(Photo: BVL / Kai Bublitz)

Solid course:

At the end of 2017, the logistics sector is expected to report stable growth for the seventh year in a row. The logistics experts' projection for turnover is: 264 billion euros, for the number of employees: 3.1 million people. This means growth of 1.9 percent compared to 2016. The forecast for 2018 is 2.2 percent growth compared to the current year. Following the slight slowdown in summer 2017, the business climate in the logistics sector is at its highest level for six years.