ILB-Group Logistics

What ILB-Group Logistics does

ILB-Group Logistics is a privately held, family-owned European freight forwarding and logistics company headquartered in Kapellen, Belgium. Founded in 2004 as a joint venture with VLS (Vopak Logistic Services) and brought under full family ownership in 2011, the company operates through wholly owned subsidiaries in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain, with service coverage extending to France and the United Kingdom. The company offers five integrated service lines: Road & Rail (overland transport across Europe including LTL, FTL, ADR hazardous materials, and temperature-controlled options), Sea & Air (international freight with IMO compliance, FCL/LCL, and RoRo), Liquid Bulk (tank container logistics for chemicals and food-grade products using a 400+ container fleet with depots in six countries), Car Logistics (vehicle transport including new, second-hand, classic, and exclusive cars), and Warehousing (storage, cross-docking, and ADR/heated/refrigerated facilities at the Oss location). The core technology stack consists of the proprietary Transfusion Transport Management System implemented in 2016 for the Liquid Bulk department, and an EDI infrastructure for real-time communication with trading partners, with an online ILB Portal serving as the customer-facing interface.

ILB's business model is a transaction-fee, sales-led B2B approach with quote-based, customized pricing by shipment type, volume, destination, and special requirements. The company employs 11–50 staff (with 50 reported at the Oss warehousing site as of 2022) and pursues a relationship-based model offering dedicated single points of contact for each service line. Target customers are concentrated in three primary verticals: the chemical industry (petrochemicals and ADR-regulated hazardous materials), automotive/vehicle logistics (including classic and exclusive cars), and food & beverage (liquid and temperature-controlled goods). Marketing is limited to a company website with a sustainability blog, newsletter, and direct sales teams — there is no self-serve or consumer-facing motion. The company is self-funded, has not raised external capital, and has grown organically through service-line additions and geographic expansion rather than acquisitions.

Name

ILB-Group Logistics

Legal name

ILB Interfreight Logistics Benelux Antwerp BV

Website

https://ilb-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ILB-Group Logistics is a family-owned European freight forwarder offering road, rail, sea, air, liquid bulk tank container, car logistics, and warehousing services across six countries, serving primarily the chemical, automotive, and food & beverage verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding & Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885), General Warehousing and Storage (493110)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLAAABAE

Premium B2B Express & Scheduled Time-Window Delivery

Transportation & Logistics/Courier, Express & Parcel (CEP) / Last-Mile Delivery/Express Parcel & Time-Definite Delivery

SECONDARYTLALADAB

B2B / Wholesale Fulfillment Centers

Transportation & Logistics/Warehousing & Storage (Cold Chain, Fulfillment, Depots)/Fulfillment Centers (E-commerce/Omnichannel)

SECONDARYTLAAAKAL

B2B Heavy/Bulky Last-Mile (Retail-to-Store, Store-to-Store, Jobsite)

Transportation & Logistics/Courier, Express & Parcel (CEP) / Last-Mile Delivery/Heavy/Bulky Goods & White-Glove Delivery (Furniture/Appliances)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Liquid bulk logistics
• Car logistics transport
• Multimodal freight transport
• Contract logistics services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kapellen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Core logistics services covering road, rail, sea, and air transportation. Revenue generated through freight charges based on shipment weight, volume, distance, and service type (LTL/FTL, ADR, temperature controlled).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ILB-Group Logistics is a European freight forwarder that arranges and executes multi-modal transport and storage of goods for business customers across Road & Rail, Sea & Air, Liquid Bulk (tank containers), Car Logistics, and Warehousing. The company specializes in (petro-)chemicals, vehicles, and foodstuffs, providing ADR-compliant hazardous materials handling, temperature-controlled transport, customs procedures, and integrated cross-docking. Services are delivered directly to B2B clients with quote-based pricing, supported by an in-house Transport Management System and an online customer portal.

Product overview

ILB-Group Logistics operates as a traditional logistics and freight forwarding company offering a unified suite of transportation and logistics services. Their core portfolio consists of five integrated service lines: Road & Rail (overland transport across Europe), Sea & Air (international freight), Liquid Bulk (tank container logistics), Car Logistics (vehicle transport), and Warehousing (storage and cross-docking). Services are coordinated through their ILB Portal customer interface and supported by their proprietary Transport Management System (Transfusion). The company specializes in (petro-)chemicals, cars, and foodstuffs, with operations spanning Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Road & Rail Overland transportation by road and rail covering all European countries, offering LTL (less-than-truckload), FTL (full truckload), ADR (hazardous materials), customs procedures, temperature-controlled transport, and silo truck capabilities for B2B shippers.
• Sea & Air International freight transport and distribution by sea and air, with IMO regulation compliance, customs procedures, stuffing and packaging, LC documentation, FCL, LCL, and RoRo services for B2B clients.
• Liquid Bulk Tank container logistics for liquid cargo transport using 20- and 23-ft tanks with 26,000 to 31,000 litre capacity, serving food and chemical products across Europe with depots in Spain, France, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. Equipment includes tilting chassis, cooling tanks, heatable tanks, and pumps.
• Car Logistics Vehicle shipment services for new, second-hand, classic (old-timers), machinery, and exclusive cars via containers, car trailers, or RoRo service, including PDI (pre-delivery inspection) storage, cross-dock customs, stuffing and stripping.
• Warehousing Storage facilities supporting cross-docking and loading operations for containers, trains, and trucks, including ADR storage, heated and refrigerated options, palletized or loose units, rebulking, debagging, LTL, FTL, and import/export handling across Europe.
• ILB Portal

Segments3 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

One partnership is on record.

• VLS (Vopak Logistic Services)foundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2004Original joint venture partner for founding ILB BV in Rotterdam in January 2004. This was the founding partnership that established ILB-Group Logistics. ILB bought back shares in 2011 to become 100% family owned.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding: Air and ocean freight forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL, plus European road freight. Broad incumbent competing across all of ILB's service lines.
• DSV A/S: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with road, air, sea, and contract logistics across Europe. Competes with ILB on multi-modal European freight forwarding, though at vastly greater scale.
• Kuehne + Nagel: Top-3 global freight forwarder with deep European road, sea, and air operations and growing contract logistics presence. Competes for the same European shipper RFPs as ILB.

Direct peers

• Röhlig Logistics: Mid-sized Bremen-based forwarder with air, sea, and road services across Europe and select global corridors. Comparable mid-market European multi-modal peer.
• De Rijke Group: Dutch liquid bulk and container logistics specialist with own tank fleet. Direct geographic and capability peer given NL/Benelux origin and chemical/food-grade focus.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German mid-market forwarder offering road, air, sea, and contract logistics with European depth. Closely comparable in size, multi-modal scope, and family-influenced ownership heritage.
• Suttons Group: UK-headquartered international logistics specialist with strong bulk liquid, chemicals, and dangerous goods capability. Direct competitor in European ADR-compliant liquid bulk.
• Hoyer Group: German family-owned liquid bulk logistics specialist with own tank container fleet and pan-European depot network. Most directly comparable peer given identical focus on chemical and food-grade liquid transport with owned equipment.
• EMO Trans: Privately held global freight forwarder with European mid-market positioning. Comparable on multi-modal mid-market forwarding and family-influenced culture.

Emerging players

• NTG Nordic Transport Group: Nordic-headquartered asset-light freight forwarder built on roll-up acquisitions in Europe. Comparable mid-market multi-modal scope though more road-transport oriented.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ILBGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ilb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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