Baden-Württemberg’s location in the centre of Europe offers a significant advantage in that it guarantees access to many important markets. Baden-Württemberg has an excellent reputation both nationally and internationally as a provider of logistics services. The products and services provided by logistics companies based in Baden-Württemberg enjoy high national and international demand and are used throughout the world.

Logistics in Germany

• Germany has benefited from the expansion of the EU eastwards like no other country in Europe. As a consequence of expansion, the logistical centre of Europe has shifted to the east, and the geographical co-ordinates for top logistics sites have moved from the Benelux countries to Germany.

• The German logistics sector generates a turnover of around 205 billion Euros and is therefore no.1 in Europe by some margin. Its direct competitors, England and France, achieve a turnover in the sector which is more than 50% below the top German figure.

• Around 60,000 businesses make up the German Logistics sector and are estimated to employ around 2.7 million people.

• The transport sector dominates the German logistics sector accounting for approximately 44%. Around 26% of logistics companies handle warehousing and packaging; and around 30% work in areas of administration and management of goods flow for the industry.

• Germany as a location for the logistics sector guarantees not only a high density of industry unrivalled in the world and high customer potential, but also one of the most advanced transport networks in Europe. Germany has a road and rail network density which is more than double the EU average.

• Germany„s logistics companies are among the world„s top providers, including for instance the German Railways, German Post Office (including DHL), Kühne + Nagel and Dachser.