New Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index available
January 15, 2013
Irvine, California - January 8, 2013 - One year ago, the Agility
Emerging Markets Logistics Index painted a mixed picture of the
global economy – while emerging markets enjoyed healthy growth, developed
markets remained stalled by the European financial crisis and a faltering U.S.
economy. Last year, logistics and trade professionals ranked China, India,
Brazil and Russia as the likely places to emerge as logistics hubs over the
next five years. What will their views be for 2013, after a year in which the
European crisis deepened and a “fiscal cliff” momentarily paralyzed the
world’s largest economy?
More than ever, economic circumstances are forcing
businesses to look to emerging markets – growing three times faster than
developed economies – as an engine of growth that may help pull an ailing
global economy into the sunlight.
This year’s Index will cast light on how well-founded such
optimism may be, scrutinize the variable performance of the BRIC countries and
deliver a detailed report card on the next generation of high-growth economies.
The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index looks at the
world’s most dynamic economies and the forces powering them. The Index examines
45 major emerging markets and identifies the attributes that make a market an
attractive investment for logistics companies, air cargo carriers, shipping
lines, freight forwarders and distribution property companies. Together, the
Index rankings, analysis and professional survey provide a basis to compare
individual countries, weigh their strengths and weaknesses, and gauge their
near-term prospects. The Index also looks at the inter-relationships among
emerging economies and at trade flows between the emerging and developed
worlds.
The Index is the result of a unique collaboration between
Agility, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated logistics and
supply chain services, and Transport Intelligence (Ti), a leading global
provider of expert research and analysis for the logistics industry.
The 2013 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index will be
published on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 and can be found here.
About Agility:
Agility brings efficiency to supply chains in some of the
globe’s most challenging environments, offering unmatched personal service, a
global footprint and customized capabilities in developed and developing
economies alike. Agility is one of the world’s leading providers of integrated
logistics. It is a publicly traded company with $4.8 billion in revenue and
more than 22,000 employees in 500 offices across 100 countries.
Agility’s core commercial business, Global Integrated
Logistics (GIL), provides supply chain solutions to meet traditional and
complex customer needs. GIL offers air, ocean and road freight forwarding,
warehousing, distribution, and specialized services in project logistics, fairs
and events, and chemicals. Agility’s Infrastructure group of companies manages
industrial real estate and offers logistics-related services, including
e-government customs optimization and consulting, waste management and
recycling, aviation and ground-handling services, support to governments and
ministries of defense, remote infrastructure and life support. For more information about Agility, please visit www.agilitylogistics.com.
