the subcontractor that carries out the service physically. That turnover is measured twice by enterprise statistics. The figures are not consolidated and therefore overestimate the “production” of the logistics sector distinctly.
26 ia the chosen NACE Rev. 2 approach only outsourced logistical activities can be assessed, whereas the Top 100 studies take into account own services as well as outsourced activities.
27 See Kille/Schwemmer: “Top 100 in European Transport and Logistics Services”, DVV Media Group, Hamburg, 2013; the country profiles from p. 104-226 for 30 European countries show that there is often only one rail freight operator among the largest logistics service providers per country.