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What is the market value for freight forwarding services in the world?

Freight can be container Sea shipping, Air Freight, and Land Transportation You can focus on all or one of the three above Total Global TEU Capacity is16.9 million Total container demand is616 million TEU lifts Air Freight Industry is1% of Total Freight Industry Freight forwarders share1/3 of Air Freight market

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Question added by Mohamed Imthiaz , Vice President Finance , Emirates National Copper Factory LLC
Date Posted: 2014/04/08
sagar uparkar
by sagar uparkar , Manager , Icici Bank

Hi Mohamed,

 

Good evening. In my opinion, freight forwarding has good value in current scenario as well as for next10 yrs. as many countries are developing themselves, especially Asian countries, UAE etc. Since, owing the planes or ships can be very expensive in respect of maintenance so freight forward book the load and forward their shipment to shippers. In this LCL is more preferable service, since many customer could not supply full load so they're willing to pay for their goods only. Yes, in the freight service air freight has yet low share, but there is opportunity to grow. Since, customers are ready to pay for high freight rate due to requirement of their goods within the time period which may be assure by air freight service. 

Muhammad Usman Tariq
by Muhammad Usman Tariq , Visiting Faculty , National University of Science and Technology

The market value is good, but the market is competent. In this business, proper quality services are needed to establish good market share, otherwise many others had started and ended within a limited time.

RAJ DAHIYA
by RAJ DAHIYA , Project Manager - Energy Optimization , Siemens

sorry, not much experience in the segment. 

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Freight forwarders are an integral part of a sector that successfully transports goods worth $5.3 trillion every year.