UAE Cold Chain Market Outlook to 2027

UAE Cold Chain Market Outlook to 2027


Market Overview:

A highly fragmented market with immense growth potential UAE’s Cold Chain market is being driven bychange in major players such as GSL and Mohebi compete on total pallets, average price per pallet and client base. Rise of the Hospitality Industry in UAE is believed to cause a boom in demand for cold storage and cold transport​ services.

The total addressable market in for cold chain in UAE market has been expanding. Regarding logistics infrastructure, UAE has made a lot of breakthrough progress, especially in the investment and development of seaports. There has been increase in the demand of cold transport in UAE owning to rising consumption of perishable products which need to be kept at a stable temperature.

UAE Cold Chain Market Analysis

The Cold chain market is highly fragmented in UAE with more than 90 cold storage & transportation players enabling the market to transform over the years.

Increase in the demand of cold transport in UAE owning to rising consumption of perishable products which need to be kept at a stable temperature.

The UAE Cold Chain market is currently in the growing phase owing to rising collaboration with logistics providers and geographic advantage.

Rise of the Hospitality Industry in UAE is believed to cause a boom in demand for cold storage and cold transport​

Key Trends by Market Segment:

By Type: The UAE Cold Chain market is segmented by type into cold storage & cold transport market. The Cold storage segment registered a robust growth rate when compared to the cold transport segment owing to increase rising consumption of meat and seafood and government and foreign investments.

By Temperature Range: The UAE Cold Chain Market is segmented by temperature range into chilled, ambient, frozen. The chilled food registered the highest market share when compared to the other segmented owing rise in demand for sea food.

Competitive Landscape:

The key players of the cold chain market are opting for automated system because it increases accuracy and productivity.

UAE Cold Chain market is a highly fragmented with Mohebi Logistics, FI are dominating the market.

Seafood, meat, fruits, and dairy are the among the most prominent industries catered by the key players of the cold chain market.

GSL, Mohebi and INL are capitalizing the market in the opportunity area and are competing on occupancy rates and pallet size.

Recent Developments:

April 2022: At the 16th annual Logistics Middle East Awards hosted at the Grosvenor House in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, GAC Dubai was recognized as the FMCG Supply Chain of the Year winner for its outstanding service to the region's dynamic Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry.

March 2022: The first Integrated Logistics Center of Maersk, a business that specializes in integrated container logistics, was established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), technology, cars, retail and leisure, petrochemicals, and other industries will all be represented in the facility's vast range of products. The location of the building is ideal, providing easy access to the Al Maktoum International Airport and seaport operations. This will make it possible for the facility to serve both customers who need air cross-docking and those who are shipping LCL cargo.

Future Outlook:

UAE Cold Chain Market is expected to grow at the rate of 4.6% in the forecast period 2022-2027UAE Cold Chain Market Revenues are expected to be dominated by Cold Storage with over 50% share in 2027Revenue in UAE Cold Chain Market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 4.8% till 2027 due to rising grocery spending and demand for small and medium storages.

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1. Executive Summary
1.1 Executive Summary of UAE Cold Chain Market
2. Country Overview
2.1 Socioeconomic Profile, 2022
2.2 UAE Population Analysis, 2021
3. Infrastructure and Logistics Overview of UAE
3.1 Infrastructure Overview of UAE
3.2 Free zones in UAE
3.3 Sea Transport Overview
3.4 Air Transport Overview
3.5 Road Transport Overview
3.6 Rail Transport Overview
3.7 Overview of Logistics Industry
3.8 Roadblocks in Efficient Container Flow Mobilization
3.9 Digital Levers for an Evolved Interconnected Ports Network
4. UAE Cold Chain Market Overview
4.1 UAE Cold Chain Industry Ecosystem
4.2 Business Cycle and Genesis of UAE Cold Chain Market
4.3 Value Chain of UAE Cold Chain Industry
4.4 Major Challenges in UAE Cold Chain Market Value Chain
4.5 Existing Technologies in UAE Cold Chain Market Seasonality Trends in Industry
4.6 UAE Cold Chain Market Size, 2022
4.7 UAE Cold Chain Market Size Including Ambient Revenue, 2017-2022
4.8 UAE Cold Chain Market Segmentation by Type of Service (Including Ambient Revenue), 2017-2022
4.9 UAE Cold Chain Market Size, 2017-2022
4.10 UAE Cold Chain Market Segmentation by Type of Service, 2017-2022
4.11 UAE Cold Chain Market Segmentation by Ownership, 2022
4.12 Cold Chain Market Segmentation by End Users, 2022
5. UAE Cold Storage Market Overview
5.1 UAE Cold Storage Supply Side Ecosystem
5.2 UAE Cold Storage Market Size by Revenue and Pallets, 2017-2022
5.3 UAE Cold Storage Market Price and Occupancy Rates, 2017-2022
5.4 UAE Cold Storage Market Segmentation by Temperature Range, 2022
5.5 UAE Cold Storage Market Segmentation by Regions, 2022
5.6 Demand Supply Scenario of UAE Cold Storage Market
6. UAE Cold Transport Market Overview
6.1 Value Chain Analysis of UAE Cold Transport Market
6.2 UAE Cold Transport Market Size, 2017-2022
6.3 UAE Cold Transport Market Segmentation by Mode of Transport, 2022
6.4 UAE Cold Transport Market Segmentation by Location and Vicinity, 2022
6.5 UAE Cold Transport Market Segmentation by Type and Temperature Range, 2022
7. UAE Cold Chain Market Competition Landscape
7.1 Market Positioning Analysis of Major Cold Chain Players in UAE
7.2 Market Share of Major Cold Storage Players in UAE
7.3 Operational Cross Comparison of Major Cold Chain Players in UAE
7.4 Cross Comparison of 3 Major Retailers in UAE
8. UAE Cold Chain Industry Analysis
8.1 SWOT Analysis of UAE Cold Chain Market
8.2 Growth drivers of UAE Cold Chain Market
8.3 Trends and Developments in the UAE Cold Chain Market
8.4 Issues and Challenges in the UAE Cold Chain Market
8.5 Emerging Technologies in UAE Cold Chain Market
8.6 Technological Advancements in the UAE Cold Chain Market
8.7 Government Regulations
8.8 Initiatives for the Growth of Logistics in the UAE
9. End User Analysis
9.1 End User Industry: Fresh Fruit & Vegetables and Dairy & Poultry
9.2 End User Industry: Pharmaceuticals and Meat & Seafood
9.3 End User Industry: Ice Cream, Frozen Desserts and Confectionary
9.4 Key Temperature Controlled Products with different Shelf Lives
9.5 In-Depth Analysis for Cold Storage in the UAE
10. Profitability and Operating Model of a Cold Storage in JAFZA
10.1 Key Model Assumptions
10.2 Capital Expenditure
10.3 Operating Model
10.4 Cost Component Analysis
10.5 Breakdown of Revenue
10.6 Revenue and EBT Bridge
11. Future Outlook of UAE Cold Chain Industry
11.1 UAE Cold Chain Market Size including Ambient Revenue, 2022-2027
11.2 UAE Cold Chain Market Segmentation by Type of Service, 2022-2027 (including Ambient Revenue)
11.3 UAE Cold Chain Market Size, 2022-2027
11.4 UAE Cold Chain Market Segmentation by Type of Service, 2027
11.5 UAE Cold Chain Market Segmentation by End Users and by Ownership, 2027
11.6 UAE Cold Storage Market Size by Revenue and Pallets, 2022-2027
11.7 UAE Cold Storage Market Price and Occupancy Rates, 2022-2027
11.8 UAE Cold Storage Market Segmentation by Temperature Range and By Region, 2022
11.9 UAE Cold Transport Market Size, 2022-2027
11.10 UAE Cold Transport Segmentation by Mode of Transport, Vicinity and Location, 2027
11.11 UAE Cold Transport Market Segmentation by Type and by Temperature Range, 2027
12. Analyst Recommendations
12.1 Analysis of Occupancy Rates
12.2 Automated Pallets in UAE Cold Storage Market, 2022
12.3 Recommendations to set up a Cold Chain Unit in UAE
12.4 End User and Business Model Recommendations
12.5 Best Practices to Improve Operations
12.6 Next Phase
13. Research Methodology
13.1 Market Definitions, Assumptions and Abbreviations
13.2 Market Sizing and Consolidated Research Approach
13.3 Sample Size Inclusion, Limitations and Future Conclusion
14. Disclaimer
15. Contact Us

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