The global market for Digital Freight Forwarder was estimated to be worth US$ 2550 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 4987 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
Digital freight forwarder or online cargo agent is an international ocean freight company that accelerates the process of booking and managing your ocean freight shipment with technology.
The history of freight forwarding dates centuries back. As of 1800, the earliest freight forwarders were known to be innkeepers who helped hotel guest hold and re-forward their goods. This system progressed and evolved into business to business contracts over the years.
One of the examples of this evolution is the Thomas Meadows and Company Limited in London England. Established in 1836, the company helped in the transportation of items through contracting with a network of local carriers. It also helps its clients with documentation and offers them information as regards customs.
With advancement in transport systems as experienced in the availability of reliable trains and steamships in the 1970s, trade between countries received a big boost especially between Europe and North America. This trade increase has now transformed into a dominant industry. According to the United States Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 65 million tons of freight worth $60 billion was transported in the year 2024, and this has progressed lately with no likelihood of slowing down in the future. Freight forwarding plays a major role in this industry.
Forto, Flexport, Maersk (Twill), Kuehne + Nagel, and Zencargo are the leading providers of Digital Freight Forwarder services, with Flexport having the largest market share with approximately 55%. In terms of service regions, the service is mainly provided in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, etc. The European region accounts for the largest share, which has exceeded 45%.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Digital Freight Forwarder, focusing on the total sales revenue, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Digital Freight Forwarder by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Digital Freight Forwarder market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Digital Freight Forwarder.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- iContainers
- Forto
- Flexport
- FreightAmigo
- Maersk (Twill)
- CMA CGM
- Kuehne + Nagel
- Shypple
- Zencargo
- Expeditors
Segment by Type
Segment by Application
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size. This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Digital Freight Forwarder company competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Revenue of Digital Freight Forwarder in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Revenue of Digital Freight Forwarder in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Digital Freight Forwarder Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Market Size Forecast (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Digital Freight Forwarder Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Digital Freight Forwarder Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Digital Freight Forwarder Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Digital Freight Forwarder Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Digital Freight Forwarder Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Key Companies Digital Freight Forwarder Manufacturing Base Distribution and Headquarters
- 2.4 Key Companies Digital Freight Forwarder Product Offered
- 2.5 Key Companies Time to Begin Mass Production of Digital Freight Forwarder
- 2.6 Digital Freight Forwarder Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.6.1 Digital Freight Forwarder Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.6.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Companies by Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue in 2024
- 2.6.3 Global Top Companies by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Digital Freight Forwarder as of 2024)
- 2.7 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Type
- 3.1 Introduction by Type
- 3.1.1 Software
- 3.1.2 Services
- 3.2 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type
- 3.2.1 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, by Type (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, by Type (%) (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Large Enterprises
- 4.1.2 SMEs
- 4.2 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 North America
- 5.2.1 North America Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.2.2 North America Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.3 Europe
- 5.3.1 Europe Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.3.2 Europe Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.4 Asia Pacific
- 5.4.1 Asia Pacific Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 Asia Pacific Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 South America
- 5.5.1 South America Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 South America Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Middle East & Africa
- 5.6.1 Middle East & Africa Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Middle East & Africa Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Type (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 iContainers
- 7.1.1 iContainers Profile
- 7.1.2 iContainers Main Business
- 7.1.3 iContainers Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.1.4 iContainers Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.1.5 iContainers Recent Developments
- 7.2 Forto
- 7.2.1 Forto Profile
- 7.2.2 Forto Main Business
- 7.2.3 Forto Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.2.4 Forto Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.2.5 Forto Recent Developments
- 7.3 Flexport
- 7.3.1 Flexport Profile
- 7.3.2 Flexport Main Business
- 7.3.3 Flexport Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.3.4 Flexport Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.3.5 Flexport Recent Developments
- 7.4 FreightAmigo
- 7.4.1 FreightAmigo Profile
- 7.4.2 FreightAmigo Main Business
- 7.4.3 FreightAmigo Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.4.4 FreightAmigo Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.4.5 FreightAmigo Recent Developments
- 7.5 Maersk (Twill)
- 7.5.1 Maersk (Twill) Profile
- 7.5.2 Maersk (Twill) Main Business
- 7.5.3 Maersk (Twill) Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.5.4 Maersk (Twill) Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.5.5 Maersk (Twill) Recent Developments
- 7.6 CMA CGM
- 7.6.1 CMA CGM Profile
- 7.6.2 CMA CGM Main Business
- 7.6.3 CMA CGM Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.6.4 CMA CGM Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.6.5 CMA CGM Recent Developments
- 7.7 Kuehne + Nagel
- 7.7.1 Kuehne + Nagel Profile
- 7.7.2 Kuehne + Nagel Main Business
- 7.7.3 Kuehne + Nagel Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.7.4 Kuehne + Nagel Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.7.5 Kuehne + Nagel Recent Developments
- 7.8 Shypple
- 7.8.1 Shypple Profile
- 7.8.2 Shypple Main Business
- 7.8.3 Shypple Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.8.4 Shypple Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.8.5 Shypple Recent Developments
- 7.9 Zencargo
- 7.9.1 Zencargo Profile
- 7.9.2 Zencargo Main Business
- 7.9.3 Zencargo Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.9.4 Zencargo Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.9.5 Zencargo Recent Developments
- 7.10 Expeditors
- 7.10.1 Expeditors Profile
- 7.10.2 Expeditors Main Business
- 7.10.3 Expeditors Digital Freight Forwarder Products, Services and Solutions
- 7.10.4 Expeditors Digital Freight Forwarder Revenue (US$ Million) & (2020-2025)
- 7.10.5 Expeditors Recent Developments
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Digital Freight Forwarder Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Digital Freight Forwarder Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Digital Freight Forwarder Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Digital Freight Forwarder Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer