China Freight And Logistics Market Size
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Study Period | 2017 - 2029 |
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Market Size (2023) | USD 1.13 Trillion |
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Market Size (2029) | USD 1.54 Trillion |
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Largest Share by Logistics Function | Freight Transport |
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CAGR (2023 - 2029) | 5.32 % |
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Fastest Growing by Logistics Function | Warehousing and Storage |
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*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in alphabetical order. |
China Freight And Logistics Market Analysis
The China Freight And Logistics Market size is estimated at 1.13 trillion USD in 2023, and is expected to reach 1.54 trillion USD by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 5.32% during the forecast period (2023-2029).
1.13 Trillion
Market Size in 2023 (USD)
1.54 Trillion
Market Size in 2029 (USD)
4.62 %
CAGR (2017-2022)
5.32 %
CAGR (2023-2029)
Fastest Growing Segment by Mode of Transport
5.95 %
Projected CAGR, Road, 2023-2029
The road is the fastest-growing segment, as China is experiencing insatiable demand for road transportation services.
LARGEST CEP SEGMENT BY DESTINATION TYPE
64.12 %
value share, Domestic, 2022
The domestic segment is the largest segment by destination type, supported by the wholesale and retail trade end-user segment, which had a share of 61.2% in 2022.
Largest Segment by End User
37.73 %
value share, Manufacturing, 2022
Manufacturing is the largest end-user segment supported by the growth in the manufacturing sector in China, which rose by 19.84% YoY in 2021 and reached USD 16.69 trillion.
LARGEST WAREHOUSING SEGMENT BY TEMPERATURE CONTROL
89.38 %
value share, Non-Temperature Controlled, 2022
The non-controlled segment is the largest segment in China. It was supported by domestic online retail sales, which reached USD 1.69 trillion in 2021, representing a growth of 12% YoY.
FASTEST GROWING WAREHOUSING SEGMENT BY TEMPERATURE CONTROL
6.42 %
Projected CAGR, Temperature Controlled, 2023-2029
The controlled segment is boosted by the food and meat industry. The food and meat markets are expected to grow and register CAGRs of 9.49% and 8.81%, respectively, during 2022-27.
Rising adoption of in-house logistics services owing to booming demand and moderate supply in the industry
- China is experiencing insatiable demand for transportation and logistics services—so much so that dedicated service providers are struggling to keep up. This is causing some of China's biggest retailers to strike out on their own with in-house logistics. It is certainly not because of a lack of infrastructure that China's logistics industry is struggling to meet its potential. The country is ranked first in the world in terms of ton-kilometers of freight, at 2917.4 billion, as well as inland water transportation, with 110,000 km of navigable waterways.
- In China, trucks carry more than 80% of the nation's goods. However, the trucking industry remains highly fragmented and inefficient. Individuals own more than 90% of trucks on the road, and trucks stand empty 40% of the time. For instance, Truck Alliance is currently hosting 70,000 transactions—equivalent to USD 110 million in shipping costs each day through its app and website. With the online marketplace, truck drivers are able to increase their loads and generate more income, and shippers can reduce overall shipping costs.
- Over the past decade, China's transportation infrastructure network, including road, rail, waterway, and airport systems, has undergone unprecedented growth in terms of length and quality. As of 2021, the length of China's highways exceeded 169,100 kilometers. In the same year, China expanded the length of high-speed railroads to 40,000 kilometers. Regarding air transport infrastructure, the Civil Aviation Administration of China recorded 248 civil airports in 2021, which are fully open for scheduled flights. China's water transport infrastructure was also strengthened with 2,207 and 452 berths of 10,000 tons deadweight and above in its coastal and inland river ports, respectively.
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China Freight And Logistics Market Trends
E-commerce logistics flourishes in China with the index rise to 104.3 points in 2022 fuel industry supply chain
- China is the world's largest logistics market, propelled by favorable logistics prospects and strong business fundamentals. The Chinese government allocated a significant investment of CNY 181.6 billion (USD 24.94 billion) in 2021 towards the logistics sector. This substantial backing has translated into a doubled market value for China's logistics industry, soaring beyond CNY 335 trillion (USD 46.02 trillion) in 2021. This expansion is intricately tied to the thriving domestic and cross-border e-commerce activities currently surging in the country.
- E-commerce logistics activities also witnessed a business reboot in May 2022, with the index rising by 2.1 points to 104.3 points from April. China has rolled out a raft of policies, such as for removing bottlenecks in transportation and reducing the burden for logistics enterprises to maintain logistics flows. Shanghai launched an action plan to speed up economic recovery by releasing measures, including stabilizing industrial and supply chains in the Yangtze River Delta and smoothing domestic and international logistics and transportation channels.
- Cities, including Beijing, have established a whitelist mechanism to secure the delivery capacity of fresh produce suppliers and support the resumption of work for key companies. Financial support has been funneled to logistics enterprises across China to reduce difficulties. China emphasized further smoothing transportation and logistics to ensure the operation of market entities and stabilize the economy. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's Shandong branch extended over USD 1.19 billion of loans to support the logistics sector in 2022.
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Crude oil demand in China is expected to decline slightly owing to strong demand for EVs in 2023
- China's retail diesel and gasoline prices are set to soar to historically high levels following a surge in global crude oil benchmarks amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Under China's pricing system, retail fuel prices are assessed every ten working days to reflect global crude oil benchmarks as long as the benchmark prices move between USD 40 and USD 130. Outside that band, retail prices do not change or only move marginally. Chinese oil refiners, both state-backed and independent, are lowering operational rates to cope with high oil prices and ebbing fuel demand in the country due to the mobility restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Unlike Japan and South Korea, both looking for ways to battle runaway oil prices via subsidies and tax cuts, China raised its ceiling prices for gasoil and gasoline in keeping with its domestic oil pricing mechanism. It has no plans to lower consumption tax as consumers shrug off higher transportation fuel costs. The National Development and Reform Commission raised the country's ceiling retail price for gasoline and gasoil by USD 31.3 per metric ton and USD 29.84 per metric ton, respectively in 2022. China's 2023 crude oil demand is expected to grow less than previously expected, as strong demand for electric vehicles weighs on gasoline demand.
- China is unlikely to reduce the consumption tax on gasoline and gasoil during its net-zero journey. Operational rates in Shandong province, China's oil refining hub, fell to a two-year low of 57.09%. China's daily oil throughput in the first two months of 2022 fell to its lowest since December 2020. Oil prices rose in the first half of 2022 due to a fear caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and concerns that sanctions against Russia would lead to shortages.
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OTHER KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS COVERED IN THE REPORT
- China's population decline accelerates birthrate drop, leads to 0.24% YoY decrease in 2023
- Oil and gas industry along with manufacturing registering the highest GDP growth rate from 2017 to 2022
- Chinese e-commerce is set to retain its dominant position and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.42% during 2023-27
- Chinese reigned as the leading automobile exporter in the world in the first half of 2023, led by robust domestic car production market
- Alternative power sources and their role in the Chinese market
- China climbs to 19th Place in 2023 LPI, boosted by major investments and thriving e-commerce sector
- Rising infrastructure investments under BRI initiative by government to facilitate rise in freight volumes across all modes of transportation
- China leading the maritime network in asia pacific region with around 1,175 infrastructure projects under construction
- China has demonstrated a reduction in the cost of sea freight
- China's GDP growth accelerates to 5.2% in 2023 fueled by private consumption and robust infrastructure investment
- China strives towards smart manufacturing under Made in China 2025 strategy
- Marginal PPI rise due to price controls and significant CPI rise witnessed due to increase in food prices
- New energy vehicles (NEVs) are expected to account for as much as 35% of the Chinese domestic market by 2025
- China remains highly reliant on agri-food imports in 2022 with Brazil and US as top suppliers
- China's truck sales hitting new records
- Despite scrapping the national subsidy, the EV market is expected to witness upward trend reaching around 300,000 units in 2023
- China ranked as world's number 1 maritime fleet owner in 2023 owing to improved positioning in manufacturing, trading, and shipping financial aid
- China’s ports handled a total container volume of 295.9 million TEU in 2022, representing a 4.7% YoY increase
- China is focusing on expanding its railway network
China Freight And Logistics Industry Overview
The China Freight And Logistics Market is fragmented, with the top five companies occupying 8.43%. The major players in this market are China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), Deppon Logistics Co., Ltd., Deutsche Post DHL Group, SF Express and Sinotrans Limited (sorted alphabetically).
China Freight And Logistics Market Leaders
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO)
Deppon Logistics Co., Ltd.
Deutsche Post DHL Group
SF Express
Sinotrans Limited
Other important companies include DB Schenker, Dimerco, DSV A/S (De Sammensluttede Vognmænd af Air and Sea), Expeditors International, Kerry Logistics, Kuehne + Nagel, United Parcel Service, YTO Express.
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in alphabetical order.
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China Freight And Logistics Market News
- May 2023: J&T Express has entered into a Share Transfer Agreement with Shenzhen Fengwang Holdings Co., Ltd. (Fengwang Holdings), a subsidiary of SF Express. J&T Express' subsidiary J&T Express (Shenzhen) Supply Chain Co., Ltd. acquired 100% share rights of Fengwang Holding's wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Fengwang Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- April 2023: Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China's SF Airlines(part of SF Express). As per the MoU, both carriers will get access to operating flights via their respective fleets to the other carrier’s hub, which will enable the UAE's national carrier to expand its reach into China via SF Airline's in-country network. The partnership between Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines will provide Etihad Cargo’s customers with connectivity to 25 domestic destinations in China via SF Airlines’ road feeder service trucking network, further enhancing Etihad Cargo’s capabilities in the region.
- December 2022: DB Schenker has launched China-Laos Railway, the service includes auxiliary options such as domestic pick-up, customs declaration, cross-border railway transportation, and destination customs clearance.
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China Freight And Logistics Market Report - Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Study Assumptions & Market Definition
1.2. Scope of the Study
1.3. Research Methodology
2. KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS
2.1. Demographics
2.2. GDP Distribution By Economic Activity
2.3. GDP Growth By Economic Activity
2.4. Inflation
2.5. Economic Performance And Profile
2.6. Transport And Storage Sector GDP
2.7. Export Trends
2.8. Import Trends
2.9. Fuel Price
2.10. Trucking Operational Costs
2.11. Trucking Fleet Size By Type
2.12. Logistics Performance
2.13. Major Truck Suppliers
2.14. Modal Share
2.15. Maritime Fleet Load Carrying Capacity
2.16. Liner Shipping Connectivity
2.17. Port Calls And Performance
2.18. Freight Pricing Trends
2.19. Freight Tonnage Trends
2.20. Infrastructure
2.21. Regulatory Framework (Road and Rail)
2.21.1. China
2.22. Regulatory Framework (Sea and Air)
2.22.1. China
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)
3.1. End User Industry
3.1.1. Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry
3.1.2. Construction
3.1.3. Manufacturing
3.1.4. Oil and Gas, Mining and Quarrying
3.1.5. Wholesale and Retail Trade
3.1.6. Others
3.2. Logistics Function
3.2.1. Courier, Express and Parcel
3.2.1.1. By Destination Type
3.2.1.1.1. Domestic
3.2.1.1.2. International
3.2.2. Freight Forwarding
3.2.2.1. By Mode Of Transport
3.2.2.1.1. Air
3.2.2.1.2. Sea and Inland Waterways
3.2.2.1.3. Others
3.2.3. Freight Transport
3.2.3.1. By Mode Of Transport
3.2.3.1.1. Air
3.2.3.1.2. Pipelines
3.2.3.1.3. Rail
3.2.3.1.4. Road
3.2.3.1.5. Sea and Inland Waterways
3.2.4. Warehousing and Storage
3.2.4.1. By Temperature Control
3.2.4.1.1. Non-Temperature Controlled
3.2.4.1.2. Temperature Controlled
3.2.5. Other Services
4. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
4.1. Key Strategic Moves
4.2. Market Share Analysis
4.3. Company Landscape
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).
4.4.1. China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO)
4.4.2. DB Schenker
4.4.3. Deppon Logistics Co., Ltd.
4.4.4. Deutsche Post DHL Group
4.4.5. Dimerco
4.4.6. DSV A/S (De Sammensluttede Vognmænd af Air and Sea)
4.4.7. Expeditors International
4.4.8. Kerry Logistics
4.4.9. Kuehne + Nagel
4.4.10. SF Express
4.4.11. Sinotrans Limited
4.4.12. United Parcel Service
4.4.13. YTO Express
5. KEY STRATEGIC QUESTIONS FOR FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS CEOS
6. APPENDIX
6.1. Global Overview
6.1.1. Overview
6.1.2. Porter’s Five Forces Framework
6.1.3. Global Value Chain Analysis
6.1.4. Market Dynamics (Market Drivers, Restraints & Opportunities)
6.2. Sources & References
6.3. List of Tables & Figures
6.4. Primary Insights
6.5. Data Pack
6.6. Glossary of Terms
6.7. Currency Exchange Rate
List of Tables & Figures
- Figure 1:
- POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER, COUNT, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 2:
- POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY DEVELOPMENT AREA, COUNT, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 3:
- POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION/SQ. KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 4:
- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) SHARE OF FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (IN CURRENT PRICES), SHARE % OF GDP, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 5:
- FINAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, ANNUAL GROWTH (%), CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 6:
- POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY MAJOR CITY, COUNT, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 7:
- DISTRIBUTION OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, SHARE %, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 8:
- GROWTH OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, CAGR %, CHINA, 2017 – 2022
- Figure 9:
- WHOLESALE PRICE INFLATION RATE, %, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 10:
- CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION RATE, %, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 11:
- GROSS MERCHANDISE VALUE (GMV) OF E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2027
- Figure 12:
- SECTORAL SHARE IN E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY GROSS MERCHANDISE VALUE (GMV), SHARE %, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 13:
- GROSS VALUE ADDED (GVA) OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (IN CURRENT PRICES), USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 14:
- SECTORAL SHARE IN GROSS VALUE ADDED (GVA) OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, SHARE %, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 15:
- VALUE OF TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP), USD, CHINA, 2017 – 2022
- Figure 16:
- TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SECTOR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP), SHARE % OF GDP, CHINA, 2017-2022
- Figure 17:
- VALUE OF EXPORTS, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 18:
- VALUE OF IMPORTS, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 19:
- FUEL PRICE BY TYPE OF FUEL, USD/LITRE, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 20:
- OPERATIONAL COSTS OF TRUCKING - BREAKDOWN BY OPERATING COST ELEMENT, %, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 21:
- TRUCKING FLEET SIZE BY TYPE, SHARE %, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 22:
- RANK OF LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE, RANK, CHINA, 2010 - 2023
- Figure 23:
- MARKET SHARE OF MAJOR TRUCK SUPPLIER BRANDS, SHARE %, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 24:
- MODAL SHARE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, SHARE % BY TON-KM, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 25:
- MODAL SHARE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT SECTOR, SHARE % BY TONS, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 26:
- MARITIME FLEET LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF COUNTRY FLAGGED VESSELS, DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE (DWT) BY SHIP TYPE, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 27:
- LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY INDEX, BASE=100 FOR Q1 2006, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 28:
- LINER SHIPPING BILATERAL CONNECTIVITY INDEX, CHINA, 2021
- Figure 29:
- PORT LINER SHIP CONNECTIVITY INDEX, BASE=100 FOR Q1 2006, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 30:
- MEDIAN TIME SPENT BY VESSELS WITHIN PORT LIMITS OF THE COUNTRY, DAYS, CHINA, 2018 - 2021
- Figure 31:
- AVERAGE AGE OF VESSELS THAT HAVE CALLED IN THE COUNTRY'S PORTS, YEARS, CHINA, 2018 - 2021
- Figure 32:
- AVERAGE GROSS TONNAGE OF VESSELS ENTERING THE COUNTRY'S PORTS, GROSS TONNAGE (GT), CHINA, 2018 - 2021
- Figure 33:
- AVERAGE CARGO CARRYING CAPACITY OF VESSELS THAT HAVE CALLED IN THE COUNTRY'S PORTS, DEAD WEIGHT TONNAGE (DWT) PER VESSEL, CHINA, 2018 - 2021
- Figure 34:
- AVERAGE CONTAINER CARRYING CAPACITY PER CONTAINER SHIP FOR VESSELS ENTERING THE PORTS, TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS), CHINA, 2018 - 2021
- Figure 35:
- CONTAINER PORT THROUGHPUT, TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS), CHINA, 2016 - 2020
- Figure 36:
- TOTAL NUMBER OF SHIP ARRIVALS IN THE COUNTRY'S PORTS, NUMBER OF PORT CALLS, CHINA, 2018 - 2021
- Figure 37:
- PRICING TREND OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 38:
- PRICING TREND OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 39:
- PRICING TREND OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 40:
- PRICING TREND OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 41:
- PRICING TREND OF PIPELINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT SERVICE, USD/TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 42:
- FREIGHT HANDLED BY ROAD TRANSPORT, TONS, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 43:
- FREIGHT HANDLED BY RAIL TRANSPORT, TONS, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 44:
- FREIGHT HANDLED BY AIR TRANSPORT, TONS, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 45:
- FREIGHT HANDLED BY SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT, TONS, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 46:
- FREIGHT HANDLED BY PIPELINES TRANSPORT, TONS, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 47:
- LENGTH OF ROADS, KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 48:
- SHARE OF ROAD LENGTH BY SURFACE CATEGORY, %, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 49:
- SHARE OF ROAD LENGTH BY ROAD CLASSIFICATION, %, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 50:
- RAIL LENGTH, KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2022
- Figure 51:
- CONTAINERS HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS, TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS), CHINA, 2022
- Figure 52:
- CARGO WEIGHT HANDLED AT MAJOR AIRPORTS, TONS, CHINA, 2022
- Figure 53:
- VALUE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 54:
- VALUE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 55:
- VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 56:
- VALUE OF AFF INDUSTRY (AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FORESTRY) LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 57:
- CAGR OF AFF INDUSTRY (AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FORESTRY) LOGISTICS MARKET, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 58:
- VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 59:
- CAGR OF CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS MARKET, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 60:
- VALUE OF MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 61:
- CAGR OF MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS MARKET, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 62:
- VALUE OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY (OIL AND GAS, MINING AND QUARRYING) LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 63:
- CAGR OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY (OIL AND GAS, MINING AND QUARRYING) LOGISTICS MARKET, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 64:
- VALUE OF DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE) LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 65:
- CAGR OF DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE) LOGISTICS MARKET, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 66:
- VALUE OF OTHER END USERS LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 67:
- CAGR OF OTHER END USER LOGISTICS MARKET, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 68:
- VALUE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET BY LOGISTICS FUNCTION, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 69:
- VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET BY LOGISTICS FUNCTION, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 70:
- VALUE OF COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL MARKET BY DESTINATION TYPE, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 71:
- VALUE SHARE OF COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL MARKET BY DESTINATION TYPE, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 72:
- VALUE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 73:
- VOLUME OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 74:
- VALUE SHARE OF DOMESTIC COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 75:
- VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 76:
- VOLUME OF INTERNATIONAL COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL MARKET, NUMBER OF PARCELS, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 77:
- VALUE SHARE OF INTERNATIONAL COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 78:
- VALUE OF FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 79:
- VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 80:
- VALUE OF AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 81:
- VALUE SHARE OF AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 82:
- VALUE OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 83:
- VALUE SHARE OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 84:
- VALUE OF OTHERS FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 85:
- VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET'S OTHERS SEGMENT BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 86:
- VOLUME OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 87:
- VALUE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 88:
- VALUE SHARE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY MODE OF TRANSPORT, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 89:
- VALUE OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 90:
- VOLUME OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 91:
- VALUE SHARE OF AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 92:
- VALUE OF PIPELINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 93:
- VOLUME OF PIPELINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 94:
- VALUE SHARE OF PIPELINES FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 95:
- VALUE OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 96:
- VOLUME OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 97:
- VALUE SHARE OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 98:
- VALUE OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 99:
- VOLUME OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 100:
- VALUE SHARE OF ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 101:
- VALUE OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 102:
- VOLUME OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET, TON-KM, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
- Figure 103:
- VALUE SHARE OF SEA AND INLAND WATERWAYS FREIGHT TRANSPORT MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
- Figure 104:
- VALUE OF WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET BY TEMPERATURE CONTROL, USD, CHINA, 2017-2029
- Figure 105:
- VALUE SHARE OF WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET BY TEMPERATURE CONTROL, %, CHINA, 2017-2029
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- VALUE OF NON-TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME OF NON-TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET, SQUARE FEET, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
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- VALUE SHARE OF NON-TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
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- VALUE OF TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
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- VOLUME OF TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET, SQUARE FEET, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
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- VALUE SHARE OF TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE MARKET BY END USER INDUSTRY, %, CHINA, 2022 V/S 2029
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- VALUE OF OTHER SERVICES SEGMENT OF FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS MARKET, USD, CHINA, 2017 - 2029
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- MOST ACTIVE COMPANIES BY NUMBER OF STRATEGIC MOVES, COUNT, CHINA, 2017-2023
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- MOST ADOPTED STRATEGIES, COUNT, CHINA, 2017 - 2023
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- VALUE SHARE OF MAJOR PLAYERS, %, CHINA, 2022
China 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, Freight Forwarding, Freight Transport, Warehousing and Storage are covered as segments by Logistics Function.
- China is experiencing insatiable demand for transportation and logistics services—so much so that dedicated service providers are struggling to keep up. This is causing some of China's biggest retailers to strike out on their own with in-house logistics. It is certainly not because of a lack of infrastructure that China's logistics industry is struggling to meet its potential. The country is ranked first in the world in terms of ton-kilometers of freight, at 2917.4 billion, as well as inland water transportation, with 110,000 km of navigable waterways.
- In China, trucks carry more than 80% of the nation's goods. However, the trucking industry remains highly fragmented and inefficient. Individuals own more than 90% of trucks on the road, and trucks stand empty 40% of the time. For instance, Truck Alliance is currently hosting 70,000 transactions—equivalent to USD 110 million in shipping costs each day through its app and website. With the online marketplace, truck drivers are able to increase their loads and generate more income, and shippers can reduce overall shipping costs.
- Over the past decade, China's transportation infrastructure network, including road, rail, waterway, and airport systems, has undergone unprecedented growth in terms of length and quality. As of 2021, the length of China's highways exceeded 169,100 kilometers. In the same year, China expanded the length of high-speed railroads to 40,000 kilometers. Regarding air transport infrastructure, the Civil Aviation Administration of China recorded 248 civil airports in 2021, which are fully open for scheduled flights. China's water transport infrastructure was also strengthened with 2,207 and 452 berths of 10,000 tons deadweight and above in its coastal and inland river ports, respectively.
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Market Definition
- 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), courier, express and parcel (domestic or international) and other value-added services for commodities (raw materials or finished goods including both solids and liquids) from the origin to a destination within the country (domestic) or cross-border (international) through one or more of the modes of transportation viz. road, rail, sea, air and pipeline constitutes freight and logistics market.
- CROSS TRADE - International freight 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.
- CABOTAGE - Freight transport by a vehicle registered in a country performed on the national territory of another country.
- END USER - Freight and Logistics market is analyzed based on the major end users viz. Oil & Gas, Mining & Quarrying, Construction, Manufacturing,Wholesale & Retail Trade, Agriculture, Fishing & Forestry among other end users
- COURIER, EXPRESS AND PARCEL - Non-palletized shipments/parcels which are under 70kg. These include standard, express as well as deferred shipments while postal mail is not considered.
- DOMESTIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT - Domestic Freight Transportation includes all the freight activity within the country comprising both inter-state and intra state fright flows
- INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT - International freight transport refers to the cross-border transportation or flow of freight across international borders.
- FREIGHT TRANSPORT - Hiring a freight transport agency for transport of commodities (raw materials or manufactured goods including both solids and liquids) from the origin to a destination within the country (domestic) or cross-border (international) constitutes freight transport market. The service might be through any or combination of two or more modes of transport viz. Road, Rail, Air , Sea and Inland Waterways or Pipelines.
- FREIGHT FORWARDING - Establishments primarily engaged in arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers.
| Keyword | Definition |
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| Demographics | To analyse the demand, population growth and 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, population density and final consumption expenditure (growth and share % of GDP). Fluctations in demand, consumption expenditure and the hotspots of demand in terms of major cities have been analysed, in this indistry trend. |
| GDP Distribution by Economic Activity | The Gross Domestic Product and the distribution of the same across major segments have been studied and presented in this industry trend. It represents the major sectors contributing toward GDP in the given geography. As GDP is positively related to the profit, the profits of the logistics sector has been analysed based on this variable. Also, the potential major contributors towards logistics demand have also been analysed alongside this by studying the input-output tables/ supply-use tables. |
| GDP Growth by Economic Activity | The Gross Domestic Product and the growth of the same across major segments have been studied and presented in this industry trend. It represents the major growing sectors in the given geography. Logistics demand is generated from all the other segments, and hence the potential growth in demand from various sectors has been analysed and presented, in this industry trend. |
| Inflation | Both Wholesale Price inflation (YoY change in producer price index) and consumer price inflation have been presented in this industry trend. Supply chain inflation directly impacts logistics and manufacturing costs, e.g., spending on raw materials, energy and goods transport. In an inflationary environment, the supply chain might not run smoothly. Hence, the infaltionary evironment and the impact of same has been presented, in this industry trend. |
| Trends in E-Commerce Industry | Online shoppers require fast and efficient delivery of their orders. This has led to an increase in the demand for logistics services especially a boom in fulfilment service provders. Hence, the historial and projected growth in e-commerce industry has been analysed and presented. Also, a breakup of the major e-commerce sectors by GMV has been presented for the base year, in this industry trend. |
| Trends in Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing involves the transformation of raw materials into finished products, while logistics ensures the efficient flow of the raw materials from extraction point to the factory and the transport of manufactured products from the production floor to the end consumer. Both elements are critical for a seamless supply chain. Hence, growth of manufacturing industry over the review period has been analysed and presented. Also, a breakup of the major manufacturing sectors by GVA has been presented for the base year, in this industry trend. |
| Transport and Storage Sector GDP | Transport and Storage Sector GDP has direct relation to the market of freight and logistics market. Hence, this variable has been studied and presented over the review period, in value terms (USD) and as share % of total GDP. |
| Export Trends and Import Trends | Research reported across the sources has proven that the overall logistics performance is positively and statistically significantly correlated with exports and imports of the country. Hence, trade has been studied over the review period and presented. As part of this study, major commodities/ commodity groups exported-imported and the major export-import partners have been analysed alongside impact of major related investments, in this industry trend. |
| Fuel Price | Fuel price spikes can cause delays and diruption for freight management organizations, while price drops 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 stidied over the review period and presented. |
| Trucking Operational Costs | One of the prime reasones for measuring logistics performance is to reduce operating costs. On the other hand, measuring operating costs helps to identify whether and where to make operational changes to control expenses and identify areas for improved assets. Hence, tucking operational costs and the variables involved viz. driver wages & benefits, fuel, repairs & maintenance, tyres etc have been studied over the review period and presented for the base year, in this industry trend. |
| Trucking Fleet Size By Type | The distribution of truck parc volume by type of truck has been presented in this industry trend. |
| Logistics Performance | Research reported across the sources has indiacted that logistics performance is positively impacted by supply chain management strategy and that both logistics performance and supply chain management strategy positively impact marketing performance, which in turn positively impacts financial performance. Hence, the logistics performance of the country/ set of countries defined in scope has been analysed and presented for the review period, in this industry trend. |
| Major Truck Suppliers | The distribution of truck sales volume by truck brand has been presented in this industry trend for the base year. |
| Modal Share | This industry trend represents the pie share for each mode of transport in terms of tonnage handled as well as freight volume i.e. tonkm |
| Maritime Fleet Load Carrying Capacity | This industry trend represents the maritime fleet load carrying capacity for the geography, over the review period. Capacity by type of ship viz. container ships, oil tankers, bulk carriers, general cargo among other ships is presented. |
| Liner Shipping Connectivity | This industry trend analyses the state of connectivity of the country under consideration to the global shipping networks based on the status of their maritime transport sector. It includes the analysis of liner shipping connectivity, bilateral shipping connectivity, and port liner shipping connectivity indices. |
| Port Calls and Performance | The performance of ports is key to any country's freight movement and connectivity. Hence, the port perfomance paramters like median time spent by vessels in the ports; average age, size, cargo carrying capcity, container carrying capacity, of vessels entering the ports, port calls, and container port throughput have been analysed and presented int his industry trend. |
| Freight Pricing Trends | Freight pricing by mode of transport, over the review period, has been present in this industry trend. |
| Freight Tonnage Trends | Freight tonnage handled by mode of transport, over the review period, has been present in this industry trend. |
| Infrastructure | As infrastructure playes a vital role in any country's logistics performance, variables like length of roads, rail length, containers handled by major ports and tonnage handled by major airports have been analysed and presented in this industry trend. |
| Port Throughput | It reflects the amount of cargo or number of vessels the port handles over time. It can be represented in terms of (1) cargo tonnage, (2) container TEU, and (3) vessel calls |
| Producer Price Inflation | Inflation from the viewpoint of the producers; the average selling price they receive for their output over a period of time. |
| Liner Shipping Connectivity Index | It indicates how well countries are connected to global shipping networks based on the status of their maritime transport sector. |
| Liner Shipping Bilateral Connectivity Index | It indicates a country pair's integration level into global liner shipping networks |
| Port Liner Shipping Connectivity Index | It reflects a port's position in the global liner shipping network. A higher value is associated with better connectivity. |
| Consumer Price Inflation | Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. |
| Final Consumption Expenditure | Final consumption expenditure (formerly total consumption) is the sum of household final consumption expenditure (private consumption) and general government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption). Data provided is in current USD. |
| OTHER TERMINOLOGY USED | |
| 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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