Abstract: The paper presents a comparative analysis of selected aspects of the logistics systems of European countries: Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and France. Subsequently, a comparison with the Polish logistics system was made. Solutions regarding the organization of the Polish logistics system in terms of co-modality and the creation of logistics center structures as a stimulus for the country’s sustainable economic development were proposed.1. INTRODUCTION
The transport industry is characterized by a growing disparity between the current capabilities of individual transport modes and the expectations of service recipients.
In light of the changing economic conditions in various parts of the world, ensuring transport services at a sufficiently high level is becoming an increasing challenge for the modern transport system. The current situation is as follows:
– maritime transport, mainly containerized, carries over 80% of the cargo mass in global trade, using container ships with a capacity of over
14,000 TEU and only about 40 of the world’s largest ports.
– rail transport, primarily due to the railway’s failure to adapt to the requirements and standards of the global economy and trade, carries only about 5% of cargo involved in international exchange.
– road transport, although showing significant growth dynamics, due to poorly developed Ro-Ro services and low efficiency of multi-modal rail-road transport (wrongly called combined), cannot fully utilize the opportunities created by the popularization of co-modality. [1]In light of the above, and also as a result of the globalization of the world economy and the resulting changes in the processes of production and distribution of material goods, modern road transport is unable to meet the expectations of domestic and international trade. It also struggles with growing road congestion, queues at borders between customs areas, and a lack of qualified, experienced drivers. To meet the constantly growing needs for the mobility of goods, it is not enough to simply increase the number of vehicles and improve the state of infrastructure. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine