What Gloval Shipping does

Gloval Shipping is a private international freight forwarder founded in 2004 and headquartered in Hialeah, Florida, with owned offices in Miami, Guayaquil (Ecuador), Lima (Peru), and Panama City (Panama). The company provides ocean freight (LCL and FCL), air freight, inland trucking (LTL and FTL), warehousing, customs clearance, third-party logistics, and multimodal transportation services to importers and exporters moving cargo across the Americas, with particular depth on the Miami–Latin America corridor. The firm reports a customer base of 5,000+ clients and more than 50,000 shipments handled, and holds SOC1, SOC2 Type 1, CCPA, GDPR, and COPPA compliance certifications. Digital capability is anchored on the third-party Magaya LiveTrack tracking portal for shipment visibility; the company does not disclose proprietary AI or ML systems. The business is bootstrapped (no external funding disclosed) and the founder, Andres Valdano, remains in a leadership role, supporting a 20-year operational track record and long-tenured customer relationships in cross-border trade between the United States and South and Central America.

Name

Gloval Shipping

Legal name

Gloval Shipping Group

Website

https://glovalshipping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gloval Shipping is a private, founder-led international freight forwarder founded in 2004, providing ocean, air, inland, warehousing, customs, and multimodal services to 5,000+ importers and exporters across owned offices in Miami, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding & Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

LCL (Less-than-Container Load) Consolidation/Deconsolidation (TLACABAB), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Ocean freight services
• Air cargo logistics
• Warehousing and distribution
• Customs clearance

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ocean Freight Forwarding: International maritime cargo transportation via LCL (Loose Cargo) and FCL (Full Container Load) shipments. Multiple weekly sailings offered with flexible cut-offs, faster transit times, and competitive rates for shipments to North, Central, and South America.
2. Air Freight Services: Domestic and international air cargo delivery with daily flights from Miami to Central and South America. Includes accelerated shipping solutions with flexible/extended cut-offs and next-day deliveries.
3. Warehousing & Storage: Secure storage, effective management, and distribution of cargo with automated technology-driven warehouse space featuring tracking systems, automated storage allocation, and real-time alerts.
4. Inland Freight: Land transportation via roadways using trucks and trailers for door-to-door shipping and deliveries to ports and airports. Offers LTL (Less-than-Truckload) and FTL (Full Truckload) shipping.
5. Third-Party Logistics (3PL): Outsourcing of warehousing, distribution, and fulfillment services. Complete logistics solutions package from point of origin to destination, specializing in complex and over-dimensional cargo handling.
6. Customs Clearance: Preparation and submission of paperwork for exported/imported cargo movement, including client representation, duty assessments and payments, and shipment collection from customs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Gloval Shipping is an international freight forwarder offering multimodal logistics services across the Americas. The company provides ocean freight (LCL/FCL), air freight with daily flights from Miami, inland trucking (LTL/FTL), warehousing with automated tracking, third-party logistics (3PL), customs clearance, and multimodal Asia-to-Latin America transportation. Operations span Miami, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama, supported by a worldwide agent network.

Product overview

Gloval Shipping is an international freight forwarding company offering a comprehensive suite of logistics services managed from headquarters in Miami, serving customers across North, Central, and South America. The core product portfolio includes six integrated service lines: Ocean Freight (LCL/FCL), Air Freight (daily flights), Warehousing (automated with technology-driven tracking), Inland Freight (LTL/FTL), Third-Party Logistics (3PL), and Customs Clearance. Additionally, the Multimodal Transportation service combines ocean-air-land freight for Asia-to-Latin America routes with 5-15 day transit times. The company also provides the Magaya LiveTrack Portal for real-time shipment tracking. All services are supported by staff with over 20 years of industry experience and operations spanning Miami, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ocean Freight International ocean freight shipping via LCL (Less than Container Load) consolidation and FCL (Full Container Load) services to North, Central, and South America, offering multiple weekly sailings with flexible cut-offs and competitive rates for businesses engaged in cross-border trade.
• Air Freight
• Warehousing
• Inland Freight
• Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
• Customs Clearance
• Multimodal Transportation
• Magaya LiveTrack Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-15 day transit time for Asia to Latin America multimodal shipments
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding: Global freight forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL, offering ocean, air, road, and customs across the Americas. Competes for similar importer/exporter customers on FCL/LCL and air freight out of Miami.
• C.H. Robinson: Large North American freight broker/forwarder with global ocean and air services, including dedicated LatAm trade teams. Overlaps with Gloval on ocean forwarding and customs brokerage for importers/exporters.
• Expeditors International: U.S.-headquartered global NVOCC and air freight forwarder with deep Asia-origin expertise and growing LatAm services. Highly comparable service mix (ocean, air, customs) to Gloval.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest ocean and air freight forwarders with full Latin America coverage. Operates in all of Gloval's geographies (Miami, Ecuador, Peru, Panama) and competes directly for multimodal Asia-LatAm volume.
• DSV Panalpina: Top-tier global freight forwarder with extensive Latin America operations after the Panalpina and Agility GIL integrations. Competes across ocean, air, and road forwarding on the same Miami-LatAm trade lanes.

Emerging players

• Forward Air: Logistics provider expanding into international ocean and air forwarding, particularly expedited trans-border services. Comparable as a competitor for time-sensitive and air-freight-bound cargo on U.S.-Latin America lanes.

Direct peers

• Flexport: Tech-enabled international freight forwarder offering ocean, air, and trucking services globally, including strong U.S.-Latin America lane coverage. Closest comparable to Gloval on the digital-forwarding axis, though at much larger scale.
• ECU Worldwide: Ecuador-origin LCL/freight-forwarding specialist (formerly Ecu-Line, now part of Allcargo). Competes head-to-head with Gloval on the Miami-to-Ecuador LCL/NVOCC lane and shares the same Ecuadorian heritage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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