What Naxco does

Naxco Group is a French-headquartered, privately-held integrated logistics and maritime services platform founded in 1967 and controlled since a 2018 management buyout by CEO Patrick Bryon and country MDs (LBO fully repaid end-2021). Through 50 wholly-owned offices in 14 countries, the group operates four interlocking business streams: shipping agency and port/marine services, non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) services via its United Ocean Lines network, multi-modal freight forwarding (sea/air/overland), and logistics/warehousing including customs clearance. Underlying technology is the proprietary Transport Management System launched in October 2025, which provides automated planning, real-time visibility, and route optimization across the group's operations, alongside the NVOCC backbone (United Ocean Lines) offering negotiable bills of lading. Industry certifications include AEO Full status (NAXCO France) and Digital Green Lane recognition (NAXCO Belgium).

Naxco generates revenue through professional-service fees for agency work, transaction-based freight charges across FCL/LCL, breakbulk, project cargo, air and road, managed-service warehousing fees, and NVOCC bill-of-lading issuance. Pricing is custom-quoted per engagement based on cargo type, weight, volume, mode and destination, with multi-year enterprise contracts as the dominant commercial vehicle. Customers span aerospace, automotive (ZF), steel/manufacturing (Arcelor, Voestalpine, Mannesmann, Kumho), commodities (Olam), cruise (Costa), fashion/luxury (via Galardi), food (Alpro), recycling, renewables, medical equipment, e-commerce and living-animal verticals.

Distribution is built on a sales-led, enterprise-field-sales model with dedicated country MDs and on-the-ground account teams at each subsidiary — supplemented by an international affiliate network and the UOL NVOCC channel — targeting large enterprise clients requiring complex multi-modal, multi-country supply chains across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Name

Naxco

Legal name

Naxco Group

Website

https://naxco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Naxco Group is a French-headquartered, privately-held integrated logistics and maritime services provider operating 50 offices in 14 countries, offering shipping agency, NVOCC, sea/air/road freight forwarding, logistics/warehousing and customs clearance to enterprise clients across aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, fashion, commodities and renewables.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

NVOCC Operations & Ocean Consolidation (TLACABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) Ocean Consolidation (LCL) (TLACALAA), FCL Aggregation / Co-Loading & Space Brokerage (TLACALAF), Multi-Country Consolidation (MCC) / Regional Hub Consolidation (TLACALAD), Direct-to-Consignee (DTC) / Deconsolidation & Breakbulk Distribution (TLACALAE)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Shipping agency services
• Logistics warehousing
• Customs brokerage
• Multimodal transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Suresnes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices48 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Shipping Agency Services: Liner agency services and port services including vessel husbandry, customs clearance, demurrage invoicing, and commercial prospection for shipping principals.
2. Freight Forwarding Services: Ocean, air and road freight forwarding services including FCL/LCL, breakbulk, project cargo, and multimodal transport. Revenue generated through freight charges, handling fees, and logistics service fees.
3. NVOCC Services: Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier services through United Ocean Lines network including containerized transport, consolidation, and project cargo handling.
4. Logistics and Warehousing: Warehousing, storage, value-added operations including pick and pack, stuffing and stripping of containers.
5. Port and Marine Services: Port agency services, cargo brokerage, survey, canal transits, and marine support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Naxco Group is a fully integrated shipping and logistics provider offering liner agency, NVOCC, ocean/air/road freight forwarding, warehousing, multimodal and exceptional transport, customs clearance, and port/marine services to enterprise customers. The group operates across 14 countries with 50 offices, handling 180,000 TEUs, 540,000 F/T of conventional/project cargo, and 332,000 overland freight transports annually.

Product overview

NAXCO Group is a logistics and maritime services provider offering a comprehensive suite of services organized into four main business streams: Shipping (liner agency and port services), Logistics & Forwarding (global ocean, air and road freight forwarding), NVOCC (through United Ocean Lines network), and Port & Marine Services. The core offering includes sea freight forwarding, air freight forwarding, overland freight forwarding, logistics and warehousing, multimodal transport, exceptional transport, and customs clearance. The company also developed a proprietary Transport Management System (TMS) for digital optimization of transport flows. Industry-specific solutions cover aerospace, recycling, break bulk, yacht and cruise, medical equipment moving, solar panels supply chain, e-commerce, luxury/fashion, and living animals transport. NAXCO operates through multiple subsidiaries across Europe (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic via OTEC, Ukraine), Africa (Morocco, Algeria via SOGEMCO and El-Amana), Asia (Thailand via TSL NAXCO, Singapore), and the Middle East (Egypt via AGT), with recent acquisition of Italian GALARDI Group expanding its footprint in Southern Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• United Ocean Lines (UOL): Specialized maritime logistic network, NVOCC services with negotiable Bill of Lading
• UOL Consolidators
• UOL Projects

Products and services

• Shipping (Liner Agency)
• NVOCC (Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier)
• Sea Freight Forwarding
• Air Freight Forwarding
• Overland Freight Forwarding
• Logistics & Warehousing
• Multimodal Transport
• Exceptional Transport
• Custom Clearance
• Port & Marine Services
• Transport Management System (TMS)
• Aerospace Logistics
• Break Bulk Solutions
• Yacht and Cruise Services
• Medical Equipment Moving
• Luxury, Fashion & Design Logistics
• E-Commerce Services
• Solar Panels Supply Chain
• Recycling Logistics
• Living Animals Transport

Quantifiable outcome

• 180,000 TEUs handled annually in liner and forwarding operations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Qualitair & SeacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024NAXCO acquired Qualitair & Sea in Frankfurt, Germany in June 2024, following strategic refocusing of Dimotrans Group's Overseas activities. This Frankfurt-based agency carries out logistics, customs, maritime, air freight forwarding and AOG operations in aeronautics, automotive and textile sectors. Renamed Naxco Germany.
• Slavenburg & Huyser and Naxco Logistics BeneluxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Merger of Slavenburg & Huyser and Naxco Logistics Benelux into one new entity: NAXCO Netherlands, effective February 2024. Leo Poot transitioned to CCO at NAXCO Holding Paris. Thomas Germier and André Snijder became joint directors of NAXCO Netherlands.
• Galardi GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Merger of Galardi Group (Italy) with NAXCO Group (France) in September 2023. Galardi Group, founded in the 1950s, brings €70 million in sales, 120 employees, and 11 offices in Italy, Portugal, and France. Specializes in logistics, international road haulage, sea and air freight, and customs services with major customers in fashion and haute couture sectors.
• PolyshippingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Contract signed between NSL Morocco and Polyshipping, specialized in dry bulk products including cereals. Contract covers more than 100 dry bulk calls per year at ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar, making NSL Morocco a leader on Moroccan market for dry bulk vessel attendance.
• OTECcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022NAXCO acquired OTEC in Prague in November 2022. OTEC has 60 employees, operates road freight forwarding to/from major European countries, has its own 10,000 m² warehouse. This acquisition expanded NAXCO's presence in Central Europe after the incorporation of NAXCO Poland.
• Brointermed Lines LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2022Brointermed Lines Ltd and its general agent Hugo Trumpy chose Shipping Agency Service, NAXCO Group affiliate, as their new agent in France effective November 1st, 2022. Brointermed Lines is a leading shipping line serving North Africa and East Med from the North Continent and Italy with vessels equipped with cranes up to 200 tons lifting capacity.
• Verbrugge InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022Slavenburg & Huyser, NAXCO Group affiliate in The Netherlands, together with Verbrugge International started a 50,000 m² European Distribution Center for solar panels in the port of Vlissingen, The Netherlands, to meet rising demand for solar panels in Europe.
• EMPROSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2022SOGEMCO, NAXCO Group affiliate in Algeria, signed contract with EMPROS during Antwerp XL. SOGEMCO handles monthly calls in Algiers with breakbulk and project cargo from Northern Europe to East Med. SOGEMCO is already agent for EMPROS at DKT in Antwerp.
• Soreidom & Caribbean LineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2022De Keyser Thornton Naxco Group appointed as new agent for Soreidom & Caribbean Line. This established carrier has over 30 years of experience offering regular liner service between Europe and the Caribbean, northern east coast of South America and Brazil, handling break bulk cargoes, steels, project cargo, RoRo, and yachts.
• Arkas LinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 7 March 2022De Keyser Thornton Naxco Group appointed as new agent for Arkas Line in Belgium and Netherlands starting March 7, 2022. This partnership enables quality shipping services in all Belgian ports and all ports in France and The Netherlands.
• United Ocean Lines (UOL)coreTechnology or IntegrationUnited Ocean Lines is a specialized maritime logistic network and NAXCO's NVOCC backbone. Its proprietary NVOCC bill of lading is negotiable, duly registered and insured. NAXCO is a member of UOL network offering comprehensive transport solutions through local expertise.
• Royal Caribbean InternationalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTSL NAXCO Thailand serves as Royal Caribbean International's agent for cruise calls in Thailand, handling inaugural sail and ongoing cruise operations including Celebrity Edge and Spectrum of the Seas.
• YANG MING FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAXCO Group maintains strategic partnership with YANG MING France, holding annual New Year cocktail events to strengthen relationships and mutual growth.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Hellmann is a German mid-market global forwarder offering air, sea, road freight, and contract logistics, with similar focus on European mid-market enterprise customers and specialized verticals. Closest peer in size, business mix, and European mid-market orientation.
• Dimotrans Group: Dimotrans is a French mid-market logistics and freight forwarding group with similar multimodal operations and industrial customer base. Particularly comparable as the seller of Qualitair & Sea to Naxco, indicating similar size and strategic profile.
• Röhlig Logistics: Röhlig is a German-headquartered mid-market global forwarder specializing in air, sea, and project cargo forwarding, with strong presence in Europe and emerging markets. Highly comparable in scale and vertical specialization (project cargo, life science, fashion).

Broad incumbents

• Geodis: Geodis is a France-headquartered global logistics provider offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, and supply chain solutions. Direct overlap with Naxco in multimodal forwarding (sea, air, road) and warehousing, though Geodis operates at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Bolloré Logistics: Bolloré Logistics is a French-headquartered global freight forwarder and logistics provider with deep multimodal forwarding, contract logistics, and project cargo capabilities. Overlaps with Naxco across ocean, air, and road forwarding, particularly in France and Africa.
• CEVA Logistics: CEVA Logistics is a global third-party logistics provider owned by CMA CGM, offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, and supply chain management. Comparable in multimodal forwarding and warehousing; competes for similar enterprise customers.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is a Swiss-headquartered global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider, among the top three globally. Competes with Naxco on ocean, air, and road forwarding, particularly for European enterprise customers.
• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is a major European-headquartered freight forwarder and logistics provider offering land, air, ocean transport, and contract logistics. Direct competitor across Naxco's sea/air/road forwarding and project cargo services, with larger scale.
• DSV Panalpina: DSV is a Danish-headquartered global freight forwarding and logistics powerhouse, one of the largest in the world. Direct competition for multimodal forwarding contracts across Naxco's customer base, though at substantially larger scale.

Others

• De Keyser Thornton Group: De Keyser Thornton (now part of Naxco) is a Belgian shipping agency and freight forwarder. Listed as a former independent peer now integrated into Naxco; relevant for historical comparability but no longer standalone.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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