck is comparable to a flatbed trailer.
Freight Transit Time	Transit time is how long it takes for a shipment to be delivered to its final destination after being picked up from a designated pick up point.
Halal Logistics	It refers to the process of managing the logistics operations such as fleet management, storage/warehousing, and materials handling according to the principles of Shariah law in ensuring the integrity of the halal products at the point of consumption.
Haulage	The commercial transport of goods.
Inbound Logistics	Inbound logistics is the way materials and other goods are brought into a company. This process includes the steps to order, receive, store, transport and manage incoming supplies. Inbound logistics focuses on the supply part of the supply-demand equation.
Intermediate Demand	Intermediate demand includes goods, services, and maintenance and repair construction sold to businesses, excluding capital investment.
International Loaded	Place of loading of goods in reporting country (i.e., country in which the vehicle performing the transport is registered) and place of unloading in a different country.
International Unloaded	Place of unloading of goods in reporting country (i.e., country in which the vehicle performing the transport is registered) and place of loading in a different country.
Last Mile Delivery	Last mile delivery refers to the very last step of the delivery process when a parcel is moved from a transportation hub to its final destination—which, usually, is a personal residence or retail store.
Less than-Truck-Load (LTL)	Less-than-truckload, also known as less-than-load (LTL), is a shipping service for relatively small loads or quantities of freight. An LTL provider combines the loads and shipping requirements of several different companies on their trucks, using a hub-and-spoke system to get goods to their destinations.
Locomotives Haluage	The transport of coal, ore, workers, and materials underground by means of locomotive-hauled mine cars. The locomotive may be powered by battery, diesel, compressed air, trolley, or some combination such as battery-trolley or trolley-cable reel.
Milkrun	A Milk Run is a delivery method used to transport mixed loads from various suppliers to one customer. Instead of each supplier sending a truck every week to meet the needs of one customer, one truck (or vehicle) visits the suppliers to pick up the loads for that customer. This method of transport got its name from the dairy industry practice, where one tanker used to collect milk from several dairy farms for delivery to a milk processing company.
Multi country consolidation	Multi-Country Consolidation (MCC) is a cost-effective solution that consolidates ones cargo from different countries of origin to build Full Container Loads (FCL). MCC is most suitable for companies that import light volumes of goods from multiple countries but want to take advantage of the more economic FCL freight rates.
Multi-Modal Logistics	Multimodal transportation or multimodal shipping refers to logistics and freight processes that require multiple modes of transportation.
Omni Channel Logistics	Omnichannel distribution is a multichannel approach taken by companies to give customers a way to purchase and receive orders from several sales channels with one-touch seamless integration. Some of the ways include- 1. Buy online, then pick-up at the brick and mortar store; 2. Buy online, then have it delivered to the home or another location; 3.In store purchase, with the delivery either to the home or another location; 4. Drop ship from a warehouse or manufacturing center to store, home or other location; 5.Buy online, then return at store or online; 6. Buy online, then return online.
OOG cargo	Out of Gauge (OOG) cargo is any cargo that can not be loaded into six-sided shipping containers simply because it is too large. The term is a very loose classification of all cargo with dimensions beyond the maximum 40HC container dimensions. That is a length beyond 12.05 meters – a width beyond 2.33 meters – or a height beyond 2.59 meters.
Other ships	Other ships include: Liquefied petroleum gas carriers, liquefied natural gas carriers, parcel (chemical) tankers, specialized tankers, reefers, offshore supply vessels, tugboats, dredgers, cruise, ferries, other non-cargo ships
Other Specialised Cargo	Other specialised goods include pre-slung goods (Goods, one or more items, supplied with a sling or slings), mobile units (Mobile Self Propelled Units, Non Self Propelled Units, unrolled vehicles), oversized equipment load (light and heavy machinery that is often too big or too heavy), high value freight that needs extra protection like electronics, financial services road freight.
Outsourced Freight Transport	Transport for hire or reward; The carriage for remuneration of goods.
Pallets	Raised platform, intended to facilitate the lifting and stacking of goods.
Part load	A part load describes goods which only fills a truck partially. In essence, the quantity of the shipment is bigger than the Less Than Truckload (LTL) shipment. Also, the shipment cannot fully occupy a truck i.e. its capacity is much lower than a Full Truckload (FTL) shipment.
Paved Road	Road surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) with hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete or with cobblestone.
Q-commerce	Q-commerce, also referred to as quick commerce, is a type of e-commerce where emphasis is on quick deliveries, typically in less than an hour.
Quay	A stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
Recommerce	Recommerce is the selling of previously owned items through online marketplaces to buyers who reuse, recycle or resell them.
ReverseLogistics	Reverse logistics is a type of supply chain management that moves goods from customers back to the sellers or manufacturers.
Road Freight Transport Service	Hiring a trucking agency for transport of commodities (raw materials or manufactured goods including both solids and liquids) form the origin to a destination within the country (domestic) or cross-border (international) constitutes road freight transport market. The service might be Full-Truck-Load or Less than-Truck-Load, containerized or non-containerized, temperature controlled or non temperature controlled, short haul or long haul.
Roll-on/roll-off cargo	Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using a platform vehicle, such as a self-propelled modular transporter.
Swap bodies	A swap body, swop body, exchangeable container or interchangeable unit, is one of the types of standard freight containers for road and rail transport.
Tank Barge	A non-self-propelled vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry liquid, solid or gaseous commodities or cargos in bulk in cargo spaces (or tanks) through rivers and inland waterways, and may occasionally carry commodities or cargos through oceans and seas when in transit from one inland waterway to another. The commodities or cargos transported are in direct contact with the tank interior.
Tautliner vehicle	Tautliner and curtainsider are used as generic names for curtain sided trucks/trailers. The curtains are permanently fixed to a runner at the top and detachable rails/poles at front and rear, allowing the curtains to be drawn open and forklifts used all along the sides for easy and efficient loading and unloading. When closed for travel, vertical load restraint straps are attached to a rope rail beneath the truck bed, connecting the truck bed and curtain along both sides. Winches at either end of the curtain tension it, hence the 'Tautliner' name. This stops the curtain from flapping or drumming in the wind and can also help retain light loads from slipping sideways.
Transloading	Transloading is a shipping term that refers to the transfer of goods from one mode of transportation to another en route to their ultimate destination.
Tsubo	A Japanese unit of area equal to 35.58 square feet.
Unpaved Road	Road with a stabilized base not surfaced with crushed stone, hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, concrete or cobblestone.
Vessel Husbandry Services	It includes ship maintenance, repairs, cleaning, upkeep of the hull and rigging and equipment.

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