Global Third-party Logistics Market 2023-2027

Global Third-party Logistics Market 2023-2027

Technavio has been monitoring the third-party logistics market and is forecast to grow by $532.65 bn during 2022-2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 7.87% during the forecast period. Our report on the third-party logistics market 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 growth of e-commerce and the need for integrated shipping services, increasing number of trade agreements among nations, and cost reduction through use of third-party logistics.

Technavio's third-party logistics market is segmented as below:

By Application

  • Transportation services
  • Warehousing and distribution services
  • Other services
By End-user
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail
  • Consumer goods
  • Healthcare
  • Others
By Geography
  • APAC
  • North America
  • Europe
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the emergence of big data analytics as one of the prime reasons driving the third-party logistics market growth during the next few years. Also, rise in last-mile logistics and increase in overseas shopping 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 third-party logistics market covers the following areas:
  • Third-party logistics market sizing
  • Third-party logistics market forecast
  • Third-party logistics 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 third-party logistics market vendors that include AP Moller Maersk AS, Baltic Logistics Group, BDP International Inc., Burris Logistics Co., C H Robinson Worldwide Inc., CMA CGM SA, DB Schenker, Deutsche Bahn AG, Deutsche Post AG, DSV AS, FedEx Corp., GEODIS SA, Hub Group Inc., J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd., Kuehne Nagel Management AG, Nippon Express Holdings Inc., Sinotrans Ltd., United Parcel Service Inc., and XPO Logistics Inc. Also, the third-party logistics market 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 Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
      • 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 Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global third-party logistics market 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data Table on Global third-party logistics market 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Application Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Application Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • End-user Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – End-user Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2017 - 2021
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2017 - 2021 ($ billion)
  • 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 Application
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Application - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Application - Market share 2022-2027 (%)
    • Comparison by Application
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Application
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Application
    • Transportation services - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Transportation services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Transportation services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Transportation services - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Transportation services - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Warehousing and distribution services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Warehousing and distribution services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Warehousing and distribution services - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Warehousing and distribution services - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Warehousing and distribution services - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027
    • Other services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Other services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Other services - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Other services - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Other services - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Application
      • Table Market opportunity by Application ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Application ($ billion)
  • 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 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Manufacturing - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • 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 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Retail - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • 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 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Consumer goods - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • 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 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Healthcare - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Healthcare - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Healthcare - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ billion)
  • 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
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022- 2027
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • India - Market size and forecast 2022-2027
      • Table Chart on India - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Data Table on India - Market size and forecast 2022-2027 ($ billion)
      • Table Chart on India - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
      • Table Data Table on India - Year-over-year growth 2022-2027 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ billion)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Growth of e-commerce and the need for integrated shipping services
      • Increasing number of trade agreements among nations
      • Cost reduction through use of third-party logistics
    • Market challenges
      • High operational cost and competitive pricing
      • Warehouse shortage
      • Shortage of skilled warehouse and logistics labor
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2022 and 2027
    • Market trends
      • Emergence of big data analytics
      • Rise in last-mile logistics
      • Increase in overseas shopping
  • 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
    • 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
    • BDP International Inc.
      • Table BDP International Inc. - Overview
      • Table BDP International Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table BDP International Inc. - Key offerings
    • Burris Logistics Co.
      • Table Burris Logistics Co. - Overview
      • Table Burris Logistics Co. - Product / Service
      • Table Burris Logistics Co. - Key offerings
    • 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
    • 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
    • DB Schenker
      • Table DB Schenker - Overview
      • Table DB Schenker - Business segments
      • Table DB Schenker - Key offerings
      • Table DB Schenker - Segment focus
    • Deutsche Bahn AG
      • Table Deutsche Bahn AG - Overview
      • Table Deutsche Bahn AG - Business segments
      • 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
    • Hub Group Inc.
      • Table Hub Group Inc. - Overview
      • Table Hub Group Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Hub Group Inc. - 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
    • Nippon Express Holdings Inc.
      • Table Nippon Express Holdings Inc. - Overview
      • Table Nippon Express Holdings Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Nippon Express Holdings Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Nippon Express Holdings Inc. - Segment focus
    • Sinotrans Ltd.
      • Table Sinotrans Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Sinotrans Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Sinotrans Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Sinotrans Ltd. - Segment focus
    • 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
    • XPO Logistics Inc.
      • Table XPO Logistics Inc. - Overview
      • Table XPO Logistics Inc. - Business segments
      • Table XPO Logistics Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table XPO Logistics 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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