Industry Overview

Located in the center of Europe, Germany is the continent's largest economy and most important logistics hub, offering cutting-edge logistics services from both global players and SMEs alike. The location provides companies with opportunities for convenient Europe-wide distribution and easy access to the EU's 500+ million consumers. More goods are destined or pass through Germany than through any other European country, making it the biggest European logistics market, equal to Europe’s second and third leaders (France & UK) combined.

In addition to its ideal geographic location, Germany offers a world-class transportation infrastructure including more than 12.000 km of limited-access highways (Autobahn), 40.000 km of rail tracks, 7,450 km of waterways, as well as some of Europe's leading sea ports and international airports and more than 30 freight villages.