Expert comment

The year 2023 was dominated by several trends that significantly influenced what we consider as significant changes, events, or initiatives.
Hence, our following original selection of the most important logistics news, chosen based on 22 bi-weekly reviews published on our LinkedIn profile.

In our selection, we pay attention to trends such as:

• Automation in logistics operators (which is developing with a delay compared to other types of businesses)
• Foreign expansions of Polish companies (like LPP in Bucharest)
• Strong investment front of Poczta Polska (Polish Post)
• Disruptions and tensions in global supply chains, caused by either natural phenomena or armed conflicts and geopolitics
• Trends in e-commerce, the rapid development of which has slowed down.

We are curious whether your selection would be different or similar.

We wish for your 2024 to have – paraphrasing the idea of our choice – different, decidedly more positive headlines.

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TOP 15 events of 2023 according to Chaingers

• 1. LPP Logistics will open a distribution center near Bucharest More >>
• 2. IKEA will shorten the fulfillment time of online orders thanks to FM Logistic robots More >>
• 3. A complex picture of world transport and trade after a year of war in Ukraine More >>
• 4. Amazon closes a logistics center near Berlin More >>
• 5. Logistics Arena 2023 – a new event on the Polish market. Its ambition is to create a platform for exchanging experiences and networking for supply chain management professionals More >>
• 6. 10 billion PLN for the development of the port in Świnoujście More >>
• 7. Logistics halls designed to handle parcel shipments are the main element of Poczta Polska’s investment in automating logistics processes, valued at 220 million PLN. The launch of the sorter in the first of these premises, in Wrocław, is scheduled for May 23. More >>
• 8. The largest single investment in the automation of logistics processes implemented by Poczta Polska amounted to PLN 90 million. A modern parcel sorter was launched in the modernized sorting plant in Wrocław More >>
• 9. We are looking forward to further innovations from InPost – Paczkomat Pro and InPost Pay More >>
• 10. An automatic high-bay warehouse and Goods To Person picking stations are the equipment of the new, most modern logistics center in Żabka network, launched in Radzymin near Warsaw More >>
• 11. The West Pomeranian, driven by the nearshoring trend, is becoming a European e-commerce mini-hub More >>
• 12. Ongoing work in the Panama Canal to clear the congestion caused, among other factors, by prolonged drought and reduced water levels More >>
• In recent days, there have also been problems in the Suez Canal and the Bosphorus Strait More >>
• 13. The slowdown in e-commerce sales in 2023. Purchase amounts are not keeping up with inflation and are only partially offset by a steady increase in the number of online shoppers. More >>
• 14. Poznań is testing a transhipment microhub operated by courier bicycles More >>
• 15. GLP Kraków III – one of the largest logistics projects in Małopolska is being built near Niepołomice More >>

Warehouse and logistics facilities – investments, openings, records

1. LPP Logistics launched its Fulfillment Center in Jasionka near Rzeszów More >>

2. LPP Logistics will open a distribution center near Bucharest More >>

3. A new cross dock logistics park is being built in Wiskitki near Warsaw More >>

4. Shein will start operations serving European markets on 55,000 m2 of space in Panattoni Park Wrocław South Hub More >>

5. A new Logicor investment for Royal Canin was completed in Niepołomice, the aim of which is to support the company’s development in Europe and Japan More >>

6. Maersk plans to invest in a network of warehouses to develop the contract logistics segment More >>

7. Amazon closes a logistics center near Berlin More >>

8. Żabka plans to open one of the most modern logistics centers in Europe More >>

9. Investment worth over PLN 50 million – a new, 18th DB Schenker terminal was opened in Toruń More >>

10. 10 billion PLN for the development of the port in Świnoujście More >>

11. Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has launched a dedicated warehouse solution for a large e-commerce client in Sosnowiec More >>

12. DHL opened the DSC E-com Distribution Center in Gorzów Wielkopolski – an ecological logistics complex focused on e-commerce More >>

13. FedEx officially inaugurated operations of its “most technologically advanced logistics complex in Europe” located in Novara (Italy) More >>

14. Panattoni is once again the largest industrial developer in Europe in terms of completed space More >>

15. UDS 4.6 billion investment in the Intel semiconductor assembly and testing plant near Wrocław More >>

16. The expansion of Poczta Polska’s logistics network focused on handling courier shipments is underway – opening a warehouse in Opole, expanding and installing a sorter in a facility near Bydgoszcz More >>

17. Panattoni starts the construction of City Logistics Kraków Airport II More >>

18. After expansion, City Park Warsaw will be the largest SBU complex in Poland More >>

19. GLS plans to build a new central sorting plant in Wypędy near Łódź More >>

20. Panattoni has completed Park Kraków North – the largest investment in Małopolska, with an area of ​​over 56.5 thousand m2 More >>

21. MCG EastBridge (Maszoński Group) is an independent tenant of GLP Kraków III Logistics Center in the Niepołomicka Investment Zone near Kraków More >>

22. A highly automated warehouse of Sofidel (producer of hygienic paper for home use, including the Regina brand) near Ciechanów opened More >>

23. Dr Irena Eris is a new tenant of space in Good Point V near Warsaw More >>

24. Raben leases a record 110,000 m2 in CTPark Warsaw West More >> 

25. ID Logistics expands cooperation with E.Leclerc More >>

26. The largest City Logistics investment in Poland will be carried out by Panattoni near Poznań, with Raben Group as the tenant More >>

27. GLP Kraków III – one of the largest logistics projects in Lesser Poland is being built near Niepołomice More >>

28. Poczta Polska opens its largest and most modern logistics complex in Ciemne near Radzymin More >>

29. PLN 420 million investment in 3 new Dino distribution centers More >>

Transport, electromobility, fleet – tests, implementations, development, law

1. Operators and suppliers are becoming greener – Amazon, Patagonia, Tchibo and Aspen Institute are accelerating the decarbonization of maritime shipping, low-emission vehicles in the fleets of DHL, DB Schenker, DFDS More >>

2. PKP Cargo with a net profit of PLN 148 million in 2022 More >>

3. Investments by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are intended to support the creation of new transport and trade corridors on the east-west axis More >>

4. A1 officially opened. The construction of the road connecting the north and south of Poland began in 1978 More >>

5. Frigo Logistics will invest PLN 200 million in the construction of a new warehouse and the expansion of the existing one as well as the expansion of its fleet More >>

6. A ban on overtaking trucks – a new proposal for regulations that do not please professional drivers, already includes exceptions More >>

7. PKP increases its rolling stock and develops intermodal transport possibilities towards Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary More >>

8. Will Chat GPT change transport? – the report of the Polish Road Transport Institute is now available More >>

9. DPD Polska is developing a fleet of electrically assisted cargo bikes, with 70 of them in operation since the beginning of August More >>

10. The number of registrations of delivery cars and trucks is increasing More >>

11. Amazon’s new tool aims to support the decarbonization of logistics in Europe More >>

12. The reform of the Customs Union will facilitate customs processes for companies from the TSL industry More >>

13. The end of the CBER regulation excluding shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules More >>

14. Poznań is testing a transhipment microhub operated by courier bicycles More >>

15. MAN Truck&Bus will test an autonomous truck on a public road later this year More >>

16. Greece joins the e-CMR protocol and gives up paper waybills More >>

17. Has the European Parliament’s Environment Committee adopted unrealistic CO2 emission limits for trucks? More >>

Fairs and events

1. Logistics Arena 2023 – a new event on the Polish market. Its ambition is to create a platform for exchanging experiences and networking for supply chain management professionals More >>

2. Next week – April 25. The next edition of Europe’s largest intralogistics fair – LogiMAT begins in Stuttgart More >>

3. About 2,300 exhibitors from over 60 countries, including over 50 exhibitors from Poland, present their services, products and innovations at transport logistic in Munich More >>

4. The next edition of the MODERNLOG Logistics, Warehousing and Transport Fair begins in Poznań on May 30 More >>

5. Record number of exhibitors and visitors at this year’s TransLogistica More >>

6. The winners of this year’s editions of logistics industry research and competitions have been selected More >>

Crises and disruptions in supply chains

1. Amazon is cutting a record number of jobs More >> 

2. Crisis in Lithuanian road transport More >>    

3. Blockades and transport disruptions in Europe – strikes and protests continue in France and Greece More >>  

4. Is this the end of pandemic supply chain disruptions? More >>

5. Freight traffic on the border with Belarus suspended from June 1. for vehicles registered in Belarus and Russia More >>

6. Summer restrictions on truck traffic come into force in Poland and many other European countries More >>

7. Ongoing work in the Panama Canal to clear the congestion caused, among other factors, by prolonged drought and reduced water levels More >>
In recent days, there have also been problems in the Suez Canal and the Bosphorus Strait More >>

8. Protest of Polish carriers on the Ukrainian border More >>

9. Last week brought two scandals on the broadly understood logistics market:
– Newag accused of intentionally induce faults in its trains More >> 
– Counterfeit luxury handbags at the Polish Post More >>

10. The blockade of the Ukrainian border continues, and attempts to reach an agreement are planned for today More >>

Automation, digitization, optimization – investments, new solutions tests

1. Shippeo will automate and optimize supply chain management processes at PKN Orlen More >>

2. DHL eCommerce Solutions and Cainiao Network will invest EUR 60 million in a network of parcel machines in Poland More >>

3. IKEA will speed up the fulfillment of online orders thanks to FM Logistic robots More >>

4. LPP Control Tower LLP to manage an international distribution More >>

5. Logistics halls designed to handle parcel shipments are the main element of Poczta Polska’s investment in automating logistics processes, valued at 220 million PLN. The launch of the sorter in the first of these premises, in Wrocław, is scheduled for May 23. More >>

6. The largest single investment in the automation of logistics processes implemented by Poczta Polska amounted to PLN 90 million. A modern parcel sorter was launched in the modernized sorting plant in Wrocław More >>

7. The Muszkieter Group, as part of its long-term strategy focused on customer orientation, is decentralizing logistics between the Intermarché and Bricomarché brands More >>

8. After a series of incidents, anti-drone systems are being tested at Polish airports More >>

9. Hillwood introduces solutions to reduce light pollution and reduces the emission of artificial lighting More >>

10. An automatic high-bay warehouse and Goods To Person picking stations are the equipment of the new, most modern logistics center in Żabka network, launched in Radzymin near Warsaw More >>

11. Żabka Jush and the first drone delivery on the Polish market More >> 

12. The contract logistics operator GXO Logistics has implemented the first 3D robotic sorting system in Europe using GRS (Global Robotics Services) for an Italian client from the fashion industry More >>

13. Record-breaking DHL sorter – scanning and directing the parcel to the delivery line within 20 milliseconds More >> 

14. Kaufland implements its own, innovative foldable pallets More >> 

15. InPost is starting a project to build solar shelters More >> 

16. The new InPost application will track the carbon footprint of shipments More >> 

Expansions, sales network developments, entries into new markets

1. A new service in Maersk’s portfolio soon – project logistics More >>

2. Shopee ends its operations in Poland More >>

3. The first Dealz distribution center in Poland More >>

4. The new office of the South Korean operator CJ Logistics in Wrocław will facilitate the expansion of the company’s operations on the European market More >>

5. Griffin Capital Partners acquires Stokado – the second largest self-storage operator in Poland More >>

6. We are looking forward to further innovations from InPost – Paczkomat Pro and InPost Pay More >>

7. LPP strengthens the structures of its foreign supply and distribution network by establishing LPP Logistics Romania s.r.l. and LPP Logistics Slovakia s.r.o. More >>

8. Rohlig Suus Logistics takes over the Czech company Joppa Logistics and doubles its share on the Czech market More >>

9. The German pallet pool PAKi Logistics enters the Polish market More >>

10. FedEx Express expands its network of parcel collection points to include Delikatesy Centrum, ABC, Groszek, Duży Ben and Shell stations More >>

11. GBP 49.3 million of InPost’s investment in the British logistics company Menzies More >>

12. Stokrotka is developing its logistics base and is preparing to open its 1,000th store in 2023 More >>

13. The government is planning how to join Orlen and Poczta Polska More >>

14. Żabka is testing more parcel machines inside stores More >>

15. German logistics operator Gilog enters Poland, choosing the first location: Segro Park Wrocław More >>

16. SPAR plans to sell its retail chain of over 200 outlets in Poland More >>

17. Panattoni has sold three fully commercialized industrial parks More >>

18. Over 500 stores in Southern Europe are the expansion plans of the LPP More >>

19. Ochama – a new Chinese platform is entering Poland More >>

20. Record-breaking Amazon sales results More >>

21. Rohlig SUUS Logistics opened a branch in Kazakhstan More >> 

22. DHL Parcel changes its name to DHL eCommerce, in line with the brand’s global goals More >>

23. ID Logistics is expanding its cooperation with Super-Pharm by taking over responsibility for deliveries to the chain’s stores throughout Poland More >>

24. Rohlig SUUS Logistics opens its first warehouse in Slovakia More >>

Market trends and analyses

1. The most important trends in the TMS system for 2023 More >>

2. Rising fuel costs are hitting entrepreneurs, especially those in the transport industry More >>

3. Weaker results of logistics operators in the fourth quarter More >>

4. The discussion about the declension of the word Paczkomat is going on More >>

5. Record 4.4 million m2 of new warehouse space in 2022 More >>

6. A complex picture of world transport and trade after a year of war in Ukraine More >>

7. We introduce innovations only for measurable effects – is the main conclusion of the new FM Logistic report on warehouse automation More >>

8. The latest Savills “European Logistics Outlook” report summarizing the industrial and logistics space market in Europe indicates a slight slowdown in 2022 and presents a moderately optimistic forecast for 2023 More >>

9. The increase in transshipment supports the investment plans of Polish seaports More >>

10. Favorable long-term forecasts for e-commerce and the logistics sector More >>

11. First quarter of 2023 in maritime transport with poor results More >>

12. First quarter of 2023 with record supply of logistics space More >>

13. The West Pomeranian, driven by the nearshoring trend, is becoming a European e-commerce mini-hub More >>

14. Prospects for stable development of the contract logistics market in Europe – analysis of the log24 portal More >>

15. Weaker economic conditions on the European transport market in the first half of 2023 may result in losses for road transport companies More >>

16. The total warehouse space resources in Poland exceeded 30 million m2 at the end of the second quarter of 2023, which means it ranks third in Europe in terms of space resources – after Germany and France More >>

17. E-commerce sales slowing in 2023. Purchase amounts are not keeping pace with inflation and are only partially offset by the steady increase in online shoppers More >>

18. InPost parcel locker (Paczkomat) is the most frequently chosen form of online shopping delivery More >>

19. Growth forecasts and challenges for logistics in the e-fashion sector – analysis by log24.pl More >>

20. Demand for warehouses is weakening More >>

21. Adriatic ports are developing and constitute increasingly significant competition for the Baltic and North Sea ports More >>

22. The prospects for the development of the New Silk Road Initiative (BRI) are weakening More >>

23. Worse results and weaker forecasts of the largest courier companies More >>

24. Q3 2023 with a recovery on the Polish warehouse market More >>