The study carried out by Germany logistics association DGG entitled "Positioning and Establishment of the Freight Villages in Europe" is the second of its kind. The first one was carried out by DGG (involved by the ISL and LUB institutes) in 2010.
Only the locations with the following characteristics were chosen:
- intermodality
- structure of management
- structure of services
The purpose is to provide an overview of international logistics and encourage a further development of logistics macro-concepts in Europe.
The evaluation criteria include aspects like "Green Logistics" and "Security Management". In addition, the positioning within the TEN-T corridor was taken into consideration for an overview of the flow of goods in Europe.
One of the most important locations of European combined transport is Interporto Verona, which once again ranked in the first position.
Top 20 - 2015 Ranking
The German Freight Villages of Bremen and Nürnberg strengthened their position in second and third place respectively. Besides these, though, the Süd Großbeeren Berlin Freight Village could be considered the "real winner", as it climbed to the 4th position after occupying the 10th last time.
The good positioning of German Freight Villages show how these structures can strengthen and expand their position with respect to DGG's domestic and European ranking. It is also important to stress the high number of employees of German Freight Villages.
Italian Freight Villages are recognised as excellent (7 locations out of the Top 20 are in Italy), and this is due to the highly-skilled organisational structure and high level of services. Italian logistics locations have a high terminal capacity and high utilization. A great share of combined transports is concentrated in the north of the country, where freight villages are important gateways for trans-Alpine traffic.
One of the elements that differentiates Verona from the other freight villages is the high number of employees (13,000).
Italian Freight Villages are recognised as excellent (7 locations out of the Top 20 are in Italy), and this is due to the highly-skilled organisational structure and high level of services. Italian logistics locations have a high terminal capacity and high utilization. A great share of combined transports is concentrated in the north of the country, where freight villages are important gateways for trans-Alpine traffic.
One of the elements that differentiates Verona from the other freight villages is the high number of employees (13,000).
Spain has also done well - the PLAZA Logistica Zaragoza, for example, occupies the 5th place, mainly due to the intensive use of airfreight transports. In addition, the global logistics processes of textile producer Inditex, which also owns "Zara", are located there.
The "freight village" idea is also becoming popular in Eastern Europe, so Poznan's CIP (Poland) and Budapest's Bilk (Hungary) could improve their positioning.
The "freight village" idea is also becoming popular in Eastern Europe, so Poznan's CIP (Poland) and Budapest's Bilk (Hungary) could improve their positioning.
After Germany, Italy, Spain and Eastern Europe, Delta 3 Dourges (France), Cargo Center Graz (Austria) and DIRFT Daventry (UK) occupy the lower positions.
Since 2010, the development of freight villages has improved enormously.
Since 2010, the development of freight villages has improved enormously.
The study includes an assessment of Interporto Verona, which is a true territorial logistics system gathering important production, trading, service and logistics companies.
The strength of this system justifies Veronafiere's choice of launching a new event called "Fruit&Veg System" (Verona, 4-6 May 2016) which will deal with topics concerning agricultural production, demand and logistics services.
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