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European Road Freight Outlook 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: April 2008
Product Code: R313-32498
Description
Introduction

As the manufacturing of products continues to shift eastwards, overland supply chains have become critical in maintaining an efficient flow between the point of production and the consumer. This report forecasts the outlook for road freight transportation across Europe and benchmarks countries using the unique Datamonitor market efficiency rating.

Scope

An assessment of Europe’s road freight sector, including an analysis of the current trends and future challenges.

A quantitative breakdown of the industry through analysing key road freight indicators such as transport performance and volume.

An evaluation of the efficiency of the road freight industry across 20 European markets using Datamonitor’s unique scoring system.

Profiles of the leading road freight service providers across Europe.

Report Highlights

The eastward expansion of the European Union has provided a major boost to trade between Western and Eastern Europe. The growth of the retail, automotive, pharmaceutical and electronics industries in Eastern Europe has led to increased consumption demand for goods and services, which, in turn, has fuelled the growth in road freight sector.

However, while there are significant opportunities for companies to exploit, there are also major hurdles to overcome in order to guarantee success. While companies in Western Europe are faced with increasing operating costs, the Eastern half of the continent is plagued by obsolete, insufficient and inefficient transport infrastructure.

Reasons to Purchase

Gain an analytical insight into the major factors currently affecting the road freight market, and the trends set to shape the future of the industry.

Analyse the current situation in the European road freight market through top level economic and freight data.

Understand the top current and emerging markets in Europe and use Datamonitor’s unique market efficiency rating to benchmark individual countries.

Report Highlights

Datamonitor’s unique market efficiency rating reveals that while Germany has one of the best scores, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland emerge as the top potential markets in Europe.
Table of Contents
OVERVIEW
Catalyst
Summary
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Eastward expansion of the European Union will continue to drive the industry
Company consolidation has changed the competitive landscape
Increasing operating costs has hit all companies, but particularly smaller players
Other major challenges lie ahead for the industry
There are several important trends that companies can exploit to maximise success
Meanwhile Datamonitor's country benchmarking rankings reveal some surprising results
Table of Contents
Table of figures
CHAPTER 1 ROAD TRANSPORT IN EUROPE
1.1 Road Transport Indicators
1.2. Top Existing Road Freight Markets
1.2.1 Germany
1.2.2 France
1.2.3 The United Kingdom
1.3 Top Emerging Road Freight Markets
1.3.1 Poland
1.3.2 Czech Republic
1.3.3 Hungary
1.4 Trans-European Transport Network - TEN-T
1.4.1 Motorway axis Igoumenitsa/Patras-Athens-Sofia-Budapest
1.4.2 Multimodal Link between Portugal-Spain
1.4.3 Oresund fixed link
1.4.4 Nordic Triangle Road/Rail Axis
1.4.5 The United Kingdom - Ireland Road Axis
1.4.6 TEN-T Road Network between Gdansk-Brno/Bratislava-Vienna
CHAPTER 2 TOP ROAD FREIGHT COMPANIES IN EUROPE
2.1 Ceva Logistics
2.1.1 General Introduction
2.1.2 Operations & Acquisitions
2.1.3 Company Revenue
2.1.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
2.1.5 Key Milestones
2.1.6 Future Outlook
2.2 DHL
2.2.1 General Introduction
2.2.2 Operations & Acquisitions
2.2.3 Company Revenue
2.2.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
2.2.5 Key Milestones
2.2.6 Future Outlook
2.3 Geodis
2.3.1 General Introduction
2.3.2 Operations & Acquisitions
2.3.3 Company Revenue
2.3.4 Key Milestones
2.3.5 Future Outlook
2.4 Kuehne+Nagel
2.4.1 General Introduction
2.4.2 Operations & Acquisitions
2.4.3 Company Revenue
2.4.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
2.4.5 Key Milestones
2.4.6 Future Outlook
2.5 Logista SA
2.5.1 General Introduction
2.5.2 Operations & Acquisitions
2.5.3 Company Revenue
2.5.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
2.5.5 Key Milestones
2.5.6 Future Outlook
2.6 Norbert Dentressangle
2.6.1 General Introduction
2.6.2 Operations & Acquisitions
2.6.3 Company Revenue
2.6.4 Key Initiatives / Differentiators
2.6.5 Key Milestones
2.6.6 Future Outlook
2.7 Schenker
2.7.1 General Introduction
2.7.2 Operations & Acquisitions
2.7.3 Company Revenue
2.7.4 Key Milestones
2.7.5 Future Outlook
CHAPTER 3 INDUSTRY TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
3.1 Key Industry Trends
3.1.1 Expansion of the EU and Emergence of Eastern European Markets
3.1.2 Move towards Eco-Friendly Techniques
3.1.3 Increased Usage of Telematics and Road Safety
3.1.4 Emergence and Prevalence of Freight Villages
3.1.5 Emergence of Low Emission Zones in Urban Areas
3.2 Key Challenges
3.2.1 Rise in Operating Costs
3.2.2 Increase in HGV Tolls
3.2.3 Shift from Road to Rail
3.2.4 Lack of Transport Infrastructure
CHAPTER 4 COUNTRY MARKET BENCHMARKING
CHAPTER 5 MARKET OUTLOOK
APPENDIX
Definitions
Datamonitor Market Efficiency Rating
Methodology
Further reading
Ask the analyst
Datamonitor consulting
Disclaimer
List of Figures
Figure 1: Europe: Geographical Location
Figure 2: Europe: Trans-Europe Road Network till 2020
Figure 3: Europe: EU 15 Transport Performance (Million Tonne Kilometres), 1999-2002
Figure 4: Europe: EU 25 Transport Performance (Million Tonne Kilometres), 2004-2006
Figure 5: Europe: Structure of EU 25 Road Transport Performance (Million Tonne Kilometres), 2006
Figure 6: Europe: Structure of EU 25 Road Transport Performance by Commodity (Million Tonne Kilometres), 2006
Figure 7: Europe: Structure of Volume of Goods Transported by Commodity in EU 25 (Tonnes), 2006
Figure 8: Europe: Structure of Total Inland Freight by Mode (Tonne Kilometres), 2006
Figure 9: Europe: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Transport by EU 25 (Million Tonnes), 1994-2005
Figure 10: Europe: Energy Consumption of Road Transport Sector for EU 25 (Million Tonne Equivalent), 1994-2005
Figure 11: Europe: Automotive Fuel Prices for EU 15 (Euro per Litre at Constant 1995 Prices Inclusive of all Taxes), 1991-2006
Figure 12: Europe: Number of People Killed in Road Accidents in EU 25, 1994-2005
Figure 13: Europe: TEN-T Network between Patras-Athens-Sofia-Budapest
Figure 14: Europe: TEN-T Network between Spain and Portugal
Figure 15: Europe: TEN-T Network between Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmo, Sweden
Figure 16: Europe: Nordic Triangle Road/Rail TEN-T Network
Figure 17: Europe: The United Kingdom - Ireland TEN-T Road Axis
Figure 18: Europe: TEN-T Network between Gdansk-Brno/Bratislava-Vienna
Figure 19: Europe: Structure of Ceva Logistics' Revenue by Division (%), 2007
Figure 20: Europe: Structure of Ceva Logistics' Revenue by Region (%), 2007
Figure 21: Europe: Structure of DHL Exel Supply Chain's Revenue by Industry (%), 2006
Figure 22: Europe: Structure of Geodis' Revenue by Division (%), 2007
Figure 23: Europe: Structure of Geodis' Revenue by Region (%), 2007
Figure 24: Europe: Structure of Kuehne+Nagel's Revenue by Division (%), 2006
Figure 25: Europe: Structure of Kuehne+Nagel's Revenue by Region (%), 2007
Figure 26: Europe: Structure of Logista's Revenue by Division (%), 2007
Figure 27: Europe: Structure of Norbert Dentressangle's Revenue by Division (%), 2006
Figure 28: Europe: Structure of Schenker's Revenue by Region (%), 2006
Figure 29: Europe: Structure of Schenker's Revenue by Division (%), 2006
Figure 30: Europe: Road Freight Markets Benchmarking


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