Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Poland, which hold the lowest number of
national logistics service providers, are among the largest economies in Europe and
are therefore profitable markets. As logistics service providers expand in countries
where the expected profit can be maximised, large markets are chosen for expansion.
Logistics service providers from the neighbouring countries are often active in these
countries. German DHL Deutsche Post, DB Mobility Logistics and Belgian UPS Europe
NV are competitors that are active in all five of the above mentioned Member States.
The following graph shows the shares that different market segments have in the total
logistics market. As this result is elaborated for the whole of Europe in the study,
single countries like Norway or Switzerland that are included in the figures cannot be
taken out of the calculation.