A double-digit percentage increase in shipments handled by PEKAES between Poland and our most important neighbor in 2013 led PEKAES to launch its second daily connection to and from Germany in February. Thanks to this, PEKAES customers can count on shorter handling times and greater flexibility in the offer.
According to data from the Ministry of Economy, in the first three quarters of last year, Polish exports to Germany grew by 4.5% to 28.3 billion EUR. This is a favorable result when considering total exports to the EU, which grew by 3.4% in the same period. Exports to Eurozone countries grew even more slowly (2.5%). However, this does not mean that Polish companies are not taking advantage of the growing German economy, which grew at a rate of 0.4% last year and is expected to grow by as much as 2% next year.
PEKAES, a leading Polish transport and intermodal company, increased its export of goods to Germany by 40% year-on-year in 2013, almost nine times more than the total exports in this direction. Imports of goods handled by PEKAES increased by 20% during that time.
– The growth in shipments to Germany and from Germany to Poland is one of the most dynamically developing directions handled by us last year. We continue to receive additional inquiries from our current and potential customers regarding service in this direction. Meeting these expectations, we decided to launch an additional line that will be at our customers’ disposal every day – says Marek Tkaczyk, Director of International LTL at PEKAES.
Since February, PEKAES customers have not one, but two regular lines at their disposal serving transport to and from Germany. The first runs on the Śrem near Poznań – Berlin route, and the second will run from Wrocław to Nuremberg. Transports on both lines are carried out daily.
A strategic partner of PEKAES in handling transport to Germany is Emons, a German logistics and transport company with several decades of experience. As one of the few companies in Germany, it has its own distribution network covering the entire area of Germany and enabling systematic transport of LTL shipments. Germany is Poland’s most important trading partner. During the first three quarters, Poland sent goods and services worth 28.3 billion EUR there.