Bavaria

What Bavaria does

Bavaria Schiffahrts- und Speditions-AG is a privately held German inland logistics company founded in 1908, headquartered in Stockstadt am Main and operating across three inland port sites at Stockstadt am Main, Bamberg, and Nürnberg. The company runs an integrated service stack built around inland waterway transport on the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor (including Moselle, Elbe, and Neckar traffic), inland port transshipment, multi-modal freight forwarding, and specialized warehousing for bulk, agricultural, and moisture-sensitive cargo. It operates an own fleet and shares capacity with affiliated sister shipping companies M. Preymesser GmbH & Co. KG and Gebr. Väth GmbH & Co. KG, with vessels up to 186.50m in length and 5,500 tonnes of load capacity.

The core technology is physical logistics infrastructure rather than software: own storage halls totaling approximately 40,500 m² and roughly 126,000 m² of property across the three sites, equipped with bulk silos (grain, feed, cement, fly ash), drying and ventilation systems, bagging and palletizing equipment, fertilizer and crop-protection storage, and BASPEG's own shunting locomotive for rail cover in Bamberg. Through affiliated entities BASPEG (Bamberg) and NÜRLAG (Nürnberg), the group extends port handling, fertilizer storage, big-bag handling, and storage-room rental. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Bavaria Agentur GmbH, operates a regulated insurance brokerage under §34d GewO covering personal, property, transport, vehicle, liability, and legal-expense lines. Quality and compliance credentials include ISO 9001:2015, GMP+ feed-safety, NIWO (Netherlands), OVAM (Flanders waste), and TÜV operating permits.

Bavaria generates revenue on a transaction-fee basis: handling fees at inland port facilities, freight charges by weight and distance for inland waterway and forwarding services, rental and storage fees for warehousing, and insurance commissions from the brokerage subsidiary. Customer segments are industrial and agricultural bulk freight shippers (grain, fertilizer, animal feed, kaolin, cement, fly ash) and other logistics service providers requiring inland waterway capacity, served through direct B2B engagement with no publicly disclosed pricing or tier structure. The company states Europe-wide operations and is led by a dual Vorstand of Andreas Dicke and Hermann Brenninger, with operational management including Jonathan Wenzel (inland water/rail/intermodal) and Thomas Zahn (insurance subsidiary).

Name

Bavaria

Legal name

Bavaria Schiffahrts- und Speditions-AG

Website

https://bavariaag.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bavaria Schiffahrts- und Speditions-AG is a German inland logistics company (founded 1908) operating port handling, inland waterway shipping on the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor, specialized bulk warehousing, and freight forwarding for industrial and agricultural B2B shippers across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inland Waterway Logistics Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), General Freight Trucking (4841)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Trucking (No Local) (4213)

akta.pro primary industry

Rail Terminal Drayage Coordination & Staging Operations (TLAJAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vehicle Port Processing & Terminal Operations (PDI, Marshaling, Stevedoring) (TLADAJAE), Buyer’s Consolidation & Origin Management (TLACABAD), Warehousing & Logistics Facilities Brokerage (BPAJACAA)

Keywords

• Inland waterway transport
• Port logistics services
• Bulk cargo warehousing
• Multimodal freight forwarding
• Insurance brokerage services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockstadt Am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Binnenhafen (Port Operations): Transshipment, loading and unloading of goods at inland port facilities in Bamberg and Nürnberg. Revenue generated through handling fees for various cargo types including bulk goods, fertilizers, grain, and specialized cargo.
2. Binnenschifffahrt (Inland Waterway Transport): Inland waterway cargo transport services using own fleet and affiliated shipping companies. Revenue from freight charges based on cargo weight and transport distance.
3. Lagerung (Warehousing): Storage services including open storage areas, covered warehouses, specialized warehouses for temperature-sensitive and hazardous materials, silos for bulk cargo. Revenue from rental and storage fees.
4. Spedition (Freight Forwarding): Road, rail, and combined transport forwarding services. Revenue from freight forwarding fees and logistics service charges.
5. Versicherungsagentur (Insurance Agency): Independent insurance brokerage services for various insurance types including life, health, property, vehicle, liability, and legal expense insurance. Revenue through insurance commissions.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bavaria Schiffahrts- und Speditions-AG is an integrated logistics company providing inland port handling (Binnenhafen), inland waterway shipping (Binnenschifffahrt) using its own fleet and affiliated carriers, warehousing (Lagerung) including specialized silos and bulk cargo facilities, and multimodal freight forwarding (Spedition) across road, rail, and waterway. The company also operates an independent insurance brokerage subsidiary (Bavaria Agentur GmbH) offering personal, property, transport, and liability insurance.

Product overview

Bavaria Schiffahrts- und Speditions-AG operates as an integrated logistics company offering a portfolio of interconnected transport and logistics services. The core offering centers on inland port operations (Binnenhafen), inland waterway shipping (Binnenschifffahrt), warehousing (Lagerung), and freight forwarding (Spedition). These services are complemented by Bavaria Agentur GmbH, an independent insurance agency providing coverage across personal, property, transport, and liability insurance lines. The company operates its own fleet and storage facilities, enabling coordinated logistics solutions across road, rail, and waterway transport.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Binnenhafen (Inland Port Operations)
• Binnenschifffahrt (Inland Waterway Transport)
• Lagerung (Warehousing)
• Spedition (Freight Forwarding)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• M. Preymesser GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company cooperation for inland waterway transport operations. Bavaria operates in partnership with Preymesser, combining their shipping fleets to provide vessels up to 186.50m length and 5,500 tonnes capacity for Rhine-Main-Danube corridor traffic.
• Gebr. Väth GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing additional inland waterway transport capacity. Located at Stockstadt am Main, Väth complements Bavaria's fleet operations with additional vessel capacity and logistics coordination.
• BASPEG Bamberger Speditions- und Getreidelager GmbH & Co. KGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated company in Bamberg providing port handling, rail transport with own shunting locomotive, fertilizer storage, and big bag handling services. Bavaria-related entity with 27,000 m² hall space and 65,000 m² property.
• NÜRLAG Nürnberger Umschlags- und Lagerhaus GmbH und Co. KGmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated company in Nürnberg providing fertilizer storage and storage room rental services. 13,500 m² hall space and 61,000 m² property. Part of Bavaria's network of storage and transshipment facilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DSV A/S: Global transport and logistics provider with strong European road, rail, and forwarding operations (post-Schenker acquisition) — competes for large industrial and agricultural freight forwarding accounts in Germany.
• Kuehne + Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with multimodal European services (road, rail, sea, air) including inland waterway capabilities — overlap with Bavaria's forwarding business as a tier-1 incumbent.
• Deutsche Post DHL (DHL Freight): Global logistics group with significant European road and intermodal freight operations — competes for industrial freight forwarding contracts on the same corridors Bavaria serves.

Direct peers

• CEVA Logistics: French-headquartered multimodal 3PL offering road, air, ocean, rail, and contract logistics across Europe — directly comparable in forwarding and warehousing services.
• Imperial Logistics: International freight, warehousing, and intermodal services provider in Europe and Africa with comparable forwarding and contract logistics capabilities to Bavaria's integrated model.
• Rhenus Logistics: German-headquartered inland waterway and multimodal logistics operator running ports, warehousing, road, and rail services across Europe — directly overlapping Bavaria's Rhine-corridor port and forwarding model.
• Contargo GmbH & Co. KG: Specialist in container inland waterway and hinterland transport on the Rhine and across European waterways, with own terminal network — competes for multimodal container and bulk freight in Bavaria's core geography.
• Logwin AG: Austria/Germany-based provider of transport and logistics solutions including inland waterway shipping, road, air, and ocean freight forwarding; comparable scale and European footprint.

Regional players

• Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK): Cologne-based inland port operator and logistics provider on the Rhine running terminals, rail, and shipping services — comparable German inland port-and-logistics model with regional German focus.
• De Boer / Nielen (port & terminal operators): European port and terminal handling services including inland bulk and break-bulk cargo operations — comparable port-handling and storage business model at a multi-country European scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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