Euro Marine Logistics

What Euro Marine Logistics does

Euro Marine Logistics N.V. (EML) was a Belgian-incorporated short-sea shipping carrier headquartered in Strombeek-Bever, Belgium, that operated one of Europe's leading intra-European maritime cargo services, transporting more than 1,000,000 cargo units annually. The company served B2B cargo shippers and freight forwarders requiring ocean freight transport within European waters, functioning as a direct-sales, enterprise-field-sales carrier with no disclosed consumer-facing offering. EML held AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) customs status and published sailing schedules through a quotation- and contact-form-driven website, but it did not own a differentiated technology platform — its underlying capability was short-sea tonnage, route coordination, and customer relationship management layered on top of parent Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL)'s global shipping infrastructure.

Commercially, EML generated revenue primarily through transaction-based freight fees on cargo transported across European short-sea lanes, with pricing quoted on a per-shipment, per-route basis and no public rate card. The customer base was horizontally segmented across European cargo owners and freight forwarders, with no disclosed named-account or segment revenue mix. Headcount was small (11–50 employees), consistent with a lean commercial and operations team rather than a fleet-owning operator; vessels and tonnage were effectively supplied through the parent group.

On April 1, 2024, EML's activities, certain assets, and its entire team were transferred into MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd's Belgian branch, and the EML brand was formally discontinued. The Strombeek-Bever office now functions solely as a representative office of the MOL group for EU short-sea activities, meaning Euro Marine Logistics N.V. no longer operates as an independent revenue-generating entity.

Name

Euro Marine Logistics

Legal name

Euro Marine Logistics N.V.

Website

https://euro-marine.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Euro Marine Logistics was a Belgian short-sea shipping carrier and wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, transporting over one million cargo units annually for European shippers and freight forwarders. It ceased independent operations when integrated into MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd in April 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Short-sea shipping services

NAICS

Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation (483113), Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation (48311)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Expedited Ocean (Premium/Guaranteed / Fast-Transit Sea Freight) (TLADANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

Keywords

• Short-sea shipping
• Maritime cargo transport
• Ocean freight services
• Freight forwarding services
• European cargo shipping

Headquarters

HQ city

Strombeek-bever

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Short-sea freight transportation: Revenue generated from transporting cargo units via short-sea shipping routes across European waters. The company operates as a carrier handling cargo transportation for businesses needing maritime freight services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Euro Marine Logistics N.V. operated as a B2B short-sea shipping carrier providing maritime cargo transportation services across European waters. The company transported more than 1,000,000 cargo units per year for cargo companies and freight forwarders requiring reliable intra-European maritime freight transport. Following integration into Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Europe Africa) Ltd on April 1, 2024, the EML brand ceased to exist and the Belgian office acts as a representative office for MOL's EU short-sea activities.

Product overview

Euro Marine Logistics N.V. (EML) was a single-product short-sea shipping carrier offering ocean freight transport services across Europe. As of April 1, 2024, the company ceased to exist as an independent brand when its operations and assets were fully integrated into Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Europe Africa) Ltd. EML now functions solely as a representative office under the MOL (Europe Africa) Belgian branch, with the entire team and operations transferred to the parent company structure. The company previously operated as one of Europe's leading short-sea carriers, transporting more than 1,000,000 cargo units annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short-Sea Cargo Shipping Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000,000 units transported annually

Segments1 record

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.

• Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is the parent company of Euro Marine Logistics. From April 1, 2024, EML activities were integrated into MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd structure to optimize the activities of the MOL group. Certain assets of EML were transferred to MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd, acting through its Belgian branch, with EML acting as a pure representative office. The EML brand name has ceased to exist as a result.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Grimaldi Lines: Italian-headquartered short-sea ro-ro and container operator with strong Mediterranean and Northern European presence. Comparable in European short-sea shipping of unitized cargo.
• Finnlines: Finnish short-sea and ro-ro operator serving the Baltic Sea region, part of the Grimaldi Group. Comparable in European short-sea transportation of cargo and rolling stock.
• CLdN Cobelfret: Belgian-headquartered short-sea shipping and ro-ro operator serving routes between Belgium, UK, Ireland, Spain, and Scandinavia. Directly comparable as a Belgian-based European short-sea carrier.
• Stena Line: One of Europe's largest short-sea and ferry operators, providing ro-ro and passenger services across multiple European routes. Directly comparable to EML as a leading European short-sea carrier serving cargo customers.
• Unifeeder: European short-sea container feeder operator, now owned by DP World, providing intra-Europe ocean transport services. Directly comparable in containerized short-sea shipping between European ports.
• DFDS: Major Danish-headquartered European ferry and short-sea logistics operator with extensive route network across the North Sea, Baltic, and Mediterranean. Directly comparable as a European short-sea carrier serving B2B cargo customers.
• Samskip: Dutch-headquartered multimodal logistics provider with significant short-sea shipping operations across Europe, including container, reefer, and project cargo services. Directly comparable in European short-sea container transportation.

Emerging players

• Wijnne Barends: Dutch short-sea shipping company operating general cargo vessels in Northern European waters. Comparable niche peer in European short-sea general cargo shipping, smaller in scale than EML.

Broad incumbents

• CMA CGM: Global container shipping giant with significant European short-sea feeder operations through subsidiaries. Broad incumbent with overlapping European short-sea capability as part of wider global liner network.
• Hapag-Lloyd: Global container liner with intra-European feeder services. Broad incumbent competitor through its European short-sea offering complementing deep-sea liner services.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EuroMarineLog

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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