Mihnea Ioan, general manager of Havi Logistics Romania, said that international companies hesitate to invest in logistic centers in Romania due to poor infrastructure.
In his turn, Catalin Olteanu, FM Logistic general manager, said that the retail segment has the biggest growth potential for logistics market this year, followed by consumer goods and pharmaceuticals segments. According to the company’s estimations, the retail segment has a 30% growth potential, followed by 20% for consumer goods, 16% for health products, 12% for luxury cosmetics, and 7% for the food sector.
Adriana Palasan, Supply Chain Management managing partner, said that many companies prefer not to outsource their transport and logistics services as they are not aware of the actual high costs of the services.
According to Palasan, companies might avoid additional costs by outsourcing their transport and/or logistics services, as the negotiated tariffs also include these costs.