PKP Cargo announces plans to build logistics centers at major rail hubs

PKP Cargo, the biggest company among Polish railways and the third largest railway carrier in Europe, has announced that it plans to open a network of logistics centers throughout Poland. The company wants to expand its range of services by offering centers for customs clearance storage and transfer of goods. PKP hopes to grab a competitive advantage in the rail cargo market through this plan. "We want to create logistics centers based around the existing railway terminals," said PKP Cargo President Marek Kowalczyk. Centers will be opened in Warsaw, Gdynia, Szczecin, Gliwice, Wroclaw and Malaszewicze, locations which are the most important Polish hubs in the European and domestic network of major rail transit routes, possessing container and transshipment terminals as well as specialized infrastructure. Construction of a PKP Cargo logistics center is already underway in Poznan. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) P.W.