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Pandemic disrupted the entire world and affected many industries.
Get detailed COVID-19 impact analysis on the Drayage Services Market
Request Now !Drayage services refers to a specialty logistics service that carries freight over a short distance in the shipping and logistics industries. It is a specialized field in supply chain that involves pulling of containers in & out of ports, harbours, and warehouses. Drayage is the process of moving shipping containers and cargos from one point to another via ship, rail, or trucking drayage. Moreover, it is an essential part of intermodal shipping process. Intermodal shipping refers to moving freight by two or more modes of transportation. By loading cargo into intermodal containers, shipments can move seamlessly between trucks, trains, and cargo ships. It is a minor step in the intermodal freight shipping process, but a freight can only make its way from one mode to the next if the drayage service is prompt and reliable.  Thus, drayage plays an important role as an intermediary between the cargo transportation for getting manufacturer or distributer’s products into the hands of the consumers.
COVID-19 Impact Analysis:Â
Due to COVID-19 pandemic government across major countries have announced lockdown leading to business shutdown. The shipping companies have been severely affected due to lockdown since, there were inter-state travel restrictions in various countries. This delayed the deliveries leading to huge losses for the companies. Moreover, drayage services act as an intermediary and was affected the most since, the ships were not allowed to enter ports so, the cargoes could not be collected. Furthermore, the deliveries were also not possible since various states were not allowing the trucks to enter. In addition, there were unavailability of labour due to social distancing norms to work at the warehouses to collect the deliveries. Also, the e-commerce industries had halted their services taking only orders for essential goods which reduced the demand for drayage services. Drayage services are an evolving sector in shipping industry which has a slight setback due to the pandemic which is expected to recover post pandemic and drive growth of drayage services market. Â
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Market Trends
Rise in e-commerce industry
Rise in e-commerce industry has significantly contributed towards the rise in demand for drayage services. Since, with the rise in disposable income consumers are purchasing more and more goods from e-commerce websites which increasing the demand for shipping of goods. For instance, according to the available estimates global e-commerce sales jumped to $26.7 trillion in 2019 which is up by 4% from 2018. Moreover, in 2020 retail e-commerce sales worldwide amounted to around $4.29 trillion and it is expected to grow even further at a faster pace in the coming years. Since, a wide variety of goods are available online and demand for fast delivery has increased the demand for better and efficient drayage services. Furthermore, e-commerce industry depends on drayage services of the shipment industry to work smoothly. Thus, rise in e-commerce industry is expected to drive growth of drayage services market.
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Drayage Services Market Report Highlights
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By Drayage Type |
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By Transportation |
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Key Market Players | Boa Logistics LLC, Evans Delivery Co. Inc, Hub Group Inc, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc, PLS Logistics, RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Inc, Schneider National Inc., ITS Technologies & Logistics LLC, XPO Logistics Inc., |
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