Report Overview
Third-party logistics (3PL) and contract logistics are essential services that involve outsourcing various aspects of a company's logistics and supply chain management functions to a specialized third-party provider. 3PL providers offer services such as transportation, warehousing, distribution, and freight forwarding, while contract logistics providers offer more customized, integrated solutions tailored to specific client needs. These services help companies streamline their operations, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and focus on their core competencies.
The market for 3PL and contract logistics is experiencing significant growth globally, driven by several key trends and market drivers. One major trend is the increasing complexity of supply chains due to globalization, e-commerce growth, and the need for faster and more flexible logistics solutions. As companies expand their operations across borders and seek to reach customers in new markets, the demand for 3PL and contract logistics services continues to rise. At the same time, advancements in technology, such as automation, artificial intelligence, and data analytics, are transforming the logistics industry and driving the adoption of innovative solutions by 3PL and contract logistics providers.
Another important market driver is the growing emphasis on sustainability and environmental responsibility in logistics operations. Companies are increasingly looking for 3PL and contract logistics providers that can help them reduce their carbon footprint, optimize transportation routes, and implement eco-friendly practices in their supply chains. This focus on sustainability is not only driven by regulatory requirements but also by consumer preferences for environmentally conscious brands. As a result, 3PL and contract logistics providers that can offer green logistics solutions are gaining a competitive edge in the market and attracting environmentally conscious clients.
The global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics market size was estimated at USD 1340679.08 million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 2463181.36 million by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.90% during the forecast period.
This report provides a deep insight into the global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics market covering all its essential aspects. This ranges from a macro overview of the market to micro details of the market size, competitive landscape, development trend, niche market, key market drivers and challenges, SWOT analysis, Porter's five forces analysis, value chain analysis, PEST analysis, etc.
The analysis helps the reader to shape the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. Furthermore, it provides a simple framework for evaluating and accessing the position of the business organization. The report structure also focuses on the competitive landscape of the Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market, this report introduces in detail the market share, market performance, product situation, operation situation, etc. of the main players, which helps the readers in the industry to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
In a word, this report is a must-read for industry players, investors, researchers, consultants, business strategists, and all those who have any kind of stake or are planning to foray into the Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics market in any manner.
Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market: Market Segmentation Analysis
The research report includes specific segments by region (country), manufacturers, Type, and Application. Market segmentation creates subsets of a market based on product type, end-user or application, Geographic, and other factors. By understanding the market segments, the decision-maker can leverage this targeting in the product, sales, and marketing strategies. Market segments can power your product development cycles by informing how you create product offerings for different segments.
Key Company
DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding
Kuehne+Nagel
DB Schenker
Nippon Express
C.H.Robinson
DSV
XPO Logistics
Sinotrans
UPS Supply Chain Solutions
J.B. Hunt
Expeditors
DACHSER
CEVA Logistics
GEODIS
Hitachi Transport System
Panalpina
Toll Group
CJ Logistics
GEFCO
Bolloré Logistics
Kintetsu World Express
Kerry Logistics
Yusen Logistics
NYK Logistics
Market Segmentation (by Type)
B2B
B2C
C2C
Market Segmentation (by Application)
Manufacturing
Consumer Goods
Retail
Automotive
Food and Beverage
Others
Geographic Segmentation
- North America (USA, Canada, Mexico)
- Europe (Germany, UK, France, Russia, Italy, Rest of Europe)
- Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Rest of Asia-Pacific)
- South America (Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Rest of South America)
- The Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Rest of MEA)
- Industry drivers, restraints, and opportunities covered in the study
- Neutral perspective on the market performance
- Recent industry trends and developments
- Competitive landscape & strategies of key players
- Potential & niche segments and regions exhibiting promising growth covered
- Historical, current, and projected market size, in terms of value
- In-depth analysis of the Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market
- Overview of the regional outlook of the Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market:
- Access to date statistics compiled by our researchers. These provide you with historical and forecast data, which is analyzed to tell you why your market is set to change
- This enables you to anticipate market changes to remain ahead of your competitors
- You will be able to copy data from the Excel spreadsheet straight into your marketing plans, business presentations, or other strategic documents
- The concise analysis, clear graph, and table format will enable you to pinpoint the information you require quickly
- Provision of market value data for each segment and sub-segment
- Indicates the region and segment that is expected to witness the fastest growth as well as to dominate the market
- Analysis by geography highlighting the consumption of the product/service in the region as well as indicating the factors that are affecting the market within each region
- Competitive landscape which incorporates the market ranking of the major players, along with new service/product launches, partnerships, business expansions, and acquisitions in the past five years of companies profiled
- Extensive company profiles comprising of company overview, company insights, product benchmarking, and SWOT analysis for the major market players
- The current as well as the future market outlook of the industry concerning recent developments which involve growth opportunities and drivers as well as challenges and restraints of both emerging as well as developed regions
- Includes in-depth analysis of the market from various perspectives through Porter’s five forces analysis
- Provides insight into the market through Value Chain
- Market dynamics scenario, along with growth opportunities of the market in the years to come
Chapter 1 mainly introduces the statistical scope of the report, market division standards, and market research methods.
Chapter 2 is an executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3 makes a detailed analysis of the market's competitive landscape of the market and provides the market share, capacity, output, price, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information of the main manufacturers in the market.
Chapter 4 is the analysis of the whole market industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry, as well as Porter's five forces analysis.
Chapter 5 introduces the latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6 provides the analysis of various market segments according to product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 7 provides the analysis of various market segments according to application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 8 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region from the consumer side and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 9 shares the main producing countries of Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics, their output value, profit level, regional supply, production capacity layout, etc. from the supply side.
Chapter 10 introduces the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales revenue, sales volume, price, gross profit margin, market share, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 11 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region during the forecast period.
Chapter 12 provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each market segment during the forecast period.
Chapter 13 is the main points and conclusions of the report.
Table of Contents 1 Research Methodology and Statistical Scope 1.1 Market Definition and Statistical Scope of Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics 1.2 Key Market Segments 1.2.1 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Segment by Type 1.2.2 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Segment by Application 1.3 Methodology & Sources of Information 1.3.1 Research Methodology 1.3.2 Research Process 1.3.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation 1.3.4 Base Year 1.3.5 Report Assumptions & Caveats 2 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Overview 2.1 Global Market Overview 2.2 Market Segment Executive Summary 2.3 Global Market Size by Region 3 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Competitive Landscape 3.1 Company Assessment Quadrant 3.2 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Life Cycle 3.3 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025) 3.4 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) 3.5 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Company Headquarters, Area Served, Product Type 3.6 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Competitive Situation and Trends 3.6.1 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Concentration Rate 3.6.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Players Market Share by Revenue 3.6.3 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion 4 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Value Chain Analysis 4.1 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Value Chain Analysis 4.2 Midstream Market Analysis 4.3 Downstream Customer Analysis 5 The Development and Dynamics of Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market 5.1 Key Development Trends 5.2 Driving Factors 5.3 Market Challenges 5.4 Market Restraints 5.5 Industry News 5.5.1 New Product Developments 5.5.2 Mergers & Acquisitions 5.5.3 Expansions 5.5.4 Collaboration/Supply Contracts 5.6 PEST Analysis 5.6.1 Industry Policies Analysis 5.6.2 Economic Environment Analysis 5.6.3 Social Environment Analysis 5.6.4 Technological Environment Analysis 5.7 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis 6 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Segmentation by Type 6.1 Evaluation Matrix of Segment Market Development Potential (Type) 6.2 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size Market Share by Type (2020-2025) 6.3 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size Growth Rate by Type (2021-2025) 7 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Segmentation by Application 7.1 Evaluation Matrix of Segment Market Development Potential (Application) 7.2 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size (M USD) by Application (2020-2025) 7.3 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Sales Growth Rate by Application (2020-2025) 8 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Segmentation by Region 8.1 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size by Region 8.1.1 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size by Region 8.1.2 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size Market Share by Region 8.2 North America 8.2.1 North America Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size by Country 8.2.2 U.S. 8.2.3 Canada 8.2.4 Mexico 8.3 Europe 8.3.1 Europe Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size by Country 8.3.2 Germany 8.3.3 France 8.3.4 U.K. 8.3.5 Italy 8.3.6 Russia 8.4 Asia Pacific 8.4.1 Asia Pacific Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size by Region 8.4.2 China 8.4.3 Japan 8.4.4 South Korea 8.4.5 India 8.4.6 Southeast Asia 8.5 South America 8.5.1 South America Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size by Country 8.5.2 Brazil 8.5.3 Argentina 8.5.4 Columbia 8.6 Middle East and Africa 8.6.1 Middle East and Africa Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size by Region 8.6.2 Saudi Arabia 8.6.3 UAE 8.6.4 Egypt 8.6.5 Nigeria 8.6.6 South Africa 9 Key Companies Profile 9.1 DHL Supply Chain and Global Forwarding 9.1.1 DHL Supply Chain and Global Forwarding Basic Information 9.1.2 DHL Supply Chain and Global Forwarding Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.1.3 DHL Supply Chain and Global Forwarding Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.1.4 DHL Supply Chain and Global Forwarding Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics SWOT Analysis 9.1.5 DHL Supply Chain and Global Forwarding Business Overview 9.1.6 DHL Supply Chain and Global Forwarding Recent Developments 9.2 Kuehne+Nagel 9.2.1 Kuehne+Nagel Basic Information 9.2.2 Kuehne+Nagel Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.2.3 Kuehne+Nagel Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.2.4 Kuehne+Nagel Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics SWOT Analysis 9.2.5 Kuehne+Nagel Business Overview 9.2.6 Kuehne+Nagel Recent Developments 9.3 DB Schenker 9.3.1 DB Schenker Basic Information 9.3.2 DB Schenker Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.3.3 DB Schenker Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.3.4 DB Schenker Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics SWOT Analysis 9.3.5 DB Schenker Business Overview 9.3.6 DB Schenker Recent Developments 9.4 Nippon Express 9.4.1 Nippon Express Basic Information 9.4.2 Nippon Express Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.4.3 Nippon Express Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.4.4 Nippon Express Business Overview 9.4.5 Nippon Express Recent Developments 9.5 C.H.Robinson 9.5.1 C.H.Robinson Basic Information 9.5.2 C.H.Robinson Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.5.3 C.H.Robinson Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.5.4 C.H.Robinson Business Overview 9.5.5 C.H.Robinson Recent Developments 9.6 DSV 9.6.1 DSV Basic Information 9.6.2 DSV Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.6.3 DSV Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.6.4 DSV Business Overview 9.6.5 DSV Recent Developments 9.7 XPO Logistics 9.7.1 XPO Logistics Basic Information 9.7.2 XPO Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.7.3 XPO Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.7.4 XPO Logistics Business Overview 9.7.5 XPO Logistics Recent Developments 9.8 Sinotrans 9.8.1 Sinotrans Basic Information 9.8.2 Sinotrans Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.8.3 Sinotrans Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.8.4 Sinotrans Business Overview 9.8.5 Sinotrans Recent Developments 9.9 UPS Supply Chain Solutions 9.9.1 UPS Supply Chain Solutions Basic Information 9.9.2 UPS Supply Chain Solutions Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.9.3 UPS Supply Chain Solutions Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.9.4 UPS Supply Chain Solutions Business Overview 9.9.5 UPS Supply Chain Solutions Recent Developments 9.10 J.B. Hunt 9.10.1 J.B. Hunt Basic Information 9.10.2 J.B. Hunt Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.10.3 J.B. Hunt Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.10.4 J.B. Hunt Business Overview 9.10.5 J.B. Hunt Recent Developments 9.11 Expeditors 9.11.1 Expeditors Basic Information 9.11.2 Expeditors Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.11.3 Expeditors Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.11.4 Expeditors Business Overview 9.11.5 Expeditors Recent Developments 9.12 DACHSER 9.12.1 DACHSER Basic Information 9.12.2 DACHSER Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.12.3 DACHSER Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.12.4 DACHSER Business Overview 9.12.5 DACHSER Recent Developments 9.13 CEVA Logistics 9.13.1 CEVA Logistics Basic Information 9.13.2 CEVA Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.13.3 CEVA Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.13.4 CEVA Logistics Business Overview 9.13.5 CEVA Logistics Recent Developments 9.14 GEODIS 9.14.1 GEODIS Basic Information 9.14.2 GEODIS Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.14.3 GEODIS Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.14.4 GEODIS Business Overview 9.14.5 GEODIS Recent Developments 9.15 Hitachi Transport System 9.15.1 Hitachi Transport System Basic Information 9.15.2 Hitachi Transport System Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.15.3 Hitachi Transport System Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.15.4 Hitachi Transport System Business Overview 9.15.5 Hitachi Transport System Recent Developments 9.16 Panalpina 9.16.1 Panalpina Basic Information 9.16.2 Panalpina Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.16.3 Panalpina Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.16.4 Panalpina Business Overview 9.16.5 Panalpina Recent Developments 9.17 Toll Group 9.17.1 Toll Group Basic Information 9.17.2 Toll Group Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.17.3 Toll Group Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.17.4 Toll Group Business Overview 9.17.5 Toll Group Recent Developments 9.18 CJ Logistics 9.18.1 CJ Logistics Basic Information 9.18.2 CJ Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.18.3 CJ Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.18.4 CJ Logistics Business Overview 9.18.5 CJ Logistics Recent Developments 9.19 GEFCO 9.19.1 GEFCO Basic Information 9.19.2 GEFCO Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.19.3 GEFCO Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.19.4 GEFCO Business Overview 9.19.5 GEFCO Recent Developments 9.20 Bolloré Logistics 9.20.1 Bolloré Logistics Basic Information 9.20.2 Bolloré Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.20.3 Bolloré Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.20.4 Bolloré Logistics Business Overview 9.20.5 Bolloré Logistics Recent Developments 9.21 Kintetsu World Express 9.21.1 Kintetsu World Express Basic Information 9.21.2 Kintetsu World Express Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.21.3 Kintetsu World Express Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.21.4 Kintetsu World Express Business Overview 9.21.5 Kintetsu World Express Recent Developments 9.22 Kerry Logistics 9.22.1 Kerry Logistics Basic Information 9.22.2 Kerry Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.22.3 Kerry Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.22.4 Kerry Logistics Business Overview 9.22.5 Kerry Logistics Recent Developments 9.23 Yusen Logistics 9.23.1 Yusen Logistics Basic Information 9.23.2 Yusen Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.23.3 Yusen Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.23.4 Yusen Logistics Business Overview 9.23.5 Yusen Logistics Recent Developments 9.24 NYK Logistics 9.24.1 NYK Logistics Basic Information 9.24.2 NYK Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Overview 9.24.3 NYK Logistics Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Product Market Performance 9.24.4 NYK Logistics Business Overview 9.24.5 NYK Logistics Recent Developments 10 Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Forecast by Region 10.1 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size Forecast 10.2 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Forecast by Region 10.2.1 North America Market Size Forecast by Country 10.2.2 Europe Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size Forecast by Country 10.2.3 Asia Pacific Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size Forecast by Region 10.2.4 South America Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Size Forecast by Country 10.2.5 Middle East and Africa Forecasted Sales of Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics by Country 11 Forecast Market by Type and by Application (2026-2033) 11.1 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Forecast by Type (2026-2033) 11.2 Global Third Party Logistics (3PL) and Contract Logistics Market Forecast by Application (2026-2033) 12 Conclusion and Key Findings
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