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Sea Freight Forwarding Market by Type (Full Container Load (FCL), Less-than Container Load (LCL), and Others), Services (Packaging and Labeling, Documentation and PO Management, Charter Services, Transportation and Warehousing, and Others), Vertical (Retail and FMCG, Manufacturing, Consumer Appliances, Healthcare, Textile, and Others), and Region 2023-2028

March 2023 | 143 pages | ID: S6791A69D722EN
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Market Overview:

The global sea freight forwarding market size reached US$ 78.6 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 95.5 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% during 2023-2028. Rising reliance on online shopping, increasing trade activities, and the integration of advanced technologies represent some of the key factors driving the market.

Sea freight forwarding involves the transportation of large amounts of goods, which are packed into containers via carrier ships. It is a cost-efficient method to transport heavy load over long distances. It finds extensive application in the manufacturing, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), healthcare, and textile industries across the globe. At present, it is commonly available in full container load (FCL) and less than container load (LCL) variants. Amongst these, FCL is a single container used by the shipper exclusively for the transportation of their cargo and the shipper does not have to share the container with cargo reserved by other shippers. It assists in enhancing security and simplifying sea freight logistics management. On the other hand, LCL is utilized for shipping smaller shipments by individuals that do not require the entire space of the container.

Sea Freight Forwarding Market Trends:

Significant growth in the e-commerce industry on account of the increasing reliance on online websites for buying essential daily goods and luxury items represents one of the major factors catalyzing the demand for sea freight forwarding around the world. Moreover, the rising number of global and domestic trade activities is driving the need for sea freight forwarding. In addition, the growing demand for goods like jewelry, clothing, automotive parts, and medical devices is influencing the market positively. Apart from this, there is an increase in the awareness about the benefits of shipping by sea freight forwarding over air freight forwarding. This, coupled with the inflating air freight charges, is driving the demand for waterways transportation of cargo. Furthermore, leading players are extensively focusing on geographical expansions and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to increase their consumer base. Besides this, the integration of the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and a global positioning system (GPS) in the sea freight supply chain to track shipments in real time is impelling the growth of the market. Besides this, the rising reliance on the cold chain and logistics industry due to its perishable nature is contributing to the market growth. Additionally, the growing adoption of mobile applications for online booking of freight is creating a positive outlook for the market.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each segment of the global sea freight forwarding market, along with forecasts at the global, regional, and country level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on type, services, and vertical.

Type Insights:

Full Container Load (FCL)
Less-than Container Load (LCL)
Others

The report has also provided a detailed breakup and analysis of the sea freight forwarding market based on the type. This includes full container load (FCL), less-than container load (LCL), and others. According to the report, less-than container load (LCL) represented the largest segment.

Services Insights:

Packaging and Labeling
Documentation and PO Management
Charter Services
Transportation and Warehousing
Others

A detailed breakup and analysis of the sea freight forwarding market based on the service has also been provided in the report. This includes packaging and labeling, documentation and PO management, charter services, transportation and warehousing, and others. According to the report, transportation and warehousing accounted for the largest market share.

Vertical Insights:

Retail and FMCG
Manufacturing
Consumer Appliances
Healthcare
Textile
Others

A detailed breakup and analysis of the sea freight forwarding market based on the vertical has also been provided in the report. This includes retail and FMCG, manufacturing, consumer appliances, healthcare, textile, and others. According to the report, manufacturing accounted for the largest market share.

Regional Insights:

North America
United States
Canada
Asia Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Indonesia
Others
Europe
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Spain
Russia
Others
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Others
Middle East and Africa

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets that include North America (the United States and Canada), Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others), Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others), and the Middle East and Africa. According to the report, Asia Pacific was the largest market for sea freight forwarding. Some of the factors driving the Asia Pacific sea freight forwarding market included the increasing number of import and export activities, the launch of online freight booking applications, and the expansion of the e-commerce industry.

Competitive Landscape:

The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global sea freight forwarding market. Detailed profiles of all major companies have also been provided. Some of the companies covered include Agility Logistics, BollorŠ¹ Logistcs, C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., CEVA Logistics, Deutsche Bahn AG, Deutsche Post AG, Expeditors International, Geodis, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG, Kerry Logistics Network Limited, Kuehne + Nagel, Sinotrans Limited, United Parcel Service Inc., Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd., etc. Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

How has the global sea freight forwarding market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
What are the drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the global sea freight forwarding market?
What are the key regional markets?
Which countries represent the most attractive sea freight forwarding markets?
What is the breakup of the market based on the type?
What is the breakup of the market based on the services?
What is the breakup of the market based on the vertical?
What is the competitive structure of the global sea freight forwarding market?
Who are the key players/companies in the global sea freight forwarding market?
1 PREFACE

2 SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
  2.3.1 Primary Sources
  2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
  2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
  2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 INTRODUCTION

4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 GLOBAL SEA FREIGHT FORWARDING MARKET

5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast

6 MARKET BREAKUP BY TYPE

6.1 Full Container Load (FCL)
  6.1.1 Market Trends
  6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Less-than Container Load (LCL)
  6.2.1 Market Trends
  6.2.2 Market Forecast
6.3 Others
  6.3.1 Market Trends
  6.3.2 Market Forecast

7 MARKET BREAKUP BY SERVICES

7.1 Packaging and Labelling
  7.1.1 Market Trends
  7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Documentation and PO Management
  7.2.1 Market Trends
  7.2.2 Market Forecast
7.3 Charter Services
  7.3.1 Market Trends
  7.3.2 Market Forecast
7.4 Transportation and Warehousing
  7.4.1 Market Trends
  7.4.2 Market Forecast
7.5 Others
  7.5.1 Market Trends
  7.5.2 Market Forecast

8 MARKET BREAKUP BY VERTICAL

8.1 Retail and FMCG
  8.1.1 Market Trends
  8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Manufacturing
  8.2.1 Market Trends
  8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Consumer Appliances
  8.3.1 Market Trends
  8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Healthcare
  8.4.1 Market Trends
  8.4.2 Market Forecast
8.5 Textile
  8.5.1 Market Trends
  8.5.2 Market Forecast
8.6 Others
  8.6.1 Market Trends
  8.6.2 Market Forecast

9 MARKET BREAKUP BY REGION

9.1 North America
  9.1.1 United States
    9.1.1.1 Market Trends
    9.1.1.2 Market Forecast
  9.1.2 Canada
    9.1.2.1 Market Trends
    9.1.2.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Asia-Pacific
  9.2.1 China
    9.2.1.1 Market Trends
    9.2.1.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.2 Japan
    9.2.2.1 Market Trends
    9.2.2.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.3 India
    9.2.3.1 Market Trends
    9.2.3.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.4 South Korea
    9.2.4.1 Market Trends
    9.2.4.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.5 Australia
    9.2.5.1 Market Trends
    9.2.5.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.6 Indonesia
    9.2.6.1 Market Trends
    9.2.6.2 Market Forecast
  9.2.7 Others
    9.2.7.1 Market Trends
    9.2.7.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Europe
  9.3.1 Germany
    9.3.1.1 Market Trends
    9.3.1.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.2 France
    9.3.2.1 Market Trends
    9.3.2.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.3 United Kingdom
    9.3.3.1 Market Trends
    9.3.3.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.4 Italy
    9.3.4.1 Market Trends
    9.3.4.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.5 Spain
    9.3.5.1 Market Trends
    9.3.5.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.6 Russia
    9.3.6.1 Market Trends
    9.3.6.2 Market Forecast
  9.3.7 Others
    9.3.7.1 Market Trends
    9.3.7.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Latin America
  9.4.1 Brazil
    9.4.1.1 Market Trends
    9.4.1.2 Market Forecast
  9.4.2 Mexico
    9.4.2.1 Market Trends
    9.4.2.2 Market Forecast
  9.4.3 Others
    9.4.3.1 Market Trends
    9.4.3.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Middle East and Africa
  9.5.1 Market Trends
  9.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
  9.5.3 Market Forecast

10 DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

10.1 Overview
10.2 Drivers
10.3 Restraints
10.4 Opportunities

11 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

12 PORTERS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes

13 PRICE ANALYSIS

14 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

14.1 Market Structure
14.2 Key Players
14.3 Profiles of Key Players
  14.3.1 Agility Logistics
    14.3.1.1 Company Overview
    14.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.1.3 Financials
  14.3.2 BollorŠ¹ Logistcs
    14.3.2.1 Company Overview
    14.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.2.3 Financials
  14.3.3 C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
    14.3.3.1 Company Overview
    14.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.3.3 Financials
    14.3.3.4 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.4 CEVA Logistics
    14.3.4.1 Company Overview
    14.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.4.3 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.5 Deutsche Bahn AG
    14.3.5.1 Company Overview
    14.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.5.3 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.6 Deutsche Post AG
    14.3.6.1 Company Overview
    14.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
    14.3.6.3 Financials
    14.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
  14.3.7 Expeditors International
    14.3.7.1 Company Overview
    14.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.8 Geodis
    14.3.8.1 Company Overview
    14.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.9 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG
    14.3.9.1 Company Overview
    14.3.9.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.10 Kerry Logistics Network Limited
    14.3.10.1 Company Overview
    14.3.10.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.11 Kuehne + Nagel
    14.3.11.1 Company Overview
    14.3.11.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.12 Sinotrans Limited
    14.3.12.1 Company Overview
    14.3.12.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.13 United Parcel Service Inc.
    14.3.13.1 Company Overview
    14.3.13.2 Product Portfolio
  14.3.14 Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd.
    14.3.14.1 Company Overview
    14.3.14.2 Product Portfolio
Kindly, note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2022 & 2028
Table 2: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 3: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Breakup by Services (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 4: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Breakup by Verticals (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 5: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Table 6: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Key Players

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2017-2022
Figure 3: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Billion US$), 2023-2028
Figure 4: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2022
Figure 5: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Breakup by Services (in %), 2022
Figure 6: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Breakup by Verticals (in %), 2022
Figure 7: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2022
Figure 8: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Full Container Load (FCL)) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 9: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Full Container Load (FCL)) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 10: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Less-than Container Load (LCL)) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 11: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Less-than Container Load (LCL)) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 12: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Other Types) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 13: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Other Types) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 14: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Packaging and Labelling) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 15: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Packaging and Labelling) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 16: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Documentation and PO Management) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 17: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Documentation and PO Management) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 18: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Charter Services) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 19: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Charter Services) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 20: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Transportation and Warehousing) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 21: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Transportation and Warehousing) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 22: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Other Services) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 23: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Other Services) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 24: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Retail and FMCG) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 25: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Retail and FMCG) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 26: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Manufacturing) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 27: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Manufacturing) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 28: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Consumer Appliances) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 29: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Consumer Appliances) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 30: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Healthcare) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 31: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Healthcare) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 32: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Textile) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 33: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Textile) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 34: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Other Verticals) Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 35: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding (Other Verticals) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 36: North America: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 37: North America: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 38: United States: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 39: United States: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 40: Canada: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 41: Canada: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 42: Asia-Pacific: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 43: Asia-Pacific: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 44: China: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 45: China: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 46: Japan: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 47: Japan: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 48: India: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 49: India: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 50: South Korea: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 51: South Korea: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 52: Australia: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 53: Australia: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 54: Indonesia: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 55: Indonesia: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 56: Others: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 57: Others: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 58: Europe: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 59: Europe: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 60: Germany: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 61: Germany: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 62: France: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 63: France: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 64: United Kingdom: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 65: United Kingdom: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 66: Italy: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 67: Italy: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 68: Spain: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 69: Spain: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 70: Russia: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 71: Russia: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 72: Others: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 73: Others: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 74: Latin America: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 75: Latin America: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 76: Brazil: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 77: Brazil: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 78: Mexico: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 79: Mexico: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 80: Others: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 81: Others: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 82: Middle East and Africa: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2017 & 2022
Figure 83: Middle East and Africa: Sea Freight Forwarding Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2022
Figure 84: Middle East and Africa: Sea Freight Forwarding Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million US$), 2023-2028
Figure 85: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Industry: Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
Figure 86: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 87: Global: Sea Freight Forwarding Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis


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