Although the country does not dominate in terms of physical project execution, it ranks among the top three nations globally for mergers and acquisitions in project logistics, with seven deals recorded between 2020 and 2025. Ti’s analysis attributes this to the UK’s long-standing role as a strategic and financial centre for complex, multinational logistics projects.
Project logistics involves the movement of oversized, heavy, or high-value cargo for industrial and infrastructure developments. While countries such as Germany and the Netherlands specialise in heavy-lift operations, the UK’s strength lies in coordination, engineering consultancy, and financial management of large-scale projects executed across multiple regions.
The report notes that London-based logistics firms, consultancies, and financial institutions continue to play a central role in structuring and managing international infrastructure projects. British expertise is particularly visible in the energy, offshore, and renewables sectors, where cross-border cooperation and financing are essential.
The UK’s strong position is also supported by its connectivity to transatlantic and Middle Eastern markets, with logistics operators frequently coordinating projects involving European engineering companies, U.S. investors, and Gulf-region construction clients. This strategic position enables British forwarders and project specialists to bridge markets even as domestic infrastructure investment remains modest.
According to Ti Insight, project logistics mergers and acquisitions have been concentrated mainly in Europe, which accounted for 44 of the 74 global deals identified between 2020 and 2025. Germany led with 11, followed by the United States (8) and the United Kingdom (7). This consolidation trend reflects growing demand for integrated, multimodal logistics services capable of handling complex industrial cargo movements across borders.
Although the UK’s physical project logistics capacity is smaller than that of continental Europe, its coordination and project management functions ensure it remains influential in global infrastructure delivery. The report concludes that British expertise in planning, finance, and international operations continues to give the country a competitive edge in high-value, technically demanding projects worldwide.
