THE European logistics landscape is changing as distribution channels continue to shift from west to east into the Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) region driven by growing trade and market demand, infrastructure development, greater supply chain efficiencies and an increase in manufacturing running north to south.
According to a report by Colliers International on the "Future of the European Logistics Market" the changes have happened over a short period.
"The confluence of shifting global trade routes, new infrastructure in Europe, the rapid emergence of e-commerce, growing CEE market demand and improvements in supply chain efficiencies all have their part to play in this evolution," Colliers' regional director of research Damian Harrington said in the Prague Post.
"Things don't stop here - the emergence, and need, for multi-modal freight capacity and energy efficient transportation and supply chains will continue to transform the hub and spoke model, significantly impacting the logistics landscape and our towns and cities in future."
The review of Europe's main ports shows there have been significant changes in trade since 2010, in terms of the volume of containers handled.
Ports servicing northern Poland and Germany have been on top, which is helping drive logistics demand across northern Germany into Poland and the core CEE markets. Gdansk (Tricity) has seen trade volumes rise by 133 per cent since 2010, putting it on a par with Marseilles in France.
This growth story is second only to the best performer, Piraeus port, Athens, which has seen trade increase by 276 per cent putting it on par with Felixstowe, the primary UK port.
The growth in trade in Greece, Turkey and also in Constanta, Romania, reinforce the shift in trade via the Mediterranean up through southeast Europe, which is running in tandem with a significant shift in manufacturing growth in southeast Europe. Low labour and operational costs, highly skilled workforce and increasing pan-European - and global - connectivity is driving this growth.
The other main growth ports since 2010 have been Marseilles, Genoa and Algecira, demonstrating further the shift in Mediterranean trade servicing Europe.
Over the same period, the traditional north sea ports - Le Havre, Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Rotterdam have seen TEU volumes remain stagnant or decline over the same period. In the UK, London has been the biggest growth port, while Felixstowe, Southampton and Liverpool have seen activity decline.
LOGISTICS
14 May 2015 - 09:38
Centre of European logistics shifts east to Central, Eastern Europe
THE European logistics landscape is changing as distribution channels continue to shift from west to east into the Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) region driven by growing trade and market demand, infrastructure development, greater supply chain efficiencies and an increase in manufacturing running north to south.
LOGISTICS
14 May 2015 - 09:38
Centre of European logistics shifts east to Central, Eastern Europe
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