Flamingo Group

What Flamingo Group does

Flamingo Group is a privately held Indian logistics services company headquartered in Gandhidham, Gujarat, operating across freight forwarding, customs clearance, road transportation, warehousing, and distribution. It serves importers and exporters — both Indian commercial entities and overseas trade partners — handling inbound and outbound cargo flows through 10+ major Indian ports including Kandla, Mundra, Mumbai, JNPT, Chennai, Cochin, and Kolkata. The group operates an integrated portfolio of services that combines customs brokerage (under a licensed Customs Broker entity), bonded storage in SEZ-adjacent warehouses of 41,000 sq ft covered and 10,000 sq ft open, and an additional 15,000 sq ft facility at Mundra GIDC for general cargo.

The company's business model is a vertically integrated logistics services play: it earns revenue from freight forwarding commissions, customs clearance fees, transportation contract rates, and warehousing/storage rents. Its customers are typically import-export businesses across Gujarat and western India seeking a single counterparty for multi-modal, multi-port logistics needs rather than a fragmented vendor stack. There is no evidence of asset-heavy transport ownership at scale; the moat is concentrated in customs licensing, SEZ warehousing assets, and port-agency relationships built over time in the Kutch corridor.

The group is structured through four subsidiaries — Flamingo Multiports Pvt. Ltd., Flamingo Logistics, Aman Group of Companies, and International Warehousing & Trading — designed to compartmentalize service lines under one corporate umbrella. Headcount is in the 11–50 employee band per the company's own positioning, suggesting a small-to-mid-sized regional operator rather than a national-scale player. Flamingo Group does not disclose financial metrics, investor backing, AI/ML capabilities, or formalized partnership arrangements in publicly available material; analytical transparency is therefore limited.

Name

Flamingo Group

Legal name

Flamingo Group

Website

https://flamingogroup.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flamingo Group is a privately held Indian logistics company headquartered in Gandhidham, Gujarat, offering integrated freight forwarding, customs clearance, road transportation, SEZ warehousing, and distribution services across 10+ major Indian ports for importers, exporters, and overseas trade partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical & Petrochemical Logistics (Bulk, ISO Tanks, Drums/IBCs) (TLAIAJAC)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Customs brokerage
• Port logistics
• Warehousing and storage
• Project cargo handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Gandhidham

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Flamingo Group provides end-to-end logistics services for importers and exporters in India, including licensed customs brokerage, freight forwarding by air and ocean, stevedoring at western ports, break bulk and project cargo handling, fleet-based transportation, SEZ clearing and forwarding, and warehousing with cold storage at Kandla SEZ and Mundra GIDC. The company operates as a group of four wholly-owned subsidiaries (Flamingo Multiports, Flamingo Logistics, Aman Group, and International Warehousing & Trading) delivering services at all major Indian gateway ports and Inland Container Depots.

Product overview

Flamingo Group is a logistics solutions provider operating as a unified group of subsidiaries and service offerings. The group comprises four main ventures: Flamingo Multiports Pvt. Ltd. (clearing, forwarding, and shipping agents), Flamingo Logistics (logistics and warehousing), Aman Group of Companies (customs broker), and International Warehousing & Trading (warehousing and trading). The company provides comprehensive logistics services at major Indian ports including Kandla, Mundra, Pipavav, Hazira, Nhava Sheva, Mumbai, Vizag, Tuticorin, and Cochin, covering customs brokerage, stevedoring, break bulk shipments, project cargo handling, freight forwarding, transportation, SEZ services, and warehousing with cold storage facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Flamingo Multiports Pvt. Ltd. Clearing & Forwarding and Shipping Agents
• Flamingo Logistics
• Aman Group of Companies
• International Warehousing & Trading

Products and services

• Customs Broker Services Licensed customs brokerage handling bulk, break bulk, project cargo, containerized cargo, and LCL shipments with trained staff for customs and port-related matters. Designed for importers and exporters requiring annual cargo clearance support.
• Stevedoring Services Stevedoring operations at all western Indian ports handling bulk and break bulk cargo (rice, sugar, coal, soya, MOP, river sand, marble blocks, steel coils, pipes, plates, rods, bars), project cargo including heavy lifts, ODC, containers, and cryogenic tanks.
• Break Bulk Shipments Professional cargo handling for break bulk shipments including cost-efficient operations, tally supervision, hazardous shipment handling, oversize/overweight cargo handling, charter and part charter services, and freight recovery.
• Project Cargo Heavy transportation and oversized load management including project consignment planning, cost-effective operations, client coordination, status updates, and special handling for project consignments requiring coordination across local and global infrastructure.
• Freight Forwarding Air and ocean freight forwarding services for FCL/LCL and special equipment, with container pickup from all ICDs within India and shipping routes from Indian ports (Mundra, Pipavav, Hazira, Nhava Sheva, Vaizag, Tuticorin, Cochin) to Gulf, Far East, Middle East, Africa, Australia, UK, US, and European destinations.
• Transportation Services Fleet-based cargo and container transportation services using owned trailers for 20' and 40' containers, trucks, dumpers, cranes, forklifts, and Hydra equipment between Mundra/Kandla Port and warehouses at Kandla SEZ.
• Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Services Clearing and forwarding services from Kandla Special Economic Zone including permissions, import/export codes from DGFT, and project implementation services for SEZ-based importers and exporters.
• Warehousing Services Warehousing services at SEZ facilities including approximately 41,000 Sq. Ft. covered space and 10,000 Sq. Ft. open storage at Kandla SEZ with cold storage facility featuring temperature control for food stuffs, plus an additional 15,000 Sq. Ft. covered warehouse at Mundra GIDC near Mundra Port.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Delhivery: Tech-enabled Indian logistics and supply chain company with freight forwarding and warehousing capabilities. Adjacent rather than direct competitor, but represents the technology-driven disruption that traditional brokers like Flamingo face.

Broad incumbents

• Mahindra Logistics: Large Indian 3PL and supply chain company offering warehousing, freight forwarding, and enterprise logistics solutions. Comparable in end-to-end service model though focused more on enterprise supply chain than port-centric EXIM.
• Kerry Logistics India: Asia-headquartered global 3PL with India operations covering freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and contract logistics. Comparable to Flamingo in EXIM services across India-China and Southeast Asia trade lanes.
• Allcargo Logistics: India's largest listed 3PL with multimodal logistics, container freight stations, and project cargo handling across major Indian ports. Comparable to Flamingo in stevedoring and break bulk but with national infrastructure and publicly-listed scale.
• DHL Global Forwarding India: Global freight forwarding and customs brokerage giant with extensive India operations covering all major ports. Competes with Flamingo on the same customer base of Indian importers/exporters but with global network and technology advantage.
• Transport Corporation of India (TCI): One of India's oldest integrated logistics providers covering freight, warehousing, and supply chain solutions. Directly comparable service portfolio (freight forwarding, customs, warehousing) with pan-India scale far exceeding Flamingo.
• Gati-Kintetsu Express (now Gati): Indian express logistics and 3PL with customs brokerage, freight forwarding, and warehousing across major ports and ICDs. Comparable to Flamingo's end-to-end EXIM service offering but with substantially larger nationwide infrastructure.
• Kuehne+Nagel India: Global freight forwarder and 3PL with significant India operations covering customs brokerage, ocean/air freight, and contract logistics. Directly competes with Flamingo on EXIM freight forwarding for the same trade lanes (Middle East, Europe, US).

Direct peers

• Expeditors India: Global freight forwarder with India operations covering air/ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and warehousing. Most directly comparable to Flamingo's freight forwarding and customs services for Indian exporters/importers.

Others

• Clear Customs (customs brokerage software): Indian customs brokerage SaaS platform enabling digital filing. Relevant as a technology disruption vector that could erode the traditional customs broker value proposition that Flamingo's Aman Group subsidiary currently monetizes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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