International Air Cargo Transport Procurement Category Market Research Report from IBISWorld has Been Updated
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 07, 2015 -- International air cargo transport has a buyer power score of 2.9 out of 5, indicating moderate buyer power. Demand for air cargo transport has grown slowly compared with increases in cargo volumes during the past three years. “Many shippers have been priced out of this market due to recent rate growth, which has made airfreight, already far more expensive than other transport modes, less cost effective. As a result, many shippers have increased their usage of surface transport modes such as container ships and trucks,” according to IBISWorld business research analyst Hayden Shipp.
However, not all shippers can use these substitutes, because their goods are time sensitive and must be sent by air. Airfreight's moderate price growth has curbed such shippers' buyer power. Further hampering buyer power is the market's high level of concentration; the dominant players operate with only a moderate level of competition. The market's three largest carriers (FedEx, UPS and DHL) are freight integrators, meaning they are vertically integrated door-to-door carriers. “Their ability to provide integrated cargo services (e.g. freight forwarding and truck transport) insulates them from the higher level of price-based competition that occurs among passenger airlines with cargo operations, which simply carry goods between airports,” Shipp says. Although passenger carriers have consolidated, their market share remains relatively low, improving negotiating power with these carriers.
For passenger carriers, cargo has declined as a share of revenue from about 11.0% in 2011 to about 8.0% in 2014, according to the International Air Transport Association. This decline, alongside the segment's higher competition, signals an opportunity for shippers that intend to ship through six-month contracts (the industry standard) and grow as a portion of a carrier's freight business. Airfreight in general will become more attractive in the next three years because price is forecast to grow at a relatively subdued pace due to declining fuel costs. Buyers should note that shipping through a passenger carrier typically requires going through a third-party freight forwarder; freight integrators can be contacted directly, easing the process for those that ship irregularly. For more information, visit IBISWorld’s International Air Cargo Transport procurement category market research report page.
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IBISWorld Procurement Report Key Topics
This report is intended to assist buyers of scheduled international air cargo transportation. Such transportation, also called airfreight transportation, involves moving parcels, letters and perishable goods on regularly scheduled routes that either originate or end internationally. Buyers of the service are also called shippers in this report; suppliers are cargo airlines and are also called carriers. This report does not cover passenger air transportation or nonscheduled air transportation.
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