Logistik Service

What Logistik Service does

Logistik Service GmbH (LogServ) is an Austrian industrial logistics provider headquartered at Lunzerstraße 41, 4031 Linz, founded in April 2001 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of voestalpine Stahl GmbH. The company operates an integrated multi-modal logistics platform spanning rail, road, inland waterway (via its own Danube port), ocean freight, and warehousing, and it runs Austria's largest connection railway (Anschlussbahn) at the voestalpine Linz site. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Cargo Service GmbH (CargoServ) is one of only two private railway transport companies (Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen) licensed on Austria's public rail network, transporting approximately 4 million tons of raw materials and finished products annually. The Linz footprint contains a locomotive workshop, railway signaling installation, railway engineering/construction, fleet management, and dispatch control; a second operational site is located in Passau, Germany, holding VPI and ÖNORM EN 15085-2 CL1 certifications.

LogServ's commercial offering is organized into contract and project logistics, warehousing, customs services (with AEO and inward-processing-traffic handling), railway services (locomotives, wagon management, railway construction/Gleistechnik, signaling/Eisenbahnsicherungstechnik, and engineering office), fleet management, in-house plant logistics, dispatch control, and a Railway Academy (Verkehrsakademie) for training and hazardous goods certification. The most strategically notable new offering is Visual Train Analysis (VTA), an image-based train inspection system being co-developed with voestalpine Signaling and tested at the Linz site, alongside "Scrap on Track," a specialized scrap-logistics concept aligned with voestalpine's greentec steel transformation. The technology stack also includes EDI integration and Transporeon-based transport execution referenced in customer SLAs, plus a customer portal (VABIS2) and online transport-request web channel.

Revenue is generated through long-term Service Level Agreements negotiated directly with large enterprise customers; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeted at heavy-industry verticals — metal production and processing, construction materials and process industry, mechanical and plant engineering, and automotive and supplier industry — with voestalpine as both parent and anchor customer and named relationships including Primetals Technologies. Reported turnover is €405 million with more than 900 employees. Recent strategic emphasis has shifted toward green logistics positioning, EMAS validation, multiple Green Logistics awards, and the development of proprietary railway technology (VTA) intended for sale beyond the captive voestalpine relationship.

Name

Logistik Service

Legal name

Logistik Service GmbH

Website

https://logserv.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Logistik Service GmbH (LogServ) is an Austrian industrial logistics provider headquartered in Linz and a wholly-owned subsidiary of voestalpine Stahl GmbH. It delivers integrated multi-modal logistics (rail, road, river, ocean), railway engineering, signaling, and fleet management to heavy-industry customers across Central Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Linz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Railway Services: Railway transport services including locomotive management, wagon management, railway engineering, and signaling technologies. Subsidiary CargoServ operates as private railway transport company on public rail network.
2. Road Transport / Fuhrparkmanagement: Fleet management services for trucks and vehicles including authorized workshops, auto repair, roadside service, vehicle return, and insurance claims handling.
3. Contract and Project Logistics: Contract logistics and project logistics services for industrial customers including warehouse services, customs services, and in-house logistics.
4. Inland Barge Transport: Inland waterway transport services through own Danube port facilities with handling equipment.
5. Ocean/International Freight: Ocean going vessel freight services including container and conventional transport, deep sea port cargo handling.
6. Warehouse Storage and Last Mile: Warehouse storage and on-carrying services with specialized steel handling and storage procedures.
7. Railway Academy / Training: Traffic academy providing training courses for railway operations including train drivers, safety personnel, railway infrastructure technology.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Logistik Service GmbH (LogServ) is a full-service industrial logistics provider operating Austria's largest connection railway at the voestalpine Linz site, integrating rail, road, river port (Danube), and ocean freight transport along with warehousing, customs, fleet management, and railway construction/signaling services. Through its 100% subsidiary CargoServ, it operates as a private railway transport company on public rail networks, transporting approximately 4 million tons of raw materials and finished products annually. Its services target heavy-industry customers in steel, metal processing, construction materials, mechanical engineering, and automotive sectors, formalized through long-term Service Level Agreements.

Product overview

Logistik Service (LogServ) operates as a full-service industrial logistics provider and railway logistics company, offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated services. The core offering includes contract and project logistics, warehouse services, and customs services. The railway services division encompasses locomotives, wagon management, railway construction (Gleistechnik), engineering office services, and railway signaling technologies (Eisenbahnsicherungstechnik) including products like crossing safety systems, barriers, and switches. Supporting services include fleet management, the Railway Academy (Verkehrsakademie) for training, in-house logistics across rail/road/port, dispatch control for the steel division, and the Scrap on Track initiative for scrap material logistics. The company manages Austria's largest connection railway at the voestalpine Linz site and operates the Danube port facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LogServ: Primary trading name and brand for Logistik Service GmbH, used throughout website and communications
• CargoServ

Products and services

• Contract and Project Logistics (Kontrakt- und Projektlogistik)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 million tons of raw materials and finished products transported annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• voestalpine Stahl GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Parent company and primary customer. LogServ was founded in 2001 as a 100% subsidiary of voestalpine Stahl GmbH. Acts as the strategic logistics partner for voestalpine, providing comprehensive industrial logistics services at the Linz steel site and supporting the company's greentec steel transformation toward green steel production.
• Cargo Service GmbH (CargoServ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001100% owned subsidiary of LogServ. Operates as a private railway transport company (Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen) on public rail infrastructure. Founded simultaneously with LogServ in April 2001, when the first freight train traveled from Steyrling to Linz under the CargoServ brand. Transports 4 million tons annually of raw materials and finished products.
• Kühne + Nagel EuroshippingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture/partnership in railway transport. LogServ manages this entity as part of the LogServ Group structure, representing partnerships in the broader railway logistics sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• voestalpine Stahl GmbH: Voestalpine Stahl is the parent owner and anchor customer of LogServ, operating the Linz steel works whose logistics flows drive most of LogServ's volume. It is included as a related-party comparable that defines both LogServ's demand base and its strategic priorities such as greentec steel.
• RFC Rhine-Alpine Corridor operators (combined): The RFC Rhine-Alpine corridor coordinates rail freight across the key North Sea-Italy industrial axis, including operators serving Central European steel and metal flows. It is an ecosystem peer relevant to LogServ's expansion ambitions beyond its captive Linz-Anschlussbahn market.

Direct peers

• Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo: WLB Cargo operates private and regional rail freight services around Vienna and Lower Austria, including works and connection railway activities. It is a direct peer to CargoServ within the Austrian private-rail freight niche, though with a different geographic focus than LogServ's Linz-centric footprint.
• Hupac: Hupac is one of Europe's leading intermodal and rail freight operators, running combined transport across Alpine and Central European corridors. It is a direct peer to CargoServ in terms of rail-based freight and intermodal services, though Hupac focuses on containerized intermodal rather than heavy industrial flows.
• ÖBB (Österreichische Bundesbahnen) Cargo: ÖBB Cargo is Austria's dominant rail freight operator, running line-haul and shunting services across the Austrian public network. It is the most direct comparable to CargoServ, competing for the same freight flows and customers, though ÖBB benefits from national scale and integrated infrastructure access that CargoServ does not.
• TX Logistik: TX Logistik is a European rail freight operator running cross-border block trains and intermodal services, particularly on Alpine corridors. It is a direct comparable to CargoServ as a privately structured rail freight operator focused on industrial and intermodal flows in Central Europe.

Regional players

• SBB Cargo: SBB Cargo is the Swiss national rail freight operator, running line-haul and combined transport services primarily in Switzerland and Alpine corridors. It is a regional peer comparable to CargoServ in terms of rail freight business model, though focused on the Swiss market rather than the Austrian/Upper Austrian industrial base.

Broad incumbents

• Kühne + Nagel: Kühne + Nagel is a global logistics major with deep contract logistics, overland, and customs capabilities, and is already a partner of LogServ via the Kühne + Nagel Euroshipping joint venture. It is a broad incumbent providing industrial freight forwarding at a scale far exceeding LogServ.
• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is one of Europe's largest land transport and contract logistics providers, offering rail, road, ocean, and warehousing services. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with LogServ across multi-modal industrial logistics, but operates at continental scale rather than anchored to a single industrial site.
• Rhenus Logistics: Rhenus is a European contract logistics and multimodal transport provider with strong rail, inland waterway, and warehousing capabilities, including Danube operations. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with LogServ's multi-modal industrial contract logistics positioning, but at pan-European scale.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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