The report titled “UAE Cold Chain Market Outlook to 2025 – The Cold Chain Market in UAE is Thriving with the Advent of Government’s Economic Diversification Plans Coupled with UAE’s Increasing Adoption of Technology and Automation” provides a comprehensive analysis on the Cold Chain Market in the UAE. The report covers various aspects including overview and market size, market segmentation, stakeholders, value chain analysis, major players, competitive landscape, operating and profitability model, end-user potential in the cold chain industry and many other influential factors. The report concludes with market projections and analyst recommendations highlighting the major opportunities and cautions for the cold chain market players.
UAE Cold
Chain Market Overview and Size
The cold chain market in UAE is
at growth stage. It has consolidated its position as a global transhipment hub
due to its central location in the GCC region. The high dependence of the
country on imports to meet its food requirements has necessitated the
development of cold chain facilities. In the review period 2015-2020, the UAE
cold chain market has increased at a positive CAGR of 5.0% largely due to heavy
government and direct foreign investments in transportation and storage
infrastructure, increase in retail and consumer spending especially in
groceries, dairy, meat, international food and EXPO 2020.
UAE Cold
Chain Market Segmentation
Cold
Warehousing
The cold storage market is
dominating the market and contributed majority revenue share to the cold chain
industry. Majority of the cold storage warehouses are located in free-zones in
Dubai and Abu Dhabi like JAFZA, DIP, DIC, Al Aweer, etc. Some of the key growth
drivers include increase in retail distribution cold storage, set up of new
warehouses, creation of large food and Pharma reserves by government, growing
end users in emerging markets. Seasonal surge in demand is seen especially
during the Ramadan festival.
Cold
Transportation
The industry caters to
distribution of food and pharma domestically and internationally via land, sea
and air. The market experienced a slight slowdown in growth during 2020 owing
to global pandemic Covid-19, which led to lockdown across the country for few
months. Some of the key growth drivers include increase in retail distribution,
growing end users in emerging markets, increasing import of perishables, tech
advancements such as Transport Management Systems used by cold chain players.
UAE
Cold Warehousing Market Segmentations:
By
Temperature Range (Ambient, Chilled and Frozen): Chillers and freezers were quite high in
demand in the year 2020 given the increase in the consumption of frozen and
fresh food items.
By Ownership
(Integrated and Contract Warehouses): Integrated logistic facilities generate larger revenue share. This is
majorly due preference of logistics companies to invest into warehouses and
closely monitor operations themselves as opposed to outsourcing them.
By End-User
Application (Meat and Seafood, Dairy Products, Pharmaceuticals, Fruits and
Vegetables and Others): Meat and
Seafood contributed the highest revenue share owing to the tremendous increase
in the demand for meat during the lockdown. The demand for pharmaceutical
products was quite high due to the onset of the pandemic.
By Major
Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Others): Dubai accounts for the highest share in the revenue
of the cold storage market as it acts as a hub from where products are
transported to other regions.
By Areas
(JAFZA, DIP, DIC, Al Aweer and Others): Jebel Ali Free Zone accounted for the maximum share in the revenue of
the cold storage market and hosts over 8,700 companies. It is considered as the
world's largest free zone.
UAE
Cold Transportation Market Segmentations:
By Mode of
Transport (Land, Sea and Air): Cold
transport through land contributed the highest revenue to the cold transport
industry as food imports into the country through ports are transported to
different cities via land transport. Majority of the domestic transportation
takes place through the well-developed road infrastructure in the country as
most places are quite accessible via road.
By Type of
Freight (Domestic and International): Cold transportation to international markets accounted for majority of
the revenue of the UAE cold transport industry due to the reliance of the
country on imports for its food requirements.
By End-User
Application (Meat and Seafood, Dairy Products, Pharmaceuticals, Fruits and
Vegetables and Others): Meat and
seafood has positively impacted cold chain industry followed by Dairy Products.
UAE has the highest consumption levels for meat and seafood in the world.
By Contract
and Integrated Logistics: The cold
chain market in the UAE is dominated by 3PL facilities, generating largest
share in market revenue. This is majorly due to the large number of 3PL
operators providing wide variety of services and increasing shift towards
outsourcing cold transport requirements by cold chain companies.
Competitive
Landscape
Competition in UAE Cold Storage
Market is highly fragmented with ~20 large companies acquiring chunks of market
share. The market is highly concentrated in places like Dubai and Abu Dhabi
ports and free zones. The rising urban population, developed transport
infrastructure in these regions along with the proximity to the sea and air
ports has been the key factors leading to the growth of the cold chain
businesses in these areas. The cold chain companies in the country compete on a
host of parameters such as location, price, temperature range, product range,
warehouse infrastructure, industry expertise, clientele, etc. Major players in
the cold chain market include GAC, GSL, Mohebi Logistics, CEVA Logistics, RHS,
Hellmann, DB Schenker and others.
UAE
Cold Chain Market Future Outlook and Projections
The Cold Chain market in UAE is
expected to experience medium level of growth at a single digit CAGR in terms
of revenue during the period 2020-2025F. Positive growth in the market is
attributed to rise in manufacturing activity in the pharmaceutical sector,
investments in infrastructure, growth in dairy industry and rising import
export volumes. The industry is expected to witness entry of new players and
new mergers and acquisition between the players. Additionally, increasing
adoption of warehouse automation technologies such as EDI, RFID, AS/AR and
others are expected to improve operational efficiency in UAE cold chain market
over the forecast period 2020-2025F.
Key Segments
Covered
By Type of
Market
- Cold Storage
- By Temperature
- Ambient
- Chilled
- Frozen
- By Ownership
- Integrated
- Contract
- By End-User Application
- Meat and Seafood
- Dairy Products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Vegetables and Fruits
- Others
- By Major Emirates
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Sharjah
- Others
- By Major Areas
- JAFZA
- DIP
- DIC
- Al Aweer
- Others
- Cold Transport
- By Mode of Freight
- Land
- Sea
- Air
- By Type of Freight
- Domestic
- International
- By Contract and Integrated Logistics
- Integrated
- Contract
- By End-User Application
- Meat and Seafood
- Dairy Products
- Pharmaceuticals
- Vegetables and Fruits
- Othe
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Key Target
Audience
- Cold Chain Companies
- Logistics Companies
- Government Associations
- Express Logistics Companies
- Industry Associations
- Warehousing Companies
- E-Commerce Operations
- Investors and Private Equity Companies
- Logistics Companies
- Dairy Companies
- Meat and Seafood Companies
- Fruits and Vegetables Companies
- Pharmaceutical Companies
Time Period
Captured in the Report
- Historical Period: 2015-2020
- Forecast Period: 2020-2025F
Companies
Covered
- GAC
- GSL
- Mohebi
- CEVA
- RHS
- Hellmann
- DB Schenker
- Khalidia Shipping
- Kuehne and Nagel
- Agility
- Al Futtaim
- DSV Panalpina
- Triburg
- RSA Cold Chain
- Sharjah cold stores
- Bhatia Brothers
- Tameem logistics
Key Topics
Covered in the Report
- UAE Cold Chain Market Overview
- Infrastructure Analysis
- Existing and Emerging Technologies
- UAE Cold Chain Market Value Chain
- UAE Cold Chain Market Size by Revenue,
2015-2020
- UAE Cold Chain Market Segmentation and Segment
Future, 2020-2025F
- End User Industry Analysis And Future Growth
Potential
- UAE Cold Chain Market Competitive Landscape
- UAE Cold Chain Market Company Profiles of
Major Players
- Regulatory Environment
- Industry Trends and Developments
- Industry Issues and Challenges
- Analyst Recommendation
- UAE Cold Chain Market Future Outlook and
Projections, 2020-2025F
- UAE Cold Chain Market Analyst Recommendations
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