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Cold Chain Logistics Market Size Expected to Hit USD 774.2 Billion During Forecast 2024-2032 | Growing at 12.96% of CAGR

10-11-2024 09:11 AM CET | Logistics & Transport

Press release from: IMARC Group

Cold Chain Logistics Market Size Expected to Hit USD 774.2

๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐‚ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ:

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ: 2023
๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ: 2024-2032
๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ: 2018-2023
๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ: USD Billion
๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘: 258.6 Billion
๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ: 774.2 Billion
๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ: 12.96%

As indicated in the latest market research report published by IMARC Group, titled "๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐›๐ฒ ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž (๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐‘๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง), ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐…๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ƒ๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ณ๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ญ, ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ž๐š ๐…๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ), ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ," this report provides an in-depth analysis of the industry, featuring insights into the global cold chain logistics market report. It encompasses competitor and regional analyses, as well as recent advancements in the market.

๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐ข๐ณ๐ž & ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ:

The global cold chain logistics market size was valued ๐”๐’๐ƒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ–.๐Ÿ” ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง in 2023. By 2032, this figure is projected to reach around ๐”๐’๐ƒ ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ’.๐Ÿ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง, with a compound annual growth rate (๐‚๐€๐†๐‘) ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”% over the forecast period (๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ).

๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ:

The global market is primarily driven by the rising demand for temperature-sensitive products, particularly in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Increasing consumer preference for fresh, perishable goods is amplifying the need for reliable cold chain systems. Moreover, the expansion of e-commerce platforms has facilitated a greater reach for temperature-sensitive items, necessitating more robust logistics solutions. Technological advancements, such as real-time tracking and temperature control systems, are further enhancing the efficiency of cold chain operations.

Furthermore, the growing focus on reducing food wastage is propelling investment in cold storage infrastructure. Additionally, government regulations aimed at maintaining quality standards for perishable goods are propelling the market. Besides, the increasing globalization of trade is fueling cross-border transportation of temperature-sensitive goods. The rise in biopharmaceuticals, requiring stringent temperature controls, is further intensifying market growth.

๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: https://www.imarcgroup.com/cold-chain-logistics-market/requestsample

๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ:

The scope of the market is broadening due to the rise in demand for frozen and refrigerated foods across developed and emerging economies. The pharmaceutical industry, particularly with the growth of biologics and vaccines, is also a crucial factor broadening the market scope. Technological innovations, such as automation in cold storage facilities, are enhancing operational efficiency and expanding service capabilities. Additionally, the ongoing development of advanced packaging solutions that ensure product integrity during transportation is enabling the market to cater to more diverse industries.

The growing emphasis on reducing environmental impacts through energy-efficient cold storage and transport solutions is also expanding the market. Moreover, the increasing investments in infrastructure development, especially in emerging markets, are providing growth opportunities. Furthermore, collaborations between logistics providers and manufacturers are contributing to the expansion of service offerings.

๐€๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง-๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐‚ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ:

โ€ข Americold Realty Trust Inc
โ€ข Burris Logistics Co
โ€ข Cold Box Express Inc
โ€ข Conestoga Cold Storage
โ€ข Congebec Inc
โ€ข Lineage Logistics Holdings LLC (Bay Grove Capital Group LC)
โ€ข Nichirei Logistics Group Inc. (Nichirei Corporation)
โ€ข Snowman Logistics Ltd
โ€ข Tippmann Group
โ€ข United States Cold Storage Inc. (John Swire & Sons Ltd.)
โ€ข VersaCold Logistics Services

๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐“๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ:
https://www.imarcgroup.com/cold-chain-logistics-market

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐’๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ:

๐’๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž:

โ€ข Refrigerated Warehouses
โ€ข Refrigerated Transportation
o Railways
o Airways
o Roadways
o Waterways

According to the report, ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ has been identified as holding the largest market segment.

๐’๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:

โ€ข Fruits and Vegetables
โ€ข Bakery and Confectionary
โ€ข Dairy and Frozen Desserts
โ€ข Meat, Fish, and Sea Food
โ€ข Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
โ€ข Others

According to the report, ๐๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ณ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ have been identified as holding the largest market share.

๐’๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง:

โ€ข North America (United States, Canada)
โ€ข Asia Pacific (China, Japan, India, Australia, Indonesia, Korea, Others)
โ€ข Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Others)
โ€ข Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Others)
โ€ข Middle East and Africa (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Other)

According to the report, the ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š region is recognized as having the largest market share.

๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ:

โ€ข Historical Market Performance
โ€ข Future Market Projections
โ€ข Impact of COVID-19 on Market Dynamics
โ€ข Industry Competitive Analysis (Porter's Five Forces)
โ€ข Market Dynamics and Growth Drivers
โ€ข SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
โ€ข Market Ecosystem and Value Creation Framework
โ€ข Competitive Positioning and Benchmarking Strategies

๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ:

โ€ข This report provides market leaders and new entrants with accurate revenue estimates for the overall global market and its key subsegments.
โ€ข Stakeholders can leverage this report to gain a deeper understanding of the competitive landscape, enabling them to strategically position their businesses and develop effective go-to-market strategies.
โ€ข The report provides stakeholders with valuable insights into the market dynamics, offering a comprehensive analysis of key drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐‚ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ:

โ€ข Extensive Industry Expertise
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๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž: https://www.imarcgroup.com/request?type=report&id=7960&flag=C

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Setting up a ammonium nitrate production facility necessitates a detailed market analysis alongside granular insights into various operational aspects, including unit processes, raw material procurement, utility provisions, infrastructure setup, machinery and technology specifications, workforce planning, logistics, and financial considerations. IMARC Group's report titled "Ammonium Nitrate Production Cost Analysis Report 2025: Industry Trends, Plant Setup, Machinery, Raw Materials, Investment Opportunities, Cost and Revenue" offers a comprehensive guide for establishing a ammonium nitrateโ€ฆ
Ammonium Nitrate Production Cost Report 2025: Plant Setup Economics and Financial Outlook
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Setting up a ammonium nitrate production facility necessitates a detailed market analysis alongside granular insights into various operational aspects, including unit processes, raw material procurement, utility provisions, infrastructure setup, machinery and technology specifications, workforce planning, logistics, and financial considerations. IMARC Group's report titled "Ammonium Nitrate Production Cost Analysis Report 2025: Industry Trends, Plant Setup, Machinery, Raw Materials, Investment Opportunities, Cost and Revenue" offers a comprehensive guide for establishing a ammonium nitrateโ€ฆ
Blue Ammonia Production Plant Setup Report 2025: Industry Trends, Machinery and Cost Breakdown
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