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China’s
transportation and logistics industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping transportation and logistics in China. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore China’s transportation and logistics leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore China’s transportation and logistics leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyExplore the live startup set in Radar
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗Transportation and Logistics industry KPIs in China
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
15 of 1,210 tracked companies have open roles.
76 of 1,210 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 68 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 48.2% of disclosed capital, while 93.7% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow China transportation and logistics has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How China transportation and logistics has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.45B | 45 | 4 |
| 2017 | $985.65M | 52 | 4 |
| 2018 | $16.79B | 45 | 8 |
| 2019 | $5.02B | 63 | 6 |
| 2020 | $7.84B | 58 | 9 |
| 2021 | $7.41B | 48 | 7 |
| 2022 | $4.37B | 35 | 8 |
| 2023 | $3.11B | 21 | 9 |
| 2024 | $153.06M | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | $649.55M | 2 | 1 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- MTR21.8%
- China Eastern Airlines16.5%
- HNA Group9.9%
- Other companies51.8%
Funding by stage
136 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in transportation and logistics company rounds since 2016.
- 01Qingsong Fund 5 rounds
- 02Panlin Capital 5 rounds
- 03Matrix Partners China 4 rounds
- 04IDG Capital 4 rounds
- 05China Merchants Capital 4 rounds
- 06Qiming Venture Partners 3 rounds
- 07CDH 3 rounds
- 08Hillhouse 3 rounds
- 09Eight Roads Ventures 3 rounds
- 010Chentao Capital 3 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by Gaorong Capital and Fengshang and others.
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Temasek and HSG and others.
Backed by Boyu Capital and Hillhouse and others.
Backed by HNA Group.
Backed by Alibaba and Tencent and others.
Backed by Centurium Capital.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Ingka and CICC Shandong Green Development Fund.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by The Carlyle Group and Goldman Sachs.
Backed by Gaolin Capital and Sino-Ocean Capital.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts availability
The measured China identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: the scoped identities lack an authoritative Chinese registrar mapping; bare ticker overlaps produced no complete annual revenue and net-income statement groups.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the China companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Busiest websites
14 of the 1,211 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (1.2%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 1,404,981 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathay Pacificcathaypacific.com | 7,861,869 | 73 | 51.1% |
| SF Expresssf-express.com | 3,357,471 | 63 | 41.4% |
| MTRmtr.com.hk | 2,175,678 | 71 | 79% |
| Yunexpressyunexpress.com | 1,601,836 | 55 | 71.8% |
| Kmbkmb.hk | 1,590,990 | 52 | 89.9% |
| China Eastern Airlinesceair.com | 1,575,893 | 55 | 37% |
| HK Expresshkexpress.com | 1,492,281 | 53 | 54.6% |
| Sugargoosugargoo.com | 1,317,681 | 31 | 15.2% |
| China Railway Constructioncrcc.cn | 674,579 | 27 | 0% |
| Hong Kong International Airporthongkongairport.com | 516,659 | 64 | 49.8% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
Most-installed apps
39 of these companies (3.2%) publish at least one Android app — 63 apps in all, carrying 20.2M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| APP 1933 - KMB/LWBKmb | 5.4M | 3.1 | Travel & Local |
| MTR MobileMTR | 4.7M | 4 | Travel & Local |
| CitybusCitybus | 3.5M | 2.4 | Travel & Local |
| Cathay PacificCathay Pacific | 2.9M | 3.1 | Travel & Local |
| SF-EXPRESSSF Express | 1.4M | 2.5 | Business |
| Air ChinaAir China | 794.9K | 2.7 | Travel & Local |
| My HKG – HK Airport (Official)Hong Kong International Airport | 373.5K | 3.9 | Travel & Local |
| High Speed RailMTR | 252.2K | 4 | Travel & Local |
| SF INTERNATIONALSF Express | 169.1K | 2 | Business |
| BUYUP集運 淘寶香港集運 美國日本台灣集運 國際轉運Buyuphk | 134.1K | — | Shopping |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q1–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Operators | 5 | 9M | APP 1933 - KMB\/LWB 5.4M | |
| Passenger Rail Operators | 3 | 5M | MTR Mobile 4.7M | |
| Passenger Airlines | 4 | 3.8M | Cathay Pacific 2.9M | |
| Cep | 8 | 1.7M | SF-EXPRESS 1.4M | |
| Airport Operators | 2 | 392.6K | My HKG – HK Airport (Official) 373.5K | |
| Freight Forwarders | 25 | 245.1K | BUYUP集運 淘寶香港集運 美國日本台灣集運 國際轉運 134.1K | |
| Port Agents | 4 | 59.1K | Sail with Fleet 56.3K | |
| Parking Services | 3 | 52.3K | Wilson Parking 50.4K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
Release cadence by quarter
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 49 of 63 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe China transportation and logistics market map
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The China transportation and logistics market map
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Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Enterprise tech
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $130.34M disclosed funding
Explore in RadarHow companies make money
Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) is planning to raise about HKD2 billion Hong Kong dollars (USD255.4 million) through a Hong Kong dollar-denominated bond issuance, Reuters reported citing sources and a term sheet.
MTR, a global leader in membrane-based separation technologies, today announced it has secured a $27 million equity investment led by Climate Investment, with participation from Hartree Partners.
In Hong Kong, logistics company Buyandship closed a $12 million Series C round, bringing in Mitsubishi Logistics as a strategic investor to improve its global shipping network.
Ruiyun Cold Chain, a logistics platform, has raised nearly RMB 100 million in a Series A+ round led by Guangzhou Industrial Investment and Capital Operation Holding Group.
Ed Buttery-led Taylor Maritime acquired IVS in 2022 as part of its takeover of Grindrod Shipping.
Warburg Pincus announced the acquisition of Topcast Aviation Supplies, the largest independent distributor of civil aviation parts and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) service provider in Asia Pacific.
China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) is set to become the sole owner of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) entity STARCO after agreeing to acquire the 49% stake currently held by joint venture partner ST Engineering.
COSCO Shipping Ports has completed the acquisition of a 12.5% equity stake in Thai Laem Chabang Terminal (TLT) and a 30% equity stake in Hutchison Laem Chabang Terminal (HLT) for a combined consideration of approximately $110 million, according to law firm HFW, which advised on the transaction.
including the mobile assets acquisition of China Telecom, the IPOs of Sinopec, Chalco, China Telecom, China Netcom, China Life Insurance, PICC, Air China, China Shenhua Energy, China Construction Bank, Dongfeng Automobile, China Merchants Bank, ICBC, China Citic Bank, China Coal Energy, COSCO, CPIC, CSCEC, ABC, Everbright Bank, PSBC, CGN, CHAMC, China Re, Legend Holdings, CZ Bank, CEEC, CNR, CR Pharma, HR Bank, CICC, HZ Bank, HEC, Xinhua Net, SFC, as well as a number of restructuring and M&A deals for major industries.
China Southern Air Logistics IPO could raise at least several hundred million US dollars, the sources said, asking not to be identified because they were not authorised to speak publicly.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 633 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
3 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · Shenzhen Stock Exchange3 reports
IPO1 reports
IPO · Hong Kong1 reports
Leadership moves
15 tracked people moves
Appointment Head of Climate Action
Appointment Senior Vice President, North America
Appointment General Manager, Oceania
Promotion Group Chief Executive Officer
Promotion Executive Chairman
Appointment Hong Kong Transport Services Director
Promotion Chief Sales Officer
Appointment Regional Head of Corporate Sales
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Online booking system
Customs clearance
Integrated client platform
Shipping / Container Service
Service
Air Cargo Service
Contract wins
32 recorded customer wins
Customer: euroseasShipping
Customer: Saudi ArabiaConstruction
Customer: Construction
Customer: China Merchants Jinglingcontainer
Customer: MSC Air Cargo
Customer: air premiaAviation Maintenance
Workforce actions
1 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolescost reduction
Regulatory events
9 recorded events
granted statusBorder Force
approved as Regulated AgentCivil Aviation Authority
cleared to begin operations
approved to operateJavier Milei\'s government
Litigation
4 tracked suits
Price-fixing of fuel surchargesCivil · Ongoing
winding-up petition / bankruptcyCivil · Ongoing
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 50 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| american airlines→China Southern Airlines ↗ | Announced | 2026-03-26 | $200.0M |
| Na→Cathay Pacific ↗ | Completed | 2026-01-07 | Not stated in snapshot |
| MTR→eastern | 2025-12-12 | Not stated in snapshot | |
| norden→Taylor Maritime ↗ | Announced | 2025-12-02 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Taylor Maritime→ivs | Completed | 2025-12-01 | Not stated in snapshot |
| warburg pincus→Topcast ↗ | Announced | 2025-11-27 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
0 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 10-posting snapshot covers 8 employers.
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The talent market
0 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 10-posting snapshot covers 8 employers.
Most advertised job titles
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
2 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 10 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Companies hiring
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| China Railway Construction ↗ | 261,333 |
| SF Express ↗ | 136,432 |
| China Southern Airlines ↗ | 96,234 |
| China Eastern Airlines ↗ | 75,277 |
| China International Marine Containers ↗ | 50,689 |
| Sinotrans ↗ | 40,053 |
| AHK ↗ | 33,000 |
| cosco shipping holdings ↗ | 31,510 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
115 founders and chief executives across 102 companies.
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Founders and leaders
115 founders and chief executives across 102 companies.
Li Xianhua
HNA Group ↗Ex-National Price Bureau, Hainan Airlines Group, HNA Xinhua Culture Holdings. Wuhan University, Maastricht School of Management.
Tan Wan Geng
China Southern Airlines ↗Ex-Beijing Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation, Civil Aviation Administration of China. Zhongshan University
Cai Jianjiang
Air China ↗Ex- Ameco Beijing, Shenzhen Airlines, Air China International Corporation, CNAHC. Civil Aviation University of China.
WU Ya De
Shenzhen Expressway ↗ex-SGH Company.
Wang Qi
Weijie City Distribution ↗CEO Shanghai China Wang Lu Logistics. Shanghai Normal University Dipl 2013
Sheldon Li
Buyandship ↗Co-Founder ZhenHub & Alfred24 Global, ex-Co-Founder LHT Express. University of Toronto BSc 2009, Chinese University of Hong Kong MSc 2012
Huang Chendong
Newrizon ↗Ex- NIO, Ford Motor Company, AMPS.The University of Michigan PhD
Song Zhiyong,
Air China ↗Ex- CNAHC. Second Flying Academy of China Air Force
Jes Johansen
Storefriendly ↗CEO Store Friendly Mgmt & Amicus Investment Management, ex-Founder Store Friendly Self Storage Group, Steel Storage Asia. IMD MBA 2001
Nicola Rahme
DocShipper ↗Ex-Co-Founder Siam Shipping, Co-Founder FNM Group, SINO Shipping. Mahidol University, ISG Higher Institute of Management 2015
Jason Hsu
Brilliant ↗Ascent Real Estate Investors, Carlyle, ex-Shanghai Yupei Group. University of Toronto BS, Cornell University MBA
Angus Cheung
CASL ↗The University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Education networks
2 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
0 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
674,535 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
674,535 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Transportation and Logistics coverage across China · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
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| 2021Q2 | 72,247 |
| 2021Q3 | 80,647 |
| 2021Q4 | 70,304 |
| 2022Q1 | 82,092 |
| 2022Q2 | 77,131 |
| 2022Q3 | 95,054 |
| 2022Q4 | 96,005 |
| 2023Q1 | 104,502 |
| 2023Q2 | 96,523 |
| 2023Q3 | 107,888 |
| 2023Q4 | 91,007 |
| 2024Q1 | 98,985 |
| 2024Q2 | 105,057 |
| 2024Q3 | 103,819 |
| 2024Q4 | 117,734 |
| 2025Q1 | 165,888 |
| 2025Q2 | 125,410 |
| 2025Q3 | 312,430 |
| 2025Q4 | 90,529 |
| 2026Q1 | 101,486 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
752 recorded company events across 57 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Transportation and Logistics coverage across China · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Transportation and Logistics coverage across China
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 2,420 | 1,012 | 139% |
| domestic robots | 2,017 | 148 | 1263% |
| toy robots | 2,005 | 127 | 1479% |
| sustainable city planning | 1,939 | 40 | 4748% |
| summit diplomacy | 1,073 | 704 | 52% |
| sanctions policies | 1,047 | 605 | 73% |
| export sanctions | 1,033 | 445 | 132% |
| wto rulings | 833 | 268 | 211% |
| stablecoin fx impact | 784 | 335 | 134% |
| asian games | 720 | 38 | 1795% |
| preferential tariff | 1,858 | 3,105 | -40% |
| economic slowdown | 1,638 | 2,914 | -44% |
| tariff rate quota | 1,414 | 2,181 | -35% |
| mfn tariff | 1,127 | 1,814 | -38% |
| gold futures trends | 1,031 | 1,701 | -39% |
Event and signal lenses
Transportation and Logistics coverage across China
Regulatory Risk
1,217,207 classified articlesterritories, disputed islands, tariff negotiations
41.7% critical · 17.1% positiveFunding Momentum
131,136 classified articlesinflation reports fx, currency intervention policies, trade deficits fx
49.6% critical · 39.5% positiveGrowth
394,767 classified articlesgdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, economic output growth
44.1% critical · 39.8% positiveTransportation and Logistics coverage across China. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Transportation and Logistics research is working on
6,419 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
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What Transportation and Logistics research is working on
6,419 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 5,520 positive · 624 neutral · 275 negative.
- Fleet management333 papers
- Supply chain217 papers
- Transport engineering108 papers
- Truck80 papers
- Service78 papers
- Supply chain optimization74 papers
- Supply chain management54 papers
- Sustainability38 papers
Landmark: Challenges in Scaling Up Biofuels Infrastructure
- Fleet management66 papers
- Supply chain37 papers
- Transport engineering25 papers
- Truck22 papers
- Service21 papers
- Production14 papers
- Supply chain optimization13 papers
- Biofuel12 papers
Landmark: Assessing the impacts of deploying a shared self-driving urban mobility system: An agent-based model applied to the city of Lisbon, Portugal
- Fleet management1,231 papers
- Supply chain1,187 papers
- Service401 papers
- Supply chain optimization382 papers
- Scheduling328 papers
- Truck313 papers
- Operations research304 papers
- Transport engineering292 papers
Landmark: The Two-Echelon Capacitated Vehicle Routing Problem: Models and Math-Based Heuristics
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- DeepPool: Distributed Model-Free Algorithm for Ride-Sharing Using Deep Reinforcement Learning167 citations
- Next-Generation Automated Vehicle Location Systems: Positioning at the Lane Level135 citations
- Multiobjective Robust Possibilistic Programming Approach to Sustainable Bioethanol Supply Chain Design under Multiple Uncertainties134 citations
- Sustainable Design and Operation of Cellulosic Bioelectricity Supply Chain Networks with Life Cycle Economic, Environmental, and Social Optimization129 citations
- A Column Generation Algorithm for a Rich Vehicle-Routing Problem125 citations
Common problems researchers identify
764 papers · 7 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Supply Chain Risk and Optimization
155 papers20.3% of this theme group
Researchers highlight challenges in managing and optimizing supply chain operations and mitigating associated risks.
Supply chain (148) · Supply chain optimization (71) · Supply chain management (61) · Supply chain risk management (25)
Supply chain optimization
Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging Applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1837.5 |
| 2023 | 1999.1 |
| 2024 | 2114.1 |
| 2025 | 2086.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Fleet Management in Aeronautics
143 papers18.7% of this theme group
Papers discuss difficulties in overseeing large vehicle fleets within aeronautical and broader operational contexts.
Fleet management (118) · Aeronautics (19) · Operations management (23) · Operations research (20)
Making Fleet Management Easier.
Guide for Fleet Management
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 534.6 |
| 2023 | 515.8 |
| 2024 | 420.0 |
| 2025 | 171.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Truck Fleet Operational Issues
136 papers17.8% of this theme group
Studies focus on inefficiencies and management problems specific to road transport and truck fleet operations.
Fleet management (119) · Transport engineering (68) · Truck (29) · Operations management (23)
EVALUATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF A TRANSPORT COMPANY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE VEHICLE FLEET MANAGEMENT
Road Transport Management System : fleet management
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 608.7 |
| 2023 | 607.0 |
| 2024 | 479.3 |
| 2025 | 301.4 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Public Transport Routing and GPS
122 papers16.0% of this theme group
Works examine shortcomings in vehicle routing, GPS accuracy, and tracking for public transportation systems.
Global Positioning System (22) · Public transport (18) · Vehicle routing problem (14) · Routing (13)
A Vehicle Tracking Device with Built-in Safety Features for Public Transportation Systems
Positioning needs for public transport
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1194.7 |
| 2023 | 1183.5 |
| 2024 | 1028.2 |
| 2025 | 1098.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Truck Fuel Consumption and Emissions
102 papers13.4% of this theme group
Research points to high fuel use and emissions in trucking, especially concerning diesel and alternative fuels.
Truck (22) · Fuel efficiency (13) · Liquefied natural gas (6) · Diesel fuel (5)
Improvement of environmental compliance of urban transport system through enlarging fleet of gas-engine municipal machinery
Toward Sustainable Trucking: Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 454.0 |
| 2023 | 418.7 |
| 2024 | 347.9 |
| 2025 | 300.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 06Electric Fleet Integration Challenges
56 papers7.3% of this theme group
Authors identify obstacles in electrifying commercial vehicle fleets, including charging logistics and fleet planning.
Electric vehicle (22) · Electrification (15) · Electricity (7) · Fleet management (35)
Potential Users of Electric Mobility in Commercial Transport – Identification and Recommendations
Classification of Electric Vehicle Fleets Considering the Complexity of Fleet Charging Schedules
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 574.6 |
| 2023 | 617.7 |
| 2024 | 587.5 |
| 2025 | 537.8 |
Common problems researchers identify · 07Biomass Supply Chain Constraints
50 papers6.5% of this theme group
Papers reveal difficulties in sourcing, transporting, and processing biomass for biofuel production.
Biomass (26) · Biofuel (24) · Raw material (17) · Supply chain (38)
Integrated biomass supply and logistics: a modeling environment for designing feedstock supply systems for biofuel production.
Modeling of biomass-to-energy supply chain operations: Applications, challenges and research directions
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 755.3 |
| 2023 | 757.4 |
| 2024 | 692.7 |
| 2025 | 696.2 |
Cautions
164 papers · 4 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Energy Efficiency Limits in Fleet Management
70 papers42.7% of this theme group
Studies caution that fleet management strategies may face constraints that limit fuel savings and energy gains.
Fleet management (47) · Fuel efficiency (8) · Transport engineering (15) · Operations management (5)
Analysis of Fleet Management and Infrastructure Constraints in On-Demand Urban Air Mobility Operations
How to Use Advanced Fleet Management System to Promote Energy Saving in Transportation: A Survey of Drivers’ Awareness of Fuel-Saving Factor
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 666.1 |
| 2023 | 635.2 |
| 2024 | 478.3 |
| 2025 | 301.4 |
Cautions · 02Electrification Risks for Urban Freight
51 papers31.1% of this theme group
Research warns of operational and infrastructural challenges when electrifying trucks and public transport services.
Public transport (11) · Truck (15) · Electrification (7) · Transport engineering (14)
Performance analysis and fleet requirements of automated demand-responsive transport systems as an urban public transport service
Different Charging Strategies for Electric Vehicle Fleets in Urban Freight Transport
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 617.4 |
| 2023 | 614.8 |
| 2024 | 558.7 |
| 2025 | 561.3 |
Cautions · 03Supply Chain Optimization Uncertainties
24 papers14.6% of this theme group
Authors advise careful use of advanced optimization techniques due to data quality and model risk concerns.
Supply chain (23) · Supply chain optimization (9) · Supply chain management (6) · Supply chain risk management (3)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Optimization
Supply Chain Optimization: Machine Learning Applications in Inventory Management for E-Commerce
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1837.5 |
| 2023 | 1999.1 |
| 2024 | 2114.1 |
| 2025 | 2086.6 |
Cautions · 04Biofuel Production Economic Trade‑offs
19 papers11.6% of this theme group
Papers highlight cost and scale uncertainties that can undermine the economic viability of biofuel supply chains.
Biofuel (11) · Biomass (7) · Production (9) · Raw material (5)
Cost optimization of biofuel production – The impact of scale, integration, transport and supply chain configurations
Resource efficiency or economy of scale: Biorefinery supply chain configurations for co-gasification of black liquor and pyrolysis liquids
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 635.8 |
| 2023 | 598.8 |
| 2024 | 589.1 |
| 2025 | 534.2 |
Opportunities
3,641 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Advanced Supply Chain Optimization
892 papers24.5% of this theme group
Research explores novel methods to improve supply chain performance, resilience, and on‑time delivery.
Supply chain (838) · Supply chain management (220) · Supply chain optimization (309) · Supply chain risk management (68)
Optimization of the supply chain to improve the on-time performance
Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1837.5 |
| 2023 | 1999.1 |
| 2024 | 2114.1 |
| 2025 | 2086.6 |
Opportunities · 02Vehicle Routing and Service Design
641 papers17.6% of this theme group
Works propose innovative routing and sizing models for dynamic, demand‑responsive transportation services.
Vehicle routing problem (156) · Routing (84) · Truck (129) · Service (145)
Distributionally Robust Optimization Approaches for a Stochastic Mobile Facility Fleet Sizing, Routing, and Scheduling Problem
Optimizing Vehicle Distributions and Fleet Sizes for Shared Mobility-on-Demand
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 314.9 |
| 2023 | 310.1 |
| 2024 | 281.9 |
| 2025 | 255.4 |
Opportunities · 03Predictive Maintenance for Fleets
625 papers17.2% of this theme group
Studies develop data‑driven approaches to anticipate failures and schedule maintenance for vehicle fleets.
Fleet management (466) · Predictive maintenance (46) · Transport engineering (116) · Preventive maintenance (35)
A Simulation and Optimization Methodology for Reliability of Vehicle Fleets
DEVELOPMENT OF OPTIMIZED MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE FLEET
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 468.6 |
| 2023 | 457.1 |
| 2024 | 342.2 |
| 2025 | 172.9 |
Opportunities · 04Integrated Aviation Fleet Scheduling
502 papers13.8% of this theme group
Research presents comprehensive models for airline fleet assignment, flight timing, and routing optimization.
Operations research (192) · Fleet management (309) · Scheduling (86) · Aviation (36)
An Integrated Approach for Airline Flight Selection and Timing, Fleet Assignment, and Aircraft Routing
A new approach to fleet assignment and aircraft routing problems
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 352.2 |
| 2023 | 339.2 |
| 2024 | 203.6 |
| 2025 | 86.9 |
Opportunities · 05IoT‑Enabled Vehicle Tracking
367 papers10.1% of this theme group
Papers showcase smart tracking systems that improve real‑time visibility and management of mobile assets.
Global Positioning System (230) · Vehicle tracking system (70) · Tracking system (46) · Automatic vehicle location (49)
Transportation Management System
Smart Transportation Tracking and Management System using IOT
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 747.8 |
| 2023 | 737.1 |
| 2024 | 606.1 |
| 2025 | 653.0 |
Opportunities · 06Electric Fleet Charging Optimization
342 papers9.4% of this theme group
Works address efficient charging strategies, battery health, and cost management for large electric vehicle fleets.
Electric vehicle (110) · Electrification (63) · Battery (40) · Fleet management (161)
Electric bus fleet charging management: A robust optimisation framework addressing battery ageing, time-of-use tariffs, and energy consumpti
Designing Charging Infrastructure for a Fleet of Electric Vehicles Operating in Large Urban Areas
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 445.8 |
| 2023 | 495.9 |
| 2024 | 490.1 |
| 2025 | 453.0 |
Opportunities · 07Sustainable Biomass Supply Chains
272 papers7.5% of this theme group
Research focuses on multi‑objective designs that balance environmental, economic, and social goals for biofuel production.
Biomass (94) · Biofuel (92) · Supply chain (229) · Supply chain optimization (108)
Multi-Objective Optimization to Support the Design of a Sustainable Supply Chain for the Generation of Biofuels from Forest Waste
Economic, environmental and social optimization of forest-based biomass supply chains for bioenergy and biofuels
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2359.6 |
| 2023 | 2482.4 |
| 2024 | 2542.9 |
| 2025 | 2496.0 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 48.3% | 37.6% |
| Descriptive | 18.2% | 17.5% |
| Breakthrough | 14.6% | 26.0% |
| Problem-identifying | 12.7% | 9.4% |
| Comparative | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Cautionary | 2.8% | 4.7% |
| Critical | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceSecurity, privacy and safety evaluation of dynamic and static fleets of drones | 7 | 0.12% | 1 (14.3%) | 0.12% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainIBM Blends Heuristics and Optimization to Plan Its Semiconductor Supply Chain | 6 | 0.11% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.11% |
| Concentration of compute powerOn the Optimization & Equilibrium of Demand in Supply Chain Based on the Value-adding Mechanism of Information Sharing | 4 | 0.07% | 1 (25.0%) | 0.07% |
| Bias & fairnessDynamic Shared Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Operations with Consideration of Fairness | 2 | 0.04% | 1 (50.0%) | 0.04% |
| Carbon & emissions of computeUsing Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Carbon Emissions from the Saudi Commercial Fleet | 1 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.02% |
| Labour & data workGender continues to play a role in fleet salaries | 1 | 0.02% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.02% |
| Energy & datacenter footprint | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
Hong Kong
172 companies28.0% across the displayed hubs
10 companies hiring · $7.6B disclosed funding
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Shenzhen
163 companies26.5% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $1.4B disclosed funding
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Shanghai
98 companies16.0% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $6.1B disclosed funding
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Guangzhou
56 companies9.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $4.5B disclosed funding
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Beijing
46 companies7.5% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $7.8B disclosed funding
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Kowloon
38 companies6.2% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $10.8B disclosed funding
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Qingdao
25 companies4.1% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $770.9M disclosed funding
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Ningbo
16 companies2.6% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
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Company ecosystem snapshot: 31 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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