NAVIS

What NAVIS does

NAVIS is a privately held, Hamburg-based group of companies operating in the international and national freight forwarding sector, with service coverage spanning air, sea, and overland transport modes. Founded in 1956, the firm functions as a logistics intermediary coordinating the movement of cargo across multiple transport modes for shippers requiring cross-border or domestic German freight solutions. The entity operates as an "AG" (Aktiengesellschaft) under German corporate law and maintains a small headcount of 11–50 employees, consistent with a focused SME forwarding business rather than a global 3PL platform.

The company's product surface, as captured in the input, is described only in broad terms as "international and national air, sea, and overland freight services," with no further granularity on specialized services such as customs brokerage, project cargo, temperature-controlled logistics, or supply chain consulting. No technology stack, proprietary platforms, digital booking tools, or API integrations are disclosed. The primary web presence at navis-ag.com returned only a verification waiting page at the time of source capture, and no customer logos, case studies, awards, certifications, or partner network data are available in the source material.

On the commercial model, no pricing structure, fee model, or contract terms are disclosed, and no customer segmentation, distribution channel, or marketing approach is documented. There is no record of funding rounds, mergers, acquisitions, leadership changes, or other corporate structural events in the input data. The combined absence of detailed operating information and the dormant-state website suggest a legacy SME whose current commercial footprint, customer base, and growth signals cannot be characterized beyond the basic firmographic profile.

Name

NAVIS

Website

https://navis-ag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NAVIS is a privately held Hamburg-based group of companies, founded in 1956, that provides international and national air, sea, and overland freight forwarding services with a small team of 11–50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Country Consolidation (MCC) / Regional Hub Consolidation (TLACALAD)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Air freight services
• Sea freight services
• Overland freight services
• Logistics forwarding

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain

Core offering

NAVIS is a group of companies that provides international and national air, sea, and overland freight forwarding services. The company coordinates the movement of cargo across multiple transport modes for its clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Air Freight Services Air freight forwarding services moving cargo internationally between origin and destination points.
• International Sea Freight Services Sea freight forwarding services for ocean cargo movement across international trade lanes.
• Overland Freight Services Overland freight forwarding services covering road and rail transport for national and cross-border shipments.
• National Air Freight Services Domestic air freight forwarding services within a single country.
• National Sea Freight Services Domestic sea freight forwarding services for coastal and inland waterway shipments.
• National Overland Freight Services Domestic overland freight forwarding services via road and rail.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with deep air, sea, road, and contract logistics operations. Comparable multi-modal service portfolio but at vastly larger scale and global brand recognition.
• DSV: Global freight forwarding and logistics group with strong European roots and air/sea/road capabilities. A clear competitor for the same multi-modal forwarding customers, though operating at much larger scale.
• GEODIS: French-headquartered global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with air, sea, and road capabilities. Comparable multi-modal forwarder targeting similar European and global shipper segments.
• DACHSER: German-headquartered logistics provider combining road freight, air, and sea forwarding with contract logistics. Overlaps with NAVIS's multi-modal, Europe-centric offering but at substantially greater scale.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Freight forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL covering air, ocean, and road freight. Direct overlap in multi-modal forwarding services, particularly for shippers needing international door-to-door solutions.
• DB Schenker: Germany-based global freight forwarder with air, ocean, road, and rail services and contract logistics. Competes for the same European shipper base across modes with a much larger asset and network footprint.

Regional players

• Lufthansa Cargo: Germany-based air cargo carrier operating scheduled and charter freight services globally. Comparable as part of the air freight value chain, though an asset-based carrier rather than a multi-modal forwarder.
• Hapag-Lloyd: Hamburg-headquartered global ocean container line. Shares Hamburg origin and sea freight exposure with NAVIS but operates vessels directly rather than acting as a forwarder.

Direct peers

• Fr. Meyer's Sohn: Hamburg-based, family-owned freight forwarding group offering air, sea, and overland services worldwide. Highly comparable in heritage, multi-modality, German family ownership, and Hamburg orientation.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Osnabrück-headquartered global freight forwarder offering air, sea, road, and rail services plus contract logistics. Directly comparable as a Germany-rooted, multi-modal forwarder serving similar mid-sized European shippers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about NAVIS