What Wijngaard Natie does

Wijngaard Natie is an independent, Antwerp-headquartered integrated logistics provider founded in 1864, operating across the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Port of Ghent. The company serves industrial B2B customers in four verticals: Metals, Chemicals, Food, and Project Cargo. Its core infrastructure includes a 1.5 km quay terminal with 355,000 sqm of surface area, the All Weather Terminal (Belgium's first and only all-weather seaport terminal), 80,000 sqm of warehouse capacity including 9,000 sqm of temperature/humidity-controlled space, and a combined 125,000 m² ECO Center across Kallo and Evergem with 18 chemical warehouses under SEVESO high-threshold recognition. The company also operates its own fleet of trucks and trailers, including four Volvo FM Electric harbour transports (the first electric harbour transports in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges), eight electric cranes, and on-site renewable energy generation covering 43.6% of company energy consumption.

The service portfolio spans Terminal Operations, Container Freight Station, Warehousing, Transport, Packing, and Logistics management, with sector-specific value-added services such as cut-to-length, sawing, and plasma cutting for steel; bulk and repackaging for chemicals; and certified (FASFC, BIO) handling for packed dried food products. The company holds FASFC, BIO, SEVESO, AEO, and ISO 9001-15 certifications. Wijngaard Natie generates revenue through professional services fees for handling, storage, transport, and value-added processing, with bespoke quotations per customer and no public pricing. Its go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise sales with named expert contacts per service division, targeting large industrial enterprises across Belgium.

The company is privately held under the leadership of CEO and Managing Partner Peter Van den Eynde, with no external institutional investors disclosed. Recent strategic moves include the 2019 acquisition of Astra Immo nv's Seveso-certified warehouse in Evergem from Ahlers NV, the 2023 launch of electric harbour transports in partnership with Volvo Trucks, and a stated commitment to full fleet electrification by 2027. The company celebrated its 160th anniversary in January 2024.

Name

Wijngaard Natie

Legal name

Wijngaard Natie

Website

https://wijngaardnatie.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1864

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Wijngaard Natie is an Antwerp-based independent integrated logistics provider, founded in 1864, serving industrial B2B customers in Metals, Chemicals, Food, and Project Cargo through terminals, warehousing, transport, and packing services across the Ports of Antwerp-Bruges and Ghent.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Port Logistics Services

NAICS

Warehousing and Storage (493), Marine Cargo Handling (48832), Port and Harbor Operations (48831), Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Warehousing / Dedicated Warehousing (Dry) (TLALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Warehousing, CFS & Bonded Storage for General Cargo (Within Terminal) (TLAHADAI), Bonded Warehousing & Customs Storage (Dry) (TLALAAAF), Hazmat & Dangerous Goods Warehousing (Regulated Storage) (TLAIACAE), Project Cargo & Heavy-Lift Transload (TLALAFAL)

Keywords

• Port terminal services
• Industrial logistics services
• Chemical warehousing storage
• Container freight station
• Cargo handling operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerpen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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. Integrated Logistics Services: Wijngaard Natie provides a comprehensive suite of integrated logistics services for industrial cargo flows, including terminal operations, warehousing, transport, packing, and logistics management. Revenue is generated through service fees for handling, storage, transport, and value-added processing of cargo across the metals, chemicals, food, and project cargo sectors. The company operates its own fleet of trucks and trailers for port and intermodal transport.
2. Own Fleet Transport Services: Operating its own fleet of trucks and trailers, container chassis, tilt trucks, lowbed trailers and trailer body chassis for local trucking within the port and national/international haulage.
3. Warehousing and Storage: State-of-the-art warehouse complexes in the ports of Antwerp and Ghent offering temperature and humidity controlled storage, Seveso-standardised dangerous goods storage, high security warehouses, and various storage systems for food and chemical commodities.
4. Container Freight Station Services: Full-service CFS including stuffing/stripping operations for all container types and cargo types, with barge solutions for container haulage.
5. Packing Services: High-quality packing services for industrial, air freight and maritime shipping markets, with tailor-made shipping boxes, crates, lashing and securing services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wijngaard Natie is an Antwerp-based, independent logistics company that provides integrated end-to-end cargo flow solutions through its Port of Antwerp and Port of Ghent terminals, warehouses, transport fleet, container freight station, packing facilities, and supply chain management services. Its offering is built around four commodity verticals — metals/steel, chemicals, food, and project cargo — combining terminal handling, specialized certified storage (including Seveso-standard chemical warehouses and FASFC/BIO food storage), value-added processing, customs and fiscal services, multimodal transport, and tailor-made packing for industrial, air freight, and maritime shipping customers.

Product overview

Wijngaard Natie is an independent Antwerp-based logistics company established in 1864, offering integrated logistics services as a fully-integrated logistics service provider on an international scale. The company operates a portfolio of four core commodity focuses (Metals, Chemicals, Food, and Project Cargo) supported by a comprehensive service infrastructure. Core services include Terminal Operations (featuring the proprietary All Weather Terminal), Container Freight Station, Logistics, Packing, Transport (with own fleet), and Warehousing. Value-added services for specific sectors include Steel processing (cutting, sawing, plasma cutting) and specialized Chemical and Food handling. The Warehousing division operates the ECO Center brand for chemical storage. Services are delivered through strategically located facilities in the port of Antwerp and Ghent, with operations covering the full cargo flow from terminal operations through warehousing to final transport distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metals Logistics Services Specialized handling of steel products within the Port of Antwerp, offering outside and inside storage, inland distribution by all transport modes, and value-added services for steel and metals customers. Targeted at industrial metals customers requiring multimodal logistics for plates, coils, bars, and other metal products.
• Chemicals Logistics Services SEVESO-approved (high and low threshold) state-of-the-art chemical warehousing and logistics in the ports of Antwerp and Ghent, providing dedicated storage areas built to the newest regulatory standards for chemical products.
• Food Logistics Services Dedicated storage areas for packed dried food products with port operations, handled by trained staff with a quality and safety focus. Includes FASFC and BIO certified storage and containerisation for long-term storage.
• Project Cargo Services Break-bulk handling services for heavy equipment, machinery, large engines, and large construction or assembly parts requiring technical know-how for ship and shore operations.
• Terminal Operations 1.5 km terminal in the Port of Antwerp covering 355,000 sqm of surface, with All Weather Terminal capabilities, 1.2 km of rail tracks, crane capacity up to 120T, deepsea vessel capacity with max draft of 11m, and six warehouse units with overhead cranes up to 50T.
• Warehousing State-of-the-art warehouse complexes in the ports of Antwerp and Ghent offering 80,000 sqm warehouse capacity, 9,000 sqm temperature and humidity controlled warehouses, Seveso-standardised dangerous goods storage, high-security warehouses, and various storage systems for food and chemical commodities.
• Transport Own fleet of trucks and trailers for local trucking within the port as well as national and international haulage, including container chassis, tilt trucks, lowbed trailers, and trailer body chassis. Four Volvo FM Electric trucks deployed in 2023 for harbour transport.
• Logistics Management All-in supply chain management solution covering the entire process from start to finish, including import, export, transit, customs, stock management, chartering and distribution services, with FCL, LCL, and Breakbulk capabilities.
• Packing Services High-quality packing services for industrial, air freight, and maritime shipping markets, with tailor-made shipping boxes, crates, lashing and securing services, and 10,000 m² of covered storage space.
• Container Freight Station (CFS) State-of-the-art waterbound CFS facility combining all container types with all cargo types, enabling fast stuffing and stripping operations for in-gauge and out-of-gauge containers, with direct barge connection.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,000+ harbour transports per year using electric trucks, avoiding up to 90 tonnes of CO2 emissions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Volvo TruckscoreOthers · 1 October 2023Strategic partnership with Volvo Trucks Belux for the deployment of four Volvo FM Electric trucks for harbour transports within the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. This represents the first deployment of fully electric trucks for harbour transport in the port. Volvo Trucks is providing the electric vehicle technology while Wijngaard Natie operates the fleet as part of its commitment to full fleet electrification. Frank Kimpe, Managing Director of Volvo Trucks Belux, attended the launch event alongside Antwerp's Alderman for the Port Annick De Ridder and CEO Peter Van den Eynde.
• Port of Antwerp-BrugescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Wijngaard Natie operates within the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, one of Europe's largest ports. The company is deploying electric trucks as part of the port authority's sustainability initiatives. The launch of the electric trucks was attended by Annick De Ridder, Alderman for the Port and Chairperson of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, signalling alignment with the port's sustainability and innovation goals.
• Ahlers NVminorOthers · 1 January 2019On 18 January 2019, Wijngaard Natie and Ahlers NV signed a letter of intent for the sale of Astra Immo nv, owner of a dangerous goods warehouse in Evergem (Ghent). Ahlers decided to exit the chemical warehousing business in Belgium, and Wijngaard Natie acquired the facility to expand its chemical warehousing capacity. The deal was completed in Q1 2019.
• Thyssenkrupp Steel (Antwerp Decoil Center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWijngaard Natie hosts the Antwerp Decoil Center operated by Thyssenkrupp Steel on its site in the Port of Antwerp. The decoil facility processes steel coils and is located within the Wijngaard Natie terminal area, indicating a co-location and operational partnership.
• VOKA (Chamber of Commerce Antwerp-Waasland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWijngaard Natie has committed to the VOKA Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship, aligning the company's sustainability strategy with the standards and commitments promoted by the Flemish Chamber of Commerce. This partnership formalises the company's environmental and social responsibility objectives.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Katoen Natie: Antwerp-headquartered logistics specialist with comparable commodity-focused port logistics, warehousing, and chemical/food storage operations across multiple countries. Direct competitor for the same industrial cargo flows at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
• Ahlers: Belgian-headquartered logistics and shipping services company offering freight forwarding, warehousing, and chemical supply chain services. Previously operated chemical warehousing in Belgium before divesting Astra Immo to Wijngaard Natie in 2019.
• H.Essers: Belgian transport and logistics company providing warehousing, distribution, and value-added services across Europe with chemicals and industrial goods as core verticals. Closest comparable on integrated road-rail-port logistics in the Benelux region.
• C. Steinweg (Steinweg Group): Global port logistics operator handling metals, minerals, chemicals, and project cargo with warehousing and CFS operations across major ports including Antwerp. Direct overlap with Wijngaard Natie's commodity mix and break-bulk service.
• Blue Water Shipping: Danish-headquartered project cargo and break-bulk forwarding specialist with European port presence. Overlaps with Wijngaard Natie's project cargo and break-bulk offering for industrial clients and oversized equipment.
• Van der Vlist: Dutch heavy transport and project cargo specialist with terminal and warehousing assets focused on oversized industrial cargo. Matches Wijngaard Natie's project-cargo handling, low-bed trailer fleet, and steel value-add services.

Broad incumbents

• Euroports: Major European multi-port terminal operator offering bulk, break-bulk, container, and liquid cargo handling with significant scale. Wider portfolio player but overlapping capability in Antwerp port logistics and industrial cargo handling.
• Damco / Maersk Logistics & Services: Global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with dedicated warehouses serving industrial, chemical, and food customers. Broader incumbent with far larger scale and global network competing for enterprise supply-chain contracts.

Others

• PSA HNN (Port of Antwerp-Bruges): Container terminal operator within Port of Antwerp-Bruges. While not a direct service competitor, PSA HNN shares the same port ecosystem and customer base, and Wijngaard Natie's operations depend on the broader port infrastructure it anchors.

Regional players

• Hupac: Swiss intermodal operator focused on rail-based container and freight transport across Europe with hubs near major ports. Adjacent to Wijngaard Natie's multimodal terminal and rail connectivity at the 1.5 km Antwerp site with 1.2 km of rail tracks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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