A2 Cargo

What A2 Cargo does

A2 Cargo, UAB is a privately-held Lithuanian freight forwarder specializing in time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and life-sciences logistics across the Baltic states. The company operates from its headquarters in Vilnius (Savanorių pr. 65A) with wholly-owned regional offices in Riga (Latvia) and Tallinn (Estonia), and extends global reach to more than 350 destinations through reciprocal partnerships with AOGfreight247 and World Freight Partnership. A2 Cargo has been operating for over 30 years and reports more than 25 years of experience handling biological-sample transport across the Baltics. Its stated special competence is GDP-compliant service to the life-science industry, with the dedicated "A2 TimeCritical" sub-brand covering ultra-cold (-195.75 °C liquid nitrogen), -80 °C dry-ice, -20 °C frozen, +2 °C to +8 °C refrigerated, and +15 °C to +25 °C controlled-ambient ranges.

The firm's core technology stack combines the Riege Scope multimodal freight management platform with an in-house inventory of validated cold-chain packaging from suppliers DGP Intelsius, Peli BioThermal and Va-Q-Tec (ORCA M/S, Credo Cube, CoolGuard Advance, CoolPall Vertos, Va-Q-tainer, Va-Q-proof, Va-Q-one), pre-conditioned and held across all three Baltic offices for immediate dispatch. Operations are supported by 24/7 temperature-and-location monitoring devices, IATA Dangerous Goods-trained staff, and validated GDP procedures. Service offerings span air freight (including charter flights, on-board courier, dangerous goods, biological samples), sea freight (FCL, LCL, combined sea+rail via Klaipeda), road freight (FTL, LTL, 24-hour express within 1,700 km), and a 3PL/logistics layer covering warehousing (standard, customs, excise, temperature-controlled), customs brokerage, fiscal clearance in Germany, packing, labelling, distribution and reverse logistics.

A2 Cargo earns transaction-based revenue on freight forwarding (quote-based pricing varying by mode, weight, temperature range and urgency) and supplements it with value-added service fees across warehousing, customs brokerage, packaging, labelling, cargo insurance and supply-chain consulting. Its primary customer segments are pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers, clinical trial sponsors and CROs, and hospitals/laboratories/diagnostic centres, with secondary exposure to industrial/manufacturing customers and project/special cargo shippers. The firm carries no public listing, has not disclosed any external funding rounds, and reports no parent company or institutional shareholders.

Name

A2 Cargo

Legal name

A2 Cargo, UAB

Website

https://a2cargo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A2 Cargo is a privately-held Baltic freight forwarder specializing in GDP-compliant, temperature-controlled pharmaceutical and clinical-trial logistics from offices in Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Logistics & Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Temperature-Controlled Air Freight (Cool Chain) (TLACAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Export/Import Documentation Preparation (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s Letter of Instruction) (TLACAHAD), Bills of Lading (B/L) & Sea Waybill Issuance/Management (TLACAHAA), International Freight Forwarding (Air/Ocean) for Personal Effects (HSAKACAD)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Pharmaceutical cold chain logistics
• Clinical trial logistics
• Temperature-controlled shipping
• Multimodal freight transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight forwarding fees: A2 Cargo earns transaction-based revenue on each air, sea, road, rail and combined transport shipment it books and manages. Pricing is quote-based, depending on route, mode, weight, temperature range and urgency, with no publicly disclosed rate card.
2. Logistics and value-added services: Revenue from 3PL warehousing (standard, customs, excise and temperature-controlled), customs brokerage (import/export/transit/temporary admission/fiscal clearance in Germany), packing, labelling, documentation, cargo insurance, consulting and supply chain optimization.
3. Temperature-controlled packaging solutions and specialized cold-chain handling: Revenue from providing GDP-validated packaging (single-use and multi-use) and active/passive/hybrid temperature control systems tailored to pharmaceutical and clinical trial shipments, including on-board courier and charter flight solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

A2 Cargo is a Baltic-based freight forwarder providing multimodal transport (air, sea, road, rail and combined) plus value-added logistics (warehousing, customs brokerage, 3PL, packaging, labeling, insurance). Its flagship specialty is the A2 Timecritical cold-chain service line for time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and clinical trial shipments, covering temperature ranges from ultra-cold liquid nitrogen (-195.75 °C) through +15 to +25 °C controlled ambient under GDP, IATA TCR/DGR and AEO compliance.

Product overview

A2 Cargo is a single integrated freight forwarding and logistics service offering rather than a modular SaaS product. Its core offering is multi-modal freight forwarding (air, sea, road, rail combined) supported by a specialized pharmaceutical cold-chain service line branded as A2 Timecritical. The portfolio is organized around transport modes (Air Freight Transport, Sea Freight Transport, Road Freight Transport) with the Temperature Controlled service line acting as a horizontal capability layered across all modes — covering Pharmaceuticals Transportation, Clinical Trials Material Transportation, Temperature-Controlled Packaging, and Temperature Monitoring / Real-Time Tracking. Logistics services (warehousing, customs brokerage, 3PL, distribution, reverse logistics) and value-added services (packaging, marking, documentation, insurance, fiscal customs clearance in Germany) round out the offering. The Time and Temperature Controlled service line is the company's flagship specialty, certified to ISO 9001, GDP and AEO standards, serving the life-science industry across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• A2 TimeCritical (also styled A2 Cargo TimeCritical): The dedicated Temperature-Controlled / Time & Temperature Sensitive life-science and pharmaceutical logistics service line within A2 Cargo, providing GDP-compliant cold-chain solutions for pharmaceuticals, clinical trials, biological samples and biotech shipments across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Products and services

• Air Freight Transport Standard air freight forwarding service covering general air freight, consolidation, urgent transport, dangerous goods, biological samples, animals, charter flights, and on-board courier services between the Baltics and worldwide destinations.
• Sea Freight Transport Ocean freight forwarding via FCL (Full Container Load) and LCL (Less than Container Load) shipments, combined sea transport, and rail delivery of sea freight, primarily through the Port of Klaipeda and major Western European ports.
• Road Freight Transport European road freight forwarding including full truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), and 24/7 express delivery within a 1,700 km radius (up to 1.5 t / 12 m³) for time-critical shipments.
• Logistics Services (3PL, Warehousing, Customs, Distribution) End-to-end supply chain services beyond transport, including warehousing (standard, customs, excise, temperature-controlled), customs brokerage, packaging, labeling, distribution, 3PL, reverse logistics, supply chain optimization, and cargo insurance.
• A2 Timecritical (Temperature-Controlled / GDP-Compliant Service Line) Specialized GDP-compliant time and temperature sensitive freight service for the life-science industry covering ultra-cold (-195.75 °C LN), -80 °C dry ice, -20 °C frozen, 2-8 °C refrigerated, and 15-25 °C controlled ambient ranges, with real-time temperature/location tracking and validated packaging from suppliers Intelsius, Peli BioThermal, and Va-Q-Tec.
• Courier On Board (OBC) Hand-carry courier service where an A2 Cargo courier personally transports a shipment as hand luggage on a commercial flight, offering the shortest possible door-to-door delivery time for hospitals, laboratories, and precision-industry customers.
• Charter Flights Dedicated full-aircraft charter service for oversized, high-value, or extremely time-critical cargo between any two airports worldwide, used when no commercial routing is feasible.
• Clinical Trials Material Transportation Logistics of investigational medicinal products (IMPs), medical devices, biological samples, blood and human tissue, personalized kits, and ancillary supplies for clinical trial phases, with sourcing, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution, customs clearance, and route planning across the Baltic region.
• Temperature-Controlled Packaging Solutions Validated temperature-controlled packaging solutions sourced from Intelsius, Peli BioThermal, and Va-Q-Tec, with stock available in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia including ORCA M/S Series, Credo Cube, CoolGuard Advance, CoolPall Vertos, Va-Q-tainer, Va-Q-proof, and Va-Q-one in various sizes.
• Fiscal Customs Clearance in Germany Fiscal customs clearance service in Germany allowing importers without an EU-country branch to defer import VAT and pay only customs/excise duties on third-country imports.

Quantifiable outcome

• 390 m high oversized cargo shipped door-to-door from Latvia to Reunion in less than 45 days via 2 FlatRack and 1 OpenTop containers
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• DGP IntelsiuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Supply partnership announced in May 2023 covering validated packaging systems for pharma logistics. Cooperation began in 2019 when A2 Cargo needed IATA Dangerous Goods-compliant packaging for clinical trials. Today A2 Cargo uses complex DGP Intelsius packaging systems with validation times meeting its Quality System requirements; Intelsius continues to provide qualified packaging and stock updates despite supply-chain disruptions.
• AOGfreight247 (AOG Freight 24/7)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReciprocal freight-forwarding partner network for 24/7 AOG (aircraft on ground) and time-critical shipments. Member network expands A2 Cargo's reach within 350+ destinations and supports its time-critical cargo capabilities.
• World Freight PartnershipcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal freight-forwarding partner network whose logo is displayed on the A2 Cargo homepage. The network provides reciprocal agency support and contributes to the company's coverage of more than 350 destinations worldwide.
• Riege (Scope)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership with Riege for the Scope digital freight management platform, displayed on the A2 Cargo homepage (Scope_by_Riege). The platform underpins A2 Cargo's multimodal operations across air, sea, road and combined transports.
• Intelsius / DGP IntelsiusmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerValidated packaging supplier for A2 Cargo's pharma logistics operations. Products from Intelsius are part of A2 Cargo's stocked temperature-controlled packaging inventory held in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
• Peli BioThermalmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerWorld-leading supplier of temperature-controlled packaging (including Credo Cube and CoolGuard Advance product lines) sourced by A2 Cargo for its pharmaceutical logistics customers in the Baltic region.
• Va-Q-TecmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSupplier of high-performance temperature-controlled packaging (Va-Q-tainer, Va-Q-proof, Va-Q-one product lines) maintained in A2 Cargo's Baltic packaging inventory for pharmaceutical customers.
• Lufthansa CargomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAirline partner whose Special Provisions and cargo regulations A2 Cargo complies with when preparing GDP-compliant packaging for pharmaceutical air shipments. Referenced explicitly for the Vilnius → Boston dry-ice shipment and broader temperature-controlled air freight operations.
• CMA CGMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOcean carrier used for project cargo shipments. A2 Cargo used 2 FlatRack and 1 OpenTop CMA CGM containers to ship 390 m high recycling-equipment components from Latvia to Point des Galets, Reunion, in under 45 days.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UPS Healthcare: Specialty healthcare logistics arm of UPS providing GDP-compliant cold-chain freight forwarding, clinical trial logistics (via Marken and World Courier) and on-board courier services. Comparable to A2 Cargo across all of A2 Cargo's core pharma service lines.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Mid-sized global forwarder with strong European road and air freight presence and a dedicated Healthcare & Life Sciences cold-chain product. Comparable to A2 Cargo on multi-modal pharma forwarding in Europe.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Top-3 global freight forwarder with a dedicated KN PharmaChain product covering GDP-compliant cold-chain logistics across air, sea and road. Direct competitor on large multi-modal pharmaceutical accounts.
• DSV Panalpina: Global freight forwarder and logistics group with dedicated Healthcare and Air & Sea divisions. Comparable because it offers multi-modal freight forwarding plus temperature-controlled pharma capabilities at scale, competing for the same Baltic-origin pharma flows.
• DHL Global Forwarding: World's largest air and ocean freight forwarder with a dedicated Life Sciences & Healthcare (DHL Medical Express) cold-chain offering. Competes with A2 Cargo for the same pharmaceutical and clinical-trial shippers but at global scale and broader portfolio.
• Yusen Logistics: Global freight forwarder with a dedicated Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Logistics offering covering air, sea and road GDP-compliant cold-chain services. Comparable to A2 Cargo across multi-modal pharma forwarding at larger scale.
• FedEx Custom Critical: Time-critical and temperature-sensitive freight service within FedEx Trade Networks that offers on-board courier, charter and expedited life-sciences transport. Comparable to A2 Cargo's time-critical pharma and OBC offerings.

Direct peers

• Marken (UPS Healthcare): Specialty logistics provider focused on clinical trial materials, biological samples and direct-to-patient IMP distribution. Comparable to A2 Cargo because it targets the same clinical-trial sponsors and CROs and operates a global GMP/GDP-compliant cold-chain network.
• World Courier (UPS Healthcare): Global specialty courier and clinical-trial logistics provider (now part of UPS Healthcare) that handles GDP-compliant temperature-controlled pharma shipments door-to-door. Most direct competitor to A2 Cargo's A2 Timecritical service line because it targets the same pharma/clinical-trial buyer with comparable cold-chain capabilities.

Regional players

• Eurotranspharma: European temperature-controlled road freight specialist focused on pharma/healthcare distribution across Western Europe. Comparable to A2 Cargo's pharma cold-chain capability though it primarily serves Western European lanes rather than the Baltics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a2cargo

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about A2 Cargo