Van Duuren

What Van Duuren does

Van Duuren Districenters B.V. is a privately held, family-owned Dutch freight forwarding and distribution company headquartered in Vianen, Netherlands, with additional operational offices in Badhoevedorp (Schiphol) and Florești (Cluj, Romania). The company has operated continuously since 1945 across four generations of ownership and today delivers pan-European logistics coverage to more than 25 countries across Western, Northern, Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe plus the Baltics. Its service portfolio centers on cross-border freight transportation (groupage/part and full load), supplemented by specialized capabilities in ADR dangerous-goods transport, customs clearance, and shipment insurance — bundled under a single provider relationship. The technology layer is light: no proprietary platform is disclosed beyond a basic customer portal ('My Van Duuren') for account management, and there is no evidence of AI/ML, automation, or data products.

The firm serves B2B customers across a horizontally diversified set of verticals — chemicals (Tosoh), metal processing (Nidrac), manufacturing/trading (Kisch), fashion and apparel (G-Star Raw, Hunkemöller, Zuiver, Loavies), footwear retail (Foot Locker), and consumer electronics (Samsung) — combining enterprise and mid-market accounts. The business model is asset-light freight forwarding, with services priced on a quote basis per shipment (determined by lane, volume, service level, and complexity); a published fuel surcharge mechanism ('Dieseltoeslag') functions as a pass-through cost component. The go-to-market is sales-led B2B, anchored on direct relationships, customer-case publishing, and a Dutch/English website presence; no digital self-serve or transactional channel is disclosed. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investors are referenced in available source material, consistent with a closely held family-business structure.

Name

Van Duuren

Legal name

Van Duuren Districenters B.V.

Website

https://vanduuren.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Van Duuren is a family-owned Dutch freight forwarder delivering pan-European transport, ADR dangerous-goods handling, customs clearance, and shipment-insurance services to B2B customers across 25+ European countries, serving chemicals, fashion, retail, electronics, and manufacturing clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight and Logistics Services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hazardous/Restricted Goods Returns (Batteries, Chemicals, DG) (TLAAALAO)

Keywords

• European freight forwarding
• Pan-European logistics
• Dangerous goods transport
• Customs clearance services
• Road freight distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Vianen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight and Logistics Services: Pan-European freight transportation and distribution services, including ADR (dangerous goods), customs clearance, and insurance services. Revenue is generated through contracted logistics services, likely based on shipment volume, distance, and service complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Van Duuren is a pan-European logistics and distribution company providing road freight transportation across more than 25 European countries. Its core service is general cargo transport complemented by specialized ADR (dangerous goods) handling, customs clearance, and shipment insurance, all delivered through a continuously strengthened pan-European network with offices in the Netherlands and Romania.

Product overview

Van Duuren operates as a pan-European logistics and distribution company offering a unified service portfolio centered on transport and freight services across more than 25 European countries. The core offering includes general cargo transport, specialized ADR dangerous goods handling with customs clearance and insurance services. Additional services include fuel surcharges and customer support documentation. The company maintains multiple operational locations in the Netherlands (Vianen headquarters and Schiphol) and Romania (Cluj), providing regional coverage for shipments throughout Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pan-European Transport & Distribution Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 80 years of continuous operation with successful multi-generational transition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

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 indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Raben Group: Raben is a privately owned European logistics provider offering groupage, full truckload, customs, and contract logistics across many of the same Eastern and Western European markets as Van Duuren.
• Ewals Cargo Care: Ewals is a Dutch-headquartered European road freight specialist with cross-border groupage, FTL, and intermodal services — a closely comparable mid-sized competitor to Van Duuren.
• DSV: DSV is a global transport and logistics provider with a strong European road freight and solutions division, directly comparable to Van Duuren in cross-border European distribution and enterprise customer base.
• GLS (General Logistics Systems): GLS provides European parcel and freight services with a network spanning most of the same 23+ countries Van Duuren serves, competing on B2B distribution reliability.
• DHL Freight: DHL's road freight division operates pan-European general and specialized freight services with customs and dangerous goods capabilities, making it the most direct large-scale competitor to Van Duuren's pan-EU road offering.
• DB Schenker: DB Schenker operates European land transport including dangerous goods and customs-cleared shipments, competing head-to-head with Van Duuren on pan-EU B2B freight lanes.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Hellmann is a family-founded German forwarder with strong European road freight, customs, and ADR capabilities — closely mirroring Van Duuren's service mix and family-business heritage.

Emerging players

• sennder: sennder is a digital road freight forwarder operating across Europe, representing the technology-enabled model that competes with traditional Dutch forwarders like Van Duuren on price transparency and shipper tooling.

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is a global logistics incumbent with European road freight, customs, and contract logistics — overlapping with Van Duuren but at materially larger scale across air, sea, and road.
• CEVA Logistics: CEVA, owned by CMA CGM, provides European road freight, contract logistics, and customs services — competing with Van Duuren for enterprise B2B distribution business at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vanduurenNL

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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