The substantial growth in number of Chinese consumers shopping online is one of the key factors that has led to market growth in the last five years. With Internet retailing gaining a strong foothold in both urban and rural areas of the country, it becomes imperative for vendors to invest in efficient delivery services, which includes warehousing and storage. Companies such as Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com are stepping up supply facilities and investing in warehouses and storage businesses, which has also been a driving factor for the warehouse and storage market in the region.Lack of modern warehouse and storage facilities such as automated sorters,automated storage and retrieval systems, and automated guided vehicles is still impacting the growth rate of the warehouse and storage industry in China. Also, the storage of vaccines and pharmaceuticals by ill-equipped or untrained service providers has been a constraint to the market.Joint ventures and acquisitions in the industry have helped in scaling space volumes and utilization of technologies, but the processes involved in warehouse management are yet to be standardized and optimized.

Third-party logistics (3PL) service is a business process, through which companies outsource logistics and distribution functions to a specialized logistics service provider.It includes as transportation, warehousing, and freight and forwarding. A logistics service provider that provides these services is called a 3PL service provider.In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the 3PL market in Europe. 

Third-party logistics (3PL) is a business process, through which companies outsource logistics and distribution functions to a logistics service provider that specializes in transportation, warehousing, freight and forwarding, and others. 3PL is part of logistics services that specializes its logistics services according to the need of industry.In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the 3PL market in China.

Rail logistics refer to the movement of different commodities, inbound raw materials,and other supplies from one place to another. It plays a major role in cargo handling. It is the most effectual mode of freight transportation as railways can handle a large volume of cargo in a short time. It also provides the most reliable and safe services. On an average, 64 trucks are required to carry the amount of cargo transported by a single train.Rail freight transportation is used for the movement of heavy goods such as coal,metals, and oils. Often, rail freight service providers go beyond logistics and provide value-added services such as loading and unloading,documentation services, and packaging. They also provide strategic and operational services to many shippers.

This report covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the rail freight transportation market in Europe for 2017-2021. To calculate the market size, the report considers the rail freight services provided by vendors in Europe. It discusses the major drivers that are influencing market growth, current challenges faced by vendors and the market as a whole, and key emerging trends affecting the current and future market scenarios.The following are the key end-users of the market:Oil and gas industry,Mining industry,Transport industry,Chemical industry,Others.

为充分抓住“互联网+”的历史发展机遇，实现铁路货运营销的跨越式发展，结合“互联网+”时代下营销的用户体验主导化、经营手段多元化、业务数据增值化、竞争主体生态圈化4种特征，针对目前铁路货运营销存在的服务意识单薄、营销手段与方式单一、营销机制不完善、业务数据分析不足4类主要问题，提出“互联网+”时代下铁路货运营销的发展策略：强化用户服务，创新营销手段，强化数据分析，打通“前店后厂”，增进行业互联。

煤炭是我国最主要的一次能源，其运输量约占铁路货运量的50%，煤炭市场的波动对铁路运输的影响巨大。因此，提出通过编制铁路煤炭运输景气指数，全面监控煤炭市场及其上下游的走势。在对煤炭市场供需分析的基础上，构建包括108个监测指标的铁路煤炭运输景气指标体系，通过景气指数编制方法中的时差分析法筛选出18个先行指标和14个同步指标，测算扩散指数和合成指数，应用计算结果综合判断铁路煤炭运输市场的变化趋势。

为解决铁路货物运输价格制定与市场接轨不紧密等问题，基于现行行业规章和市场现状，提出一种市场化的铁路货物运输价格体系的制订方法及定价模型。该方法主要考虑运输时间、公路运输价格、淡旺季和运量规模等市场因素，同时兼顾作业强度、运输设备质量、列车准点率等铁路内部生产因素，以促进市场化铁路物流价格机制的形成。

铁路保价运输工作积极适应现代物流转型要求及货运市场新形势，在加强安全防范、促进专业化管理、提高服务质量、拓展保价业务等方面取得突出成效。各铁路局着力创新营销方式，提高全程物流运输安全，提升理赔服务质量，为深入推进和谐铁路建设、服务经济社会又好又快发展做出更大的贡献。

为指导交通运输管理部门开展综合运输基本公共服务水平评价，本文在充分调研我国县域综合运输基本公共服务现状的基础上，提出了我国综合运输基本公共服务的基本概念和内涵特征，明确提出了我国开展综合运输基本公共服务评价的必要性、范围、基本原则等总体思路。在此基础上，提出了我国综合运输基本公共服务的具体评价方法、评价流程、评价结果应用、评价组织、具体指标计算等内容。最后以宁夏西吉县为例，验证了评价方法的可行性，为我国科学开展综合运输基本公共服务评价提供了重要的决策支撑。研究表明，综合运输基本公共服务评价非常有必要，范围应当包括城市公交、农村客运、农村公路和邮政普遍服务四个方面，应当遵循发展性、激励性、客观性、可操作性、突出重点五大原则，评价指标体系应当包括四大业务类型、三大类指标和17个具体指标。评价的等级分为优、良、中、差四个等级。