ATO Antwerpen

What ATO Antwerpen does

ATO Antwerpen is a certified container terminal operator located inside the Port of Antwerp, providing ship, truck and train transshipment services together with container depot and value-added services. The company was founded in 2006 as a 50/50 joint venture between Boortmalt (a global malting group and Axéréal subsidiary) and Van Moer Logistics (a family-owned Belgian logistics provider), and it operates from a 275,000 m² site with 1,130m of quay at 15m draft, supported by three 150-tonne Gottwald cranes, six straddle carriers, a fleet of 12 ECHs for truck handling, and a depot with capacity of up to 12,000 TEU plus a 3,600 sqm workshop.

The company serves four horizontal B2B segments — forwarders, road transport companies, shipping lines and barge operators — with multimodal connections to deep-sea terminals in Antwerp (5x/week) and Rotterdam (3x/week), inland barge links to LCT Liège, Gosselin, DLCT, Meerhout, Genk and Ile Monsin, and rail access via proximity to the Lineas right-bank main hub. ATO is integrated into Van Moer Logistics' wider inland terminal network spanning Brussels, Louvain and Grobbendonk, and holds the certifications required for a regulated terminal (ISO 9001, AEO, ISPS, ADR Storage, RTO).

ATO monetizes its assets through transaction-fee pricing across four service lines: ship/barge transshipment, truck transshipment, train transshipment, and depot and other value-added services (cleaning, repair, stuffing/stripping, reefer connection and control, lining). Customers engage the terminal directly via enterprise sales channels and a self-serve Etis Customer Portal. With approximately 60 employees, the business runs as a privately held JV with no external funding rounds, M&A activity, or public listing disclosed in the source data.

Name

ATO Antwerpen

Legal name

ATO Antwerp

Website

https://ato-antwerp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ATO Antwerpen is a certified Antwerp container terminal operator founded in 2006 as a joint venture between Boortmalt and Van Moer Logistics, providing ship, truck and rail transshipment plus depot services to forwarders, transport companies, shipping lines and barge operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Port Terminal Logistics Services

NAICS

Port and Harbor Operations (48831), Port and Harbor Operations (488310), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Marine Cargo Handling (488320), Marine Cargo Handling (48832)

SIC

Railroad Switching & Terminal Establishments (4013), Terminal Maintenance Facilities For Motor Freight Transport (4231), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Container Terminal Operating Services & Management (Terminal Operator / Concessionaire) (TLAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intermodal Rail Container Terminals (On-Dock / Near-Dock) (TLAHAAAE), Port Equipment Operations (Crane Operators, RTG/RMG, Straddle Carrier Operations) (TLAHALAE), Terminal Cargo Handling & Yard Operations (Receiving, Staging, Delivery) (TLAHALAB)

Keywords

• Container transshipment
• Multimodal terminal services
• Port logistics operations
• Depot storage handling
• Intermodal freight services

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerp

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ship Transshipment Services: Transshipment services for container barges and short-sea transport including loading/unloading operations using Gottwald cranes
2. Truck Transshipment Services: Handling incoming and outgoing trucks with container depot services for shipping and leasing companies for empty equipment repositioning
3. Train Transshipment Services: Rail-linked transshipment services with proximity to Lineas right bank main hub
4. Depot & Value-Added Services: Depot storage, cleaning, reefer connection & control, repair, stuffing/stripping, lining services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ATO Antwerpen is a certified container terminal operator in the Port of Antwerp providing multimodal transshipment services between ship (barge and short-sea), truck, and rail, alongside depot storage and value-added container services. Operations are powered by three 150-tonne Gottwald cranes, six straddle carriers, and 12 empty container handlers, supported by 12,000 TEU of depot storage and a 3,600 sqm workshop. The terminal serves freight forwarders, transport companies, shipping lines, and barge operators through regular port connections to Antwerp, Rotterdam, and Zeebrugge.

Product overview

ATO Antwerp is a certified Antwerp terminal operator providing logistics services through four core transshipment service lines: Ship Transshipment (barge and short-sea transport with three 150t Gottwald cranes and six straddle carriers), Truck Transshipment (handling with fleet of 12 ECHs), Train Transshipment (rail-linked terminal near Lineas hub), and Depot & Other Services (12,000 TEU storage capacity with value-added services including cleaning, reefer control, repair, stuffing/stripping, and lining). The company also offers a Customer Portal (Etis) for client access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ship Transshipment Barge and short-sea container transshipment service for shipping lines and barge operators, providing loading and unloading at the Port of Antwerp terminal with connections to Antwerp (5x/week), Rotterdam (3x/week), and inland barge terminals including LCT Liège, Gosselin, DLCT, Meerhout, Genk, and Ile Monsin.
• Truck Transshipment Truck-based container handling service for road transport companies, shipping lines, and leasing companies, providing incoming and outgoing truck handling with a fleet of 12 ECHs and coordinated road transport within the port area, including repositioning of empty equipment.
• Train Transshipment Rail-linked container transshipment service offering intermodal container handling via the terminal's proximity to the Lineas right bank main hub, enabling rail-based connections alongside barge and truck options.
• Depot & Other Services Container depot storage service with up to 12,000 TEU capacity, providing value-added services including cleaning, reefer connection and control, repair, stuffing/stripping, and lining, delivered through a 3,600 sqm workshop facility at the Antwerp terminal.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BoortmaltcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoortmalt is the world leader malting company with 3 million tonnes production capacity. The group is present on 5 continents with 27 malting plants. Boortmalt is a member of the French group Axéréal. ATO was founded in 2006 as a joint venture between Boortmalt and Van Moer Logistics, with both companies fully owning ATO.
• Van Moer LogisticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVan Moer Logistics is a family-owned logistics service provider offering Transport & Distribution, Warehousing & Value-added Logistics, Port & Intermodal Logistics, and Tank & Bulk Container Logistics. ATO was founded in 2006 as a joint venture between Boortmalt and Van Moer Logistics, with both companies fully owning ATO. ATO is integrated in the inland terminal network of Van Moer Logistics with locations in Brussels, Louvain and Grobbendonk.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sea-Invest: Belgian port logistics group operating terminals and storage in Antwerp; adjacent peer as a Belgian-rooted operator offering multimodal and value-added port services.
• Hutchison Ports: Global terminal operator with Antwerp presence; competes with ATO on container throughput and barge/truck connections as part of a broader port portfolio.
• APM Terminals: Maersk's terminal operator with a presence at Port of Antwerp, providing container handling at scale; overlaps with ATO on multimodal transshipment but operates across a global network.

Regional players

• MPET (Maasvlakte Plaat Containers): Container terminal operator at the Port of Rotterdam, which ATO serves via 3x/week connections; comparable in multimodal capabilities but located in a competing geography.

Direct peers

• DP World Antwerp: Operates a major container terminal at the Port of Antwerp and competes directly with ATO for container transshipment, barge, and truck handling volume in the same geography.
• PSA HNN (Hesse-Noord Natie): PSA's Antwerp container terminal joint venture is one of ATO's closest direct competitors, offering container handling, barge, and rail connections in the same Port of Antwerp.
• Deurganckdock Container Terminal: Antwerp-based deep-sea container terminal that competes with ATO for transshipment volume between deep-sea and inland barge/rail networks.
• ICO Terminal (Independent Container Operators): Independent container terminal operator serving Antwerp-area shipping lines with similar barge and depot services, comparable in scale and customer base to ATO.

Others

• Van Moer Logistics: ATO's joint-venture parent and integrated inland-terminal partner; comparable as a Belgian multimodal logistics operator with overlapping warehousing, port, and intermodal capabilities.
• Lineas: Europe's largest private rail freight operator whose right-bank Antwerp hub enables ATO's rail transshipment; an enabling ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, but comparable in intermodal logistics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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