How IOS properties create value in occupier supply chain
PERE logistics report feature:
Global trade, e-commerce and technological changes in the transportation sector are fueling a growing need for industrial outdoor storage (IOS) properties where transportation equipment may be efficiently stored but frequently moved. IOS properties are one component of what Realterm describes as transportation logistics assets – the universe of mission-critical buildings with high flow through characteristics that are optimized for the movement of goods rather than for long-term storage.
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Demand for high flow through logistics facilities is growing across Europe
IREI Europe feature:
High flow through real estate is one of the largest segments within the industrial and logistics real estate sector in Europe. HFT properties facilitate the horizontal movement of goods, rather than the vertical long-term storage of goods found in most institutional-quality warehouse properties. HFT properties are designed and located to optimise a distribution network’s flexibility, speed of product movement and ease of small-order handling.
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Determinants of industrial outdoor storage rents
PERE logistics report feature:
IOS properties are becoming harder to find just as the need for them is increasing. Investor interest in industrial outdoor storage (IOS) properties increased dramatically in 2022, as the property type’s importance in the global supply chain became more broadly apparent. Entrants into the sector are attracted by the macroeconomic factors driving occupier demand for improved surface lots, and by the decreasing supply available.
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Off-airport infrastructure
Airforwarders Association FORWARD feature:
The air cargo industry has become a key element in the e-commerce boom because it offers the benefits of speed and reliability. While airports are investing in on-airport cargo facilities they are land constrained. There needs to be a holistic discussion to include the land and facilities directly outside the airports. Realterm’s Bob Caton elaborates in the Fall 2022 issue of Airforwarders.
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