DP World has launched a comprehensive end-to-end logistics service for Europe, integrating road, maritime, air, rail, and multimodal transport into a single solution. The company opened its European Control Tower in Bucharest on 20MAR25, fully making use of Romania’s strategic location and DP World’s strong presence in the country. “The company already operates the Port of Constanța, which serves as a gateway for shipments coming from Asia and provides access to the Danube, and the multi-modal terminal in Aiud, through which goods continue on to the rest of Europe by road and rail,” the release explains. The Bucharest-based Control Tower coordinates all aspects of the service, including groupage, first/last mile delivery, warehousing, customs brokerage, and multimodal transport. It will develop advanced digital platforms for real-time management/communication and predictive analytics.
The new service aims to streamline supply chain management, reduce costs, accelerate delivery times, and provide transparency at every point of the transport journey. It also focuses on sustainability through a ‘groupage’ offer, consolidating goods from different companies to minimize empty space in the various modes of transport, and thus lowering the environmental impact of each shipment. Initially, the service will focus on Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Türkiye, and Bulgaria, with plans to expand across Central and Western Europe. This initiative reinforces Romania’s position as a leading European logistics hub and supports economic growth by providing easier access to international markets for Romanian businesses.
Kris Adams, Executive Vice President for Eastern Europe at DP World, stated: “This end-to-end service will be transformative both for DP World and our customers in this region. By leveraging our extensive capabilities in road, maritime, air, rail and multimodal transport, we can now take goods all the way from factory floor to customer door – and do it faster, cheaper and more sustainably. It turns DP World into a genuine force in European integrated logistics.”
