The business of freight forwarding enables people or companies to arrange for the shipment of goods from a manufacturer to a final point of distribution or a client. Transportation operations are made easier and expenses are reduced by freight forwarders. In addition, a freight forwarder handles the delivery of products from one location to another. Using carrier ships to move big loads of cargo is known as sea freight forwarding. After being packaged, goods are put into a vessel. Sea freight is an economical technique of moving huge amounts of merchandise across long distances, as the average cargo ship has a capacity of approximately 18,000 containers.
China Sea Freight Transport Market Driving Factors and Challenges
Drivers: The need for cargo delivery by waterways has increased due to an increase in air freight costs. Due to the low cost and high efficiency of maritime cargo transportation, large, heavy loads may be moved with ease. Furthermore, there is a growing need for marine freight forwarding due to the need for environmentally friendly and safe shipping.
Moreover, investors in the sector are being presented with profitable growth prospects by the growing demand for marine freight forwarding brought on by global awareness of the need to reduce carbon emissions. Aside from this, the market is expected to rise as marine freight forwarding becomes more popular as a result of the increased demand for quick and safe cargo delivery worldwide.
Challenges: There are a number of important obstacles facing the China Sea Freight Transport Market. First, there is the overcapacity problem, in which an abundance of vessels causes fierce rivalry and pressure on prices. The market's shipping lines and logistics providers may see a decline in profit margins as a result of this overstock. Second, businesses that depend on maritime freight transport may experience disruptions to trade routes and heightened uncertainty due to regulatory changes and geopolitical conflicts. Changes in international trade policies or territorial conflicts, for example, may have an effect on the movement of products across important marine routes.
Impact of COVID-19 on China Sea Freight Transport Market
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has resulted in various adverse consequences, including as the cessation of manufacturing, a reduction in trade volumes in multiple countries, and a significant hindrance to the growth of the shipping industry. In a short amount of time, the internal pandemic was successfully contained, and as domestic items were made available to the global market, demand for export commerce grew in tandem with the economy's steady recovery and quick recovery in industrial production.
China Sea Freight Transport Market Key Players:
The market study provides market data by competitive landscape, revenue analysis, market segments and detailed analysis of key market players are; C&K Ocean Shipping Company, China Merchants Group, COSCO Shipping Lines, CTS China Hong Kong International Logistics Co., Ltd., Fujian Xiamen Shipping Co., Ltd., Hosco Group (Hebei Shipping), Jincheng International Shipping Agency, Nanjing Ocean Shipping Co. Ltd., SINOTRANS Limited, SITC International Holdings Company Limited, Others.
China Sea Freight Transport Market Segmentation:
By Type: Based on the Type, China Sea Freight Transport Market is segmented as; Full Container Load, Less-than Container Load, Others.
By Services: Based on the Services, China Sea Freight Transport Market is segmented as; Packaging and Labeling, Documentation and PO Management, Charter Services, Transportation and Warehousing, Others.
By Vertical: Based on the Vertical, China Sea Freight Transport Market is segmented as; Retail and FMCG, Manufacturing, Consumer Appliances, Healthcare, Textile, Others.
By Region: This research also includes data for Eastern Region, Western Region, Northern Region, Southern Region.
This study also encompasses various drivers and restraining factors of this market for the forecast period. Various growth opportunities are also discussed in the report.