3PL Value Creation Asia Summit 2025
by Brett Marshall
Editor-In-Chief LogiSYM Magazine
Last week in Singapore, Armstrong & Associates, in partnership with The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society and CargoNow, hosted its annual 3PL Value Creation Asia Summit. The event brought together senior executives from the shipper community, third-party logistics providers and technology leaders, to network and share cutting-edge concepts for achieving growth in 2025 globally and across Asia.
The event was opened by Dr. Raymon Krishnan, President of The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society, and a plenary presentation by Evan Armstrong and Panel Leader for the day – Jamison Mize – from Armstrong & Associates.
3PL performance has seen Logistics Costs CAGR of 3.9% 2010 to 2024, projected 4.8% for 2025-6 Expected, and 3PL Revenue at 4.3% 2010 to 2024, and projected 4.9% for 2025-6 Expected.
The discussion of current trends identified headwinds and tailwinds. Clearly, the start of the current decade has seen disruption or polycrisis as the new normal. Supply chains that took 15 to 20 years to build now have to be able to pivot on demand. But 3PL outsourcing prevails as an industry trend, and the post-pandemic upward movement in mergers and acquisitions is being sustained – 2024 saw 18 transactions valued at over 100 million, including 5 valued at over $1 billion and 2025 with 15 deals over $100 million, including three transactions over $1 billion year to date. New entrants are focusing on specific industry verticals such as cold-chain looking to differentiate service capabilities and geographies.
Investment in automation continues at pace, cyber-security risk is extreme across the industry, and while clean data remains a key challenge, the accelerated push for using artificial intelligence in 3PL’s in driven by the big players as an “arms race”, but which will eventually lead to democratization across the industry.
While shippers remain extremely price sensitive and reticent to pay more for “value-adding” 3PL services, negotiations are resulting in 93% of contract renewals.
Future focus will be on leadership competencies and skillsets to manage the disruptive normal, continued customer centricity in designing and delivering service capabilities and execution, and over-coming remaining gaps in last-mile solutions with automation and integrated IOT in customer-facing solutions.
The broad-ranging panel discussions, and a highly engaged, cross-sectoral audience provided for dynamic discussion and a wealth of knowledge shared between attendees.
About the Author
Brett Marshall
Editor-In-Chief LogiSYM Magazine
Brett is an accomplished transformation leader with 35 years in Logistics, Supply Chain, and Quality, including 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry. He is passionate about quality, safety, and sustainability, dedicated to making healthcare accessible while ensuring product integrity and patient safety. Brett cultivates a strong organisational culture defining clear purpose, setting strategic objectives and performance management techniques. He is experienced in cross-cultural leadership, process management, and regulatory standards. He has worked in Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh, and Singapore.
Brett is a Certified Sustainable Supply Chain Professional, a member of the GDP-UCI Advisory Board, on the Advisory Board for the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society of Singapore, Member of Parenteral Drug Association, Member of International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) and member of ISPE’s Women in Pharma and APAC GAMP 5 Communities of Practice.
About the author
Brett Marshall
Editor in Chief · LogiSYM Magazine