Such centres are quite numerous in Western European countries, usually occupying large areas providing transport, reloading, storage, sorting, repacking, renting stores and consulting. The aim of the symposium was to propagate the idea of organising and constructing centres of this kind in the countries of the Baltic Sea Region including countries "in transition". Such investments absorb substantial funds and therefore it is necessary to carry out some research before making decisions, including being informed about the logistic centres that already exist and are prosperous.

For this reason the symposium programme included analytic and research activities related to development of logistic and distribution centres as well as examples of concrete solutions to problems of location, organisation and rules of work of such centres in selected countries of Europe. We hope that the seminar will contribute to the development of this idea in the cities of the Baltic Sea Region.

The report of the Conference will be published and distributed among the UBC members at the beginning of March.