Sachsenland Transport & Logistik

What Sachsenland Transport & Logistik does

Sachsenland Transport & Logistik GmbH is a privately held, owner-managed German Mittelstand transport and logistics firm founded in 1999 and headquartered at the Alberthafen Dresden trimodal (road-rail-waterway) terminal. The company runs six integrated service lines — Transporte (international transport and forwarding), Umschlag (transshipment), RoRo-Verladung (Roll-on/Roll-off loading), Lagerung (warehousing including a customs bonded warehouse for Asian manufacturers), Abfertigung/Zoll (customs clearance), and Service — from its Dresden core facility. Operational scale is modest at approximately 36 employees plus 3-5 Auszubildende, but the firm's defining capability is its specialized physical infrastructure: a RoRo facility handling loads up to 450 tonnes, two 90-tonne rotary tower cranes, a heavy-load hall for parts up to 20 tonnes, and bonded warehousing — assets documented in use cases such as transporting two 176-tonne Siemens transformers from Dresden to BASF Ludwigshafen via the Elbe waterway.

The firm's commercial focus is on heavy-lift and project cargo, international freight forwarding to Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Central Asian former Soviet states) and Western Europe (UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy), and customs/bonded-warehouse services for Asian manufacturers distributing into European markets. Branches or representative offices exist in Duisburg, Leipzig/Halle, Vilnius, and Moscow (the latter via 100%-owned OOO Sachsenland Logistik). Sachsenland is a co-founder/shareholder of ASTRE DACH, a system partner of CTL Cargo Trans Logistik AG, and a member of Netzwerk Logistik Mitteldeutschland, LogCoop, SimCargo, and the Transporeon platform. AEO-C customs certification, recurring quality-management audits, and Russian-speaking staff deepen its compliance and Eastern European positioning.

The revenue model is project-based B2B: transaction fees on freight forwarding and transport, professional-service fees for warehousing/consolidation, and professional-service fees for customs clearance — all priced per inquiry rather than via published rate cards. The company is owner-managed with no disclosed private equity or institutional investor involvement; Mike Forker is the geschäftsführender Gesellschafter (managing director and shareholder). Revenue is not publicly disclosed, but Mittlestand logistics SMEs of this size and asset profile typically operate in the low-to-mid tens of millions of euros. Recent activity (Oct 2025 warehouse expansion, Jan 2026 CTL partnership, Feb 2026 IT-security investment, June 2026 leadership transition post) indicates continued operational investment alongside significant geopolitical exposure on legacy Eastern European routes.

Name

Sachsenland Transport & Logistik

Legal name

Sachsenland Transport & Logistik GmbH

Website

https://sachsenland-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sachsenland Transport & Logistik GmbH is a privately held, owner-managed German Mittelstand logistics firm operating a trimodal Dresden terminal with RoRo, heavy-lift cranes, and bonded warehousing, serving industrial manufacturers, Asian trading companies, and Eastern/Western European shippers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Project Cargo Logistics

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLALAFAL

Project Cargo & Heavy-Lift Transload

Transportation & Logistics/Warehousing & Storage (Cold Chain, Fulfillment, Depots)/Cross-Docking & Transload Facilities

SECONDARYTLADAMAN

Cross-Border Freight Brokerage (USMCA/EU, etc.)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Transportation (Air, Maritime, Rail, Trucking)/Freight Brokerage Services

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Project cargo transport
• Heavy-lift logistics
• Customs clearance services
• Bonded warehousing

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 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. Freight forwarding and transport services: Organization and execution of international transport services, with particular focus on Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan) and Western Europe (England, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy). Core revenue driver.
2. Logistics and warehousing services: Temporary storage, consolidation, and distribution of goods at the trimodal Dresden logistics center. Services include bonded warehouse operations for Asian manufacturers.
3. Customs clearance services: Handling customs formalities (Abfertigung/Zoll) for import, export, and transit shipments, including bonded warehouse management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sachsenland Transport & Logistik GmbH is an owner-managed German mid-sized logistics company operating a trimodal (rail-road-waterway) logistics center at Alberthafen Dresden. The company provides international freight forwarding, heavy-lift and project cargo handling via a Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) facility for loads up to 450 tonnes, cargo transshipment, temporary and bonded warehousing, and customs clearance, with primary routes to Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova) and Central Asian former Soviet states, plus Western Europe.

Product overview

Sachsenland Transport & Logistik is a medium-sized, owner-managed transport and logistics company offering a unified suite of logistics services rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core portfolio consists of six closely integrated service lines: Transporte (international transport and forwarding), Umschlag (cargo handling and transshipment), RoRo-Verladung (Roll-on/Roll-off loading via their purpose-built RoRo facility at the Alberthafen Dresden), Lagerung (warehousing including customs bonded storage), Abfertigung/Zoll (customs clearance and bonded warehouse services), and a general Service line. Services are delivered through a trimodal logistics center in Dresden and branches in Duisburg and Moscow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transporte (Transport Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Handled 176-tonne Siemens transformers — successfully transported via RoRo from Dresden to BASF Ludwigshafen (Elbe waterway)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CTL Cargo Trans Logistik AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 January 2026Sachsenland became a system partner of CTL Cargo Trans Logistik AG, gaining access to the CTL cooperative network of carriers and enhancing service reach across Germany and Europe. CTL is a medium-sized German logistics cooperative.
• IHK Dresden (Chamber of Industry and Commerce Dresden)minorOthersMember of IHK Dresden, indicating alignment with regional business standards and access to trade and commerce support services.
• ASTRE DACH GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSachsenland is a co-founder and shareholder of ASTRE DACH, the German-speaking arm of the ASTRE European logistics cooperative (161 companies, 14 countries, 382 locations). Benefits include access to pan-European network, joint tender participation, and Palet System groupage network.
• SimCargominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a member on Sachsenland's website. Nature of partnership is membership in a cargo/shipping network.
• LogCoopminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a member of LogCoop, a logistics cooperative/network enabling cooperation with other regional carriers.
• Netzwerk Logistik Mitteldeutschland e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSachsenland is an active member of Netzwerk Logistik Mitteldeutschland, a regional logistics network (approx. 140 members) covering Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Marko Weiselowski serves on the board and leads the Dresden regional group. The company co-founded the AG Innovation working group in Dresden.
• Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe GmbH / SHV Sächsischer Hafen- und Verkehrsverein Oberelbe GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSachsenland operates the RoRo facility at Alberthafen Dresden (built 2007 by Sächsische Binnenhäfen Oberelbe). The trimodal terminal is central to Sachsenland's service offering.
• Ro/Ro-Service Berlin GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner company providing drive-in lighter (Drive-In-Leichter) vessel used at the RoRo facility for loading heavy cargo onto inland ships.
• Larissa Marenkina / OOO Sachsenland LogistikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOOO Sachsenland Logistik is a 100% subsidiary of Sachsenland Transport & Logistik GmbH Dresden, based in Moscow. Larissa Marenkina serves as Director and also represents Netzwerk Logistik Mitteldeutschland in Moscow. Enables in-market presence, customs contacts, and partner coordination in Russia.
• ASTRE CoopérativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASTRE is a leading European logistics cooperative founded in 1992 with 161 companies, 382 locations, 20,000 employees, and €2.7B revenue across 14 countries and Turkey. Provides pan-European groupage (Palet System), joint tender participation, and operational tools.
• Siemens AG Transformatoren-Betrieb DresdenminorOthersCustomer for heavy project cargo transport. Sachsenland transported two 176-tonne transformers via RoRo facility from Dresden to BASF Ludwigshafen.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• DSV: Global forwarder with a strong road-network and Eastern European corridor position, built through acquisition of Panalpina and UTi. Competes for general freight and project cargo flowing between Germany and Eastern/Central Europe at larger enterprise scale.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Osnabrück-based global forwarder operating in road, rail, air, and sea freight with strong European project-cargo and customs capabilities. Comparable offering at substantially greater scale; competes for the same industrial manufacturer accounts Sachsenland serves.
• DB Schenker: German rail-rooted forwarding incumbent with strong Central European and Eastern European presence and dedicated project-cargo / heavy-lift capabilities. National footprint, rail interconnection at Dresden, and corporate contracts compete for the same Siemens/BASF-tier industrial customers.
• Kuehne+Nagel: World's largest sea- and air-freight forwarder with established project-cargo, heavy-lift, and customs brokerage divisions. Operates across all of Sachsenland's corridors (Asia bonded, Eastern Europe, Western Europe) and frequently subcontracts oversized shipments to specialists like Sachsenland.

Direct peers

• CTL Cargo Trans Logistik AG: German mid-sized logistics cooperative and Sachsenland's newest system partner (January 2026). Comparable Mittelstand forwarder with national German network; partly partner but also competes for the same German/European groupage and freight forwarding contracts.
• Universal Transport: German Mittelstand specialist in heavy-haul, project cargo, and crane/logistics services with very similar customer profile (industrial manufacturers, transformer/heavy equipment moves). Closest pure-play competitor to Sachsenland's heavy-lift and crane operations.
• Röhlig Logistics: German-headquartered, mid-sized (Mittelstand) freight forwarder with similar owner-managed DNA, deep Eastern Europe/CIS expertise, project-cargo handling, and customs/bonded-warehouse services. Direct head-to-head competitor for industrial and Eastern European project freight on similar ticket sizes.
• Felbermayr Transport- und Hebetechnik: Austrian-based heavy-lift and crane logistics group with German operations, focused on oversized cargo, transformer transport, and turnkey industrial relocation. Directly competes for the same transformer and heavy-equipment project-cargo contracts Sachsland wins (e.g., the Siemens/BASF route).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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