Greek logistics is stepping up

The Greek supply chain sector showed a significant rise in the relative ranking of the World Bank for 2023.

This year, it ranks 23rd, from 42nd in 2018 (the last year the survey was carried out), based on six criteria. These include the level of infrastructure, customs clearance procedures, quality of services provided, ability to control and record goods, existence of competitive prices and time of delivery/receipt of goods.

The latter is a key factor, with the average time required for a container to travel from the port of entry to its destination via all existing international routes estimated at 44 days. At the same time, about 60% of the time it takes to transit goods is accounted for by sea routes, with the biggest source of delays being related to containers being stuck either at the point of origin or at the final destination.

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