One of the world’s largest transport and logistics groups, DSV, has made a huge Investment in Estonia. The company has announced that it has finished building a new logistics terminal in Vaela, just off Tallinn’s ring road, after investing around €20 million in the site. The facility replaces the company’s current base on Pärnu highway and is designed to handle significantly more freight.
The terminal covers 9,000 square metres of warehouse space and includes 100 loading docks, side-loading ramps and several vehicle access points. Staff get 1,500 square metres of office space. GRIK Ehitus and Ehitustrust built the site, which was completed in June. Operations, including goods receipt and dispatch, will shift from the old location gradually over August.
Alvar Tõruke, CEO of DSV Road, said the new terminal gives the company room to grow for years to come. “Compared to our current terminal on Pärnu maantee, we’re doubling the number of loading bridges, which lets us serve significantly more lorries at the same time and speed up the movement of goods through the whole supply chain. That means faster, better-quality service for our customers too,” he said.
DSV’s new facility. Photo by the company
Making a bold bet
One advantage of the new building is an open warehouse floor without support pillars, which enables more flexible internal logistics. The terminal also introduces automated volume and weight measurement systems, intended to improve accuracy and speed up processing.
The site’s location near Tallinn’s ring road gives good connections to the capital’s business districts, the ports and Estonia’s main transport corridors. According to Tõruke, customers stand to gain the most: last-mile delivery should improve, goods distribution should speed up, and the new infrastructure should let DSV offer a more reliable service across the country. He added that the investment also reflects the confidence DSV’s owners have in the Estonian market.
The past two years have largely been shaped, in Tõruke’s words, by the integration of DSV and Schenker following their merger. “Merging two global companies is a fairly complex process, and I can say today that we’ve moved faster than our original timeline and will likely reach the point where customers feel the real, positive impact of the merger sooner as well,” he said.
On the wider market, Tõruke pointed to a difficult, challenging environment, but expressed optimism. “Despite that, DSV is investing in the future here in Estonia. A €20 million investment confirms that we see the Estonian market as an important part of our long-term growth strategy,” he said.
DSV is a Danish transport and logistics group, one of the largest in the world by revenue, built up through decades of acquisitions, including last year’s takeover of Deutsche Bahn’s logistics arm, Schenker. The group now operates in more than 90 countries, covering road, air, and sea freight, as well as contract logistics, for clients ranging from small exporters to multinational manufacturers.
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