In this context, DSV Road saw a 20% business growth in the first half of 2023, below last year’s level in Romania.
The growth rate of the transport industry is also slowing down against the background of lower consumption, generated by high inflation. According to DSV Road forecasts, Romania’s transport market is seen growing until the end of 2023, but will not exceed the growth level of 2022.
Unlike 2022, when the capacity to transport goods was insufficient, causing transport delays, 2023 sees a slight decrease in volumes of transported goods, returning to normal handling capacity. Therefore, the decline in the volumes of goods transported and the cheapening of diesel triggered a stagnation of transportation costs.
In this context, DSV Road continues to see growth in business, but lower than last year’s, namely, 20% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, when it recorded an increase of 30%-40% compared to 2021. In terms of cargo volume, DSV Road carried 280,000 tons of cargo, 10% more than in the first half of 2022.
Groupage transport is one of the most sought-after types of transport within DSV Road, for which demand is expected to climb 30% in 2023. This type of transport generates over 50% of DSV Road’s turnover in Romania. In tandem with groupage and intermodal transport, DSV Road sees spectacular demand for domestic transport and green transport solutions.
In the current context, the company DSV Road expects a 10% increase in turnover in 2023, compared to EUR70 million in 2022, 40% higher than in 2021, due to an increase in the number of customers and growing demand for all types of transport, especially groupage and intermodal. Romania is one of the most important markets in the region for the Danish group DSV, present locally for almost 30 years.