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. 

PART 01: Executive summary ............................................ 6

PART 02: Scope of the report ........................................... 16

Market overview 16

Vendor segmentation 17

Common currency conversion rates 17

Top-vendor offerings 18

PART 03: Market research methodology ......................... 21

Research methodology 21

Economic indicators 21

PART 04: Introduction ....................................................... 22

Key market highlights 22

PART 05: Market landscape .............................................. 22

Market overview 23

Market size and forecast 23

Five forces analysis 26

PART 06: Market segmentation by services .................... 27

Market overview 27

3PL market in Europe by transportation services 28

3PL market in Europe by warehousing services 29

3PL market in Europe by other services 30

PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user ................... 31

3PL market in Europe by end-user 31

3PL market in Europe by manufacturing industry 31

3PL market in Europe by retail industry 33

3PL market in Europe by consumer goods industry 34

3PL market in Europe by healthcare industry 35

3PL market in Europe by hi-tech industry 36

3PL market in Europe by food and beverage industry 37

3PL market in Europe by automotive industry 38

3PL market in Europe by other industries 39

PART 08: Geographical segmentation ............................. 40

3PL market in Europe by geography 40

3PL market in Germany 41

3PL market in France 42

3PL market in UK 44

3PL market in Italy 45

3PL market in Spain 46

3PL market in ROE 47

PART 09: Market drivers ................................................... 49

Growing complexity of in-house logistics operations 49

Cost reduction by utilizing 3PL services 49

Growth in automobile and auto components industry 49

PART 10: Impact of drivers ............................................... 51

PART 11: Market challenges ............................................. 52

Limited use of IT 52

High operational cost and competitive pricing 52

Government regulations 52

PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges .................... 53

PART 13: Market trends .................................................... 54

Emergence of big data 54

Growth in online retailing 54

Increase in M&As 55

PART 14: Vendor landscape ............................................. 56

Competitive benchmarking 56

Other prominent vendors 57

PART 15: Key vendor analysis ......................................... 62

C.H Robinson 62

CEVA Logistics 63

DB Schenker Logistics 64

Deutsche Post DHL 64

Expeditors International of Washington 65

J.B. Hunt Transport 66

Kuehne + Nagel International 67

SNCF Logistics 68

TNT Express 69

UPS 69

PART 16: Appendix ........................................................... 71

List of abbreviations 71

PART 17: Explore Technavio ............................................ 72