Ocean Freight Forwarding Industry Research Report 2025

Summary

An ocean freight forwarder is an individual or company that acts as an intermediary and dispatches shipments via common sea carriers and makes all arrangements for those shipments on behalf of its clients. Ocean freight forwarders handle all the logistics needed and performs related activities pertaining to shipments.

According to APO Research, The global Ocean Freight Forwarding market was valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

North American market for Ocean Freight Forwarding is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Ocean Freight Forwarding is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Ocean Freight Forwarding is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global companies of Ocean Freight Forwarding include Kuehne + Nagel, DHL Group, DB Schenker Logistics, GEODIS, Panalpina, DSV, Bolloré Logistics, Expeditors and Nippon Express, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Ocean Freight Forwarding, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Ocean Freight Forwarding.
The Ocean Freight Forwarding market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Ocean Freight Forwarding market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Ocean Freight Forwarding Segment by Company

Kuehne + Nagel
DHL Group
DB Schenker Logistics
GEODIS
Panalpina
DSV
Bolloré Logistics
Expeditors
Nippon Express
CEVA Logistics
Pantos Logistics
Agility Logistics
Hellmann
Damco
KWE
Hitachi Transport
Sankyu
Kerry Logistics
Logwin
C.H.Robinson
Yusen Logistics
Ocean Freight Forwarding Segment by Type

LCL
FCL
Others
Ocean Freight Forwarding Segment by Application

Agricultural
Automotive
Beverage
Electronic
Others
Ocean Freight Forwarding Segment by Application

Agricultural
Automotive
Beverage
Electronic
Others
Ocean Freight Forwarding Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Ocean Freight Forwarding market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Ocean Freight Forwarding and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Ocean Freight Forwarding.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Ocean Freight Forwarding companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Ocean Freight Forwarding by Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.2.2 LCL
2.2.3 FCL
2.2.4 Others
2.3 Ocean Freight Forwarding by Application
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 Agricultural
2.3.3 Automotive
2.3.4 Beverage
2.3.5 Electronic
2.3.6 Others
2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Ocean Freight Forwarding Breakdown Data by Type
3.1 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Historic Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
4 Ocean Freight Forwarding Breakdown Data by Application
4.1 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Historic Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5 Global Growth Trends
5.1 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Perspective (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Growth Trends by Region
5.2.1 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Ocean Freight Forwarding Historic Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Ocean Freight Forwarding Forecasted Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Dynamics
5.3.1 Ocean Freight Forwarding Industry Trends
5.3.2 Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Drivers
5.3.3 Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Challenges
5.3.4 Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
6.1 Global Top Ocean Freight Forwarding Players by Revenue
6.1.1 Global Top Ocean Freight Forwarding Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
6.1.2 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Revenue Market Share by Players (2020-2025)
6.2 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
6.3 Global Key Players of Ocean Freight Forwarding Head Office and Area Served
6.4 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Players, Product Type & Application
6.5 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Manufacturers Established Date
6.6 Global Ocean Freight Forwarding Market CR5 and HHI
6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
7.1 North America Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.3 North America Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4 North America Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.5 United States
7.5 United States
7.6 Canada
7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3 Europe Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4 Europe Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.5 Germany
8.6 France
8.7 U.K.
8.8 Italy
8.9 Spain
8.10 Russia
8.11 Netherlands
8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
9.1 Asia-Pacific Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.3 Asia-Pacific Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.4 Asia-Pacific Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
9.5 China
9.6 Japan
9.7 South Korea
9.8 India
9.9 Australia
9.10 China Taiwan
9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
10.1 South America Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 South America Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.3 South America Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4 South America Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.5 Brazil
10.6 Argentina
10.7 Chile
10.8 Colombia
10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.3 Middle East & Africa Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4 Middle East & Africa Ocean Freight Forwarding Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.5 Saudi Arabia
11.6 Israel
11.7 United Arab Emirates
11.8 Turkey
11.9 Iran
11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
12.1 Kuehne + Nagel
12.1.1 Kuehne + Nagel Company Information
12.1.2 Kuehne + Nagel Business Overview
12.1.3 Kuehne + Nagel Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.1.4 Kuehne + Nagel Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.1.5 Kuehne + Nagel Recent Developments
12.2 DHL Group
12.2.1 DHL Group Company Information
12.2.2 DHL Group Business Overview
12.2.3 DHL Group Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.2.4 DHL Group Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.2.5 DHL Group Recent Developments
12.3 DB Schenker Logistics
12.3.1 DB Schenker Logistics Company Information
12.3.2 DB Schenker Logistics Business Overview
12.3.3 DB Schenker Logistics Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.3.4 DB Schenker Logistics Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.3.5 DB Schenker Logistics Recent Developments
12.4 GEODIS
12.4.1 GEODIS Company Information
12.4.2 GEODIS Business Overview
12.4.3 GEODIS Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.4.4 GEODIS Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.4.5 GEODIS Recent Developments
12.5 Panalpina
12.5.1 Panalpina Company Information
12.5.2 Panalpina Business Overview
12.5.3 Panalpina Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.5.4 Panalpina Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.5.5 Panalpina Recent Developments
12.6 DSV
12.6.1 DSV Company Information
12.6.2 DSV Business Overview
12.6.3 DSV Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.6.4 DSV Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.6.5 DSV Recent Developments
12.7 Bolloré Logistics
12.7.1 Bolloré Logistics Company Information
12.7.2 Bolloré Logistics Business Overview
12.7.3 Bolloré Logistics Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.7.4 Bolloré Logistics Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.7.5 Bolloré Logistics Recent Developments
12.8 Expeditors
12.8.1 Expeditors Company Information
12.8.2 Expeditors Business Overview
12.8.3 Expeditors Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.8.4 Expeditors Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.8.5 Expeditors Recent Developments
12.9 Nippon Express
12.9.1 Nippon Express Company Information
12.9.2 Nippon Express Business Overview
12.9.3 Nippon Express Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.9.4 Nippon Express Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.9.5 Nippon Express Recent Developments
12.10 CEVA Logistics
12.10.1 CEVA Logistics Company Information
12.10.2 CEVA Logistics Business Overview
12.10.3 CEVA Logistics Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.10.4 CEVA Logistics Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.10.5 CEVA Logistics Recent Developments
12.11 Pantos Logistics
12.11.1 Pantos Logistics Company Information
12.11.2 Pantos Logistics Business Overview
12.11.3 Pantos Logistics Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.11.4 Pantos Logistics Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.11.5 Pantos Logistics Recent Developments
12.12 Agility Logistics
12.12.1 Agility Logistics Company Information
12.12.2 Agility Logistics Business Overview
12.12.3 Agility Logistics Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.12.4 Agility Logistics Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.12.5 Agility Logistics Recent Developments
12.13 Hellmann
12.13.1 Hellmann Company Information
12.13.2 Hellmann Business Overview
12.13.3 Hellmann Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.13.4 Hellmann Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.13.5 Hellmann Recent Developments
12.14 Damco
12.14.1 Damco Company Information
12.14.2 Damco Business Overview
12.14.3 Damco Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.14.4 Damco Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.14.5 Damco Recent Developments
12.15 KWE
12.15.1 KWE Company Information
12.15.2 KWE Business Overview
12.15.3 KWE Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.15.4 KWE Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.15.5 KWE Recent Developments
12.16 Hitachi Transport
12.16.1 Hitachi Transport Company Information
12.16.2 Hitachi Transport Business Overview
12.16.3 Hitachi Transport Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.16.4 Hitachi Transport Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.16.5 Hitachi Transport Recent Developments
12.17 Sankyu
12.17.1 Sankyu Company Information
12.17.2 Sankyu Business Overview
12.17.3 Sankyu Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.17.4 Sankyu Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.17.5 Sankyu Recent Developments
12.18 Kerry Logistics
12.18.1 Kerry Logistics Company Information
12.18.2 Kerry Logistics Business Overview
12.18.3 Kerry Logistics Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.18.4 Kerry Logistics Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.18.5 Kerry Logistics Recent Developments
12.19 Logwin
12.19.1 Logwin Company Information
12.19.2 Logwin Business Overview
12.19.3 Logwin Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.19.4 Logwin Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.19.5 Logwin Recent Developments
12.20 C.H.Robinson
12.20.1 C.H.Robinson Company Information
12.20.2 C.H.Robinson Business Overview
12.20.3 C.H.Robinson Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.20.4 C.H.Robinson Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.20.5 C.H.Robinson Recent Developments
12.21 Yusen Logistics
12.21.1 Yusen Logistics Company Information
12.21.2 Yusen Logistics Business Overview
12.21.3 Yusen Logistics Revenue in Ocean Freight Forwarding Business (2020-2025)
12.21.4 Yusen Logistics Ocean Freight Forwarding Product Portfolio
12.21.5 Yusen Logistics Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer

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