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.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 16

Vendor segmentation 17

Common currency conversion rates 18

PART 03: Market research methodology 19

Research methodology 19

Economic indicators 19

PART 04: Introduction 20

Key market highlights 20

PART 05: Market landscape 22

Market overview 22

3PL market in APAC 23

3PL market in China 24

Five forces analysis 31

PART 06: Market segmentation by service 32

Market overview 32

3PL market in China by transportation services 33

3PL market in China by warehousing and distribution

services 34

3PL market in China by other services 36

PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user 39

Market overview 39

3PL market in China by manufacturing industry 40

3PL market in China by automotive industry 41

3PL market in China by retail industry 42

3PL market in China by consumer goods Industry 43

3PL market in China by food and beverage industry 44

3PL market in China by other industries 45

PART 08: Market drivers 49

Improved government policy 49

Growing demand from e-commerce sector 50

Cost savings 50

Inventory reduction and risk mitigation 51

PART 09: Impact of drivers 52

PART 10: Market challenges 53

High cost of operation and competitive pricing 53

Labor shortage 53

Warehouse shortage 53

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 55

PART 12: Market trends 56

Increase in overseas shopping 56

Advances in technology 57

Demand for professional logistics services 57

PART 13: Vendor landscape 58

Overview 58

CEVA Logistics 59

China COSCO 59

China Logistics 60

CMA CGM 61

Other prominent vendors 61

PART 14: Appendix 67

List of abbreviation 67

PART 15: Explore Technavio 68