Cabooter Group

What Cabooter Group does

Cabooter Group is a Dutch logistics and intermodal terminal operator headquartered in Venlo, Netherlands, founded in 1959. The company provides logistics services across multiple industries and operates a reach stacker facility at Kaldenkirchen near the Dutch-German border that handles intermodal cargo loading units for combined rail transport operations. In addition to terminal handling activities, the firm owns real estate in both the Netherlands and Germany, indicating an asset-based business model that combines logistics infrastructure with property holdings along a key European freight corridor.

The company's operational footprint is centered on cross-border intermodal handling at Kaldenkirchen, where it acts as an infrastructure provider for combined transport rail flows. In 2025, Cabooter entered a strategic partnership with CargoBeamer, enabling CargoBeamer to develop its first German terminal on Cabooter's existing reach stacker facility. This positions Cabooter as a physical anchor for CargoBeamer's longer-term plan to establish a European network of intermodal terminals operating on fixed timetables. The employee base is in the 101-250 range, consistent with a mid-sized private logistics operator with material asset holdings rather than a high-volume asset-light brokerage.

Detailed pricing, revenue mechanics, technology stack, customer mix, ownership structure, and management team information are not disclosed in the available sources. The company is treated as an actively operating private for-profit entity with primary operating geographies in the Netherlands and Germany and no broader global footprint claim.

Name

Cabooter Group

Legal name

Cabooter Group

Website

https://cabootergroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cabooter Group is a Dutch logistics and intermodal terminal operator founded in 1959, headquartered in Venlo, providing cross-border combined transport handling from its reach stacker facility at Kaldenkirchen and owning real estate across the Netherlands and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Freight Trucking (4841), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851)

SIC

Terminal Maintenance Facilities For Motor Freight Transport (4231), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Group Ground Transportation & Logistics (Shuttles, Transfers) (THACAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive / Finished Vehicle & Parts Road Logistics Forwarding (TLACACAK)

Keywords

• Logistics services
• Intermodal rail transport
• Freight terminal operations
• Warehousing and storage
• Logistics real estate

Headquarters

HQ city

Venlo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain

Core offering

Cabooter Group is a Dutch logistics company providing intermodal freight handling and terminal operations, including operating a reach stacker facility at Kaldenkirchen near the Dutch-German border for combined rail transport. The company also owns real estate assets in the Netherlands and Germany and serves multiple industries with its logistics infrastructure.

Product overview

Cabooter Group is a Dutch logistics and intermodal terminal operator providing rail freight services. The company operates a reach stacker facility at Kaldenkirchen near the Dutch-German border, which serves as infrastructure for combined transport operations. The facility handles loading units for rail freight and provides the operational foundation for partnerships with rail terminal providers like CargoBeamer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reach Stacker Facility at Kaldenkirchen
• Logistics Services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CargoBeamercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CargoBeamer is developing its first German terminal at Kaldenkirchen on an existing reach stacker facility operated by the Dutch Cabooter Group. This strategic partnership enables CargoBeamer's expansion into Germany as part of its goal to establish a European network of terminals with fixed timetables. The facility leverages Cabooter's existing infrastructure near the Dutch border.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kombiverkehr: Kombiverkehr is a Frankfurt-based intermodal operator providing combined road-rail freight services across Europe via a network of terminals. Highly comparable business model to Cabooter, with shared focus on European intermodal corridors and terminal operations.
• Hupac: Hupac is one of Europe's largest intermodal terminal operators, running trans-European combined-transport services via owned and partner terminals. Directly comparable to Cabooter's intermodal/rail-terminal model and serving overlapping European cross-border corridors.
• CargoBeamer: CargoBeamer is the strategic partner developing its first German terminal directly on Cabooter's Kaldenkirchen facility. Both companies operate in the European intermodal/road-rail combined-transport terminal space, sharing customer overlap and end markets (shippers shifting from road to rail).
• ERS Railways: ERS Railways operates intermodal rail services across the Benelux and Western Europe, including traffic between Rotterdam and inland terminals comparable to the Dutch-German corridor where Cabooter's Kaldenkirchen facility sits.

Regional players

• Samskip: Samskip is a Dutch-headquartered logistics provider offering multimodal (road, rail, short-sea) freight services across Northwest Europe. Its intermodal offerings compete with Cabooter's combined-transport value proposition in the Benelux and German cross-border markets.
• Hutchison Ports Venlo: Hutchison operates an inland container terminal in Venlo—the same city where Cabooter is headquartered. While focused on container rather than combined road-rail, both serve the same Dutch-German border logistics catchment area.

Broad incumbents

• DB Cargo: DB Cargo is Europe's largest rail freight operator and a dominant player in terminal services across Germany. While primarily a rail haulier rather than an independent terminal operator, its network and terminal functions overlap with Cabooter's positioning in the German-Dutch corridor.
• HHLA (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik): HHLA operates major container terminals, intermodal facilities, and logistics services in Hamburg and across Europe. While significantly larger, HHLA's intermodal segment (Metrans) competes in the same combined-transport space as Cabooter and serves European cross-border freight corridors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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