Best logistics hubs in Europe named

Antwerp, Belgium; Rotterdam, Netherlands and Dusseldorf are the best logistics hubs in Europe, according to Colliers International, global real estate advisers, reports Air Cargo World. The Colliers report examines both mature and emerging logistics centres across Europe and ranks them based on distribution. From a distribution perspective, cities in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany dominate the report’s top 10. These cities form part of the Blue Banana, a corridor of cites located at the economic heart of Europe. The report reveals that Liege, Belgium and Lille, France offer a particularly good compromise between market access maximisation and cost reduction. Northern Italy also offers good growth potential for distribution activities, especially given the expected increase in freight traffic through northern Adriatic ports, with Milan and Bologna both in the top 20. Outside Western Europe, Prague and Bratislava obtained the best score for distribution. The report expects Central and Eastern European hubs to gain further importance across the European distribution landscape as the centre of Europe gradually shifts east. Turkey and Russia will gain further importance as trade links with the Far and Middle East.