Europe 4PL Market 2023-2027

4PL Market in Europe 2023-2027

Technavio has been monitoring the 4PL market in Europe and is forecast to grow by USD 5406.56 mn during 2022-2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 5.25% during the forecast period. Our report on the 4PL market in Europe provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by the advantages of 4PL, increasing mergers and acquisitions activities, and rapid growth in the e-commerce industry.

Technavio's 4PL market in Europe is segmented as below:

By End-user

  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Consumer goods
  • Healthcare
  • Others
By Type
  • Solution integrator mode
  • Synergy plus operating mode
  • Industry innovator mode
This study identifies the increase in retail sales as one of the prime reasons driving the 4PL market growth during the next few years. Also, the growing focus on digitalization in logistics and the increasing adoption of blockchain in logistics will lead to sizable demand in the market.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters. Our report on the 4PL market in Europe covers the following areas:
  • 4PL market sizing
  • 4PL market forecast
  • 4PL market industry analysis
Technavio's robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading 4PL market vendors that include 4PL Consultancy Ltd., Accenture Plc, Allyn International Services Inc., AP Moller Maersk AS, C H Robinson Worldwide Inc., Central Station AG, CMA CGM SA, Deutsche Post AG, DFDS AS, DSV AS, GEODIS SA, Kinaxia Logistics Ltd., Kuehne Nagel Management AG, Logistics Plus Inc., ROHLIG SUUS Logistics S.A., Stef, United Parcel Service Inc., Wiima Logistics, XPO Inc., and Deutsche Bahn AG. Also, the 4PL market in Europe analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

Technavio presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. Technavio's market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Country Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2022
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Regional - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Europe: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Regional - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
  • Historic Market Size
    • 4PL market in Europe 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data Table on 4PL market in Europe 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • End-user Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – End-user Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Type Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Type Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ million)
  • 4PL market in Europe by Country
    • 4PL market in Europe by Country 2022 - 2027
      • Table Market Size (value) –Data Table on 4PL market in Europe by Country 2022 - 2027 ($ million)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2022 and 2027
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2022 and 2027
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2022 and 2027
  • Market Segmentation by End-user
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on End-user - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on End-user - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by End-user
      • Table Chart on Comparison by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by End-user
    • Manufacturing - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Manufacturing - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Manufacturing - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Manufacturing - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Manufacturing - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Retail - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Retail - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Retail - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Retail - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Retail - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Consumer goods - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Consumer goods - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Consumer goods - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Consumer goods - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Consumer goods - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Healthcare - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Healthcare - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Food and beverages and others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Food and beverages and others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Food and beverages and others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Food and beverages and others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Food and beverages and others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Type
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Type - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Type - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Type
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Type
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Type
    • Solution integrator mode - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Solution integrator mode - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Solution integrator mode - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Solution integrator mode - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Solution integrator mode - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Synergy plus operating mode - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Synergy plus operating mode - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Synergy plus operating mode - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Synergy plus operating mode - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Synergy plus operating mode - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Industry innovator mode - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Industry innovator mode - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Industry innovator mode - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Industry innovator mode - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Industry innovator mode - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Type
      • Table Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography - 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography - 2022-2027 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on France - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on France - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on France - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Italy - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Italy - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Italy - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Italy - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Italy - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Rest of Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Rest of Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Rest of Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Rest of Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Rest of Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Advantages of 4PL
      • Increasing mergers and acquisitions activities
      • Rapid growth in e-commerce industry
    • Market challenges
      • High operational cost and competitive pricing
      • High adoption of 3PL
      • Shortage of labor in European logistics market
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2022 and 2027
    • Market trends
      • Increase in retail sales
      • Growing focus on digitalization in logistics
      • Increasing adoption of blockchain in logistics
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • Accenture Plc
      • Table Accenture Plc - Overview
      • Table Accenture Plc - Business segments
      • Table Accenture Plc - Key offerings
      • Table Accenture Plc - Segment focus
    • Allyn International Services Inc.
      • Table Allyn International Services Inc. - Overview
      • Table Allyn International Services Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Allyn International Services Inc. - Key offerings
    • AP Moller Maersk AS
      • Table AP Moller Maersk AS - Overview
      • Table AP Moller Maersk AS - Business segments
      • Table AP Moller Maersk AS - Key news
      • Table AP Moller Maersk AS - Key offerings
      • Table AP Moller Maersk AS - Segment focus
    • C H Robinson Worldwide Inc.
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Overview
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Business segments
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Key news
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table C H Robinson Worldwide Inc. - Segment focus
    • Central Station AG
      • Table Central Station AG - Overview
      • Table Central Station AG - Product / Service
      • Table Central Station AG - Key offerings
    • CMA CGM SA
      • Table CMA CGM SA - Overview
      • Table CMA CGM SA - Business segments
      • Table CMA CGM SA - Key news
      • Table CMA CGM SA - Key offerings
      • Table CMA CGM SA - Segment focus
    • Deutsche Bahn AG
      • Table Deutsche Bahn AG - Overview
      • Table Deutsche Bahn AG - Business segments
      • Table Deutsche Bahn AG - Key news
      • Table Deutsche Bahn AG - Key offerings
      • Table Deutsche Bahn AG - Segment focus
    • Deutsche Post AG
      • Table Deutsche Post AG - Overview
      • Table Deutsche Post AG - Business segments
      • Table Deutsche Post AG - Key news
      • Table Deutsche Post AG - Key offerings
      • Table Deutsche Post AG - Segment focus
    • DSV AS
      • Table DSV AS - Overview
      • Table DSV AS - Business segments
      • Table DSV AS - Key offerings
      • Table DSV AS - Segment focus
    • GEODIS SA
      • Table GEODIS SA - Overview
      • Table GEODIS SA - Product / Service
      • Table GEODIS SA - Key offerings
    • Kuehne Nagel Management AG
      • Table Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Overview
      • Table Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Business segments
      • Table Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Key offerings
      • Table Kuehne Nagel Management AG - Segment focus
    • Logistics Plus Inc.
      • Table Logistics Plus Inc. - Overview
      • Table Logistics Plus Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Logistics Plus Inc. - Key offerings
    • United Parcel Service Inc.
      • Table United Parcel Service Inc. - Overview
      • Table United Parcel Service Inc. - Business segments
      • Table United Parcel Service Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table United Parcel Service Inc. - Segment focus
    • Wiima Logistics
      • Table Wiima Logistics - Overview
      • Table Wiima Logistics - Product / Service
      • Table Wiima Logistics - Key offerings
    • XPO Inc.
      • Table XPO Inc. - Overview
      • Table XPO Inc. - Business segments
      • Table XPO Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table XPO Inc. - Segment focus
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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