Newcomers in the Romanian transport and logistics market
Intermodal&Logistics Magazine
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This week was marked by the news of two new companies entering the Romanian transport and logistics market – the Serbian company Milsped , a powerful player in the sector is opening its own branch in Romania, focusing on international transport and customs clearance, but with plans to expand into warehousing and other activities soon.
Also, the American company AIT Worldwide Logistics is acquiring the operations of Lubbers Logistics Group and expanding into four new markets: Romania, Turkey, Denmark and Norway, eying strengthening its road freight business segment, but also project cargo, especially for the energy sector.
SPEEDWELL Development has finalized the second phase of its logistics project?SPACEPLUS West and has acquired 29.000 sqm of land to develop a new logistics park in Popesti-Leordeni, SPACEPLUS East.
"When we decided to enter this segment and launch our first warehouse, we had a clear objective in mind - to turn SPACEPLUS into a national network by developing new locations in Bucharest as well as in other cities in Romania. Today, less than two years after the launch, I am happy to see that our customer focus and our efforts towards the growth and development of this segment have been confirmed by both our partners and the industry", points out Didier Balcaen , CEO and Co-Founder of SPEEDWELL.
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