What Complete Marine Freight does

Complete Marine Freight (legal entity COMPLETE MARINE FREIGHT, S.L) is a privately held Spanish freight forwarder founded in 2008 in Palma de Mallorca, operating as part of the Complete Marine Group. The company specializes end-to-end in the international transport of yachts and marine equipment, offering four core service lines: Yacht Transport (sea, air and overland shipping of vessels from Optimists to superyachts); Spares & Equipment (overnight express, air freight, sea-freight containers and European road transport of marine parts); Racing Logistics (event-to-event transport for sailing and powerboat racing teams, including legacy work with Americas Cup campaigns); and the Xpress Shipments sub-brand (cmfxpress.com) for urgent courier work. A complementary Yacht Space storage product line, ranging from 1 m2 to 400 m2 indoor and outdoor units plus cradle, container and wine-storage facilities, extends the portfolio into warehousing and worldwide spares dispatch. Operations are run across nine regional offices covering Spain, Germany, the UK, France, the Caribbean, Asia, the USA, Oceania and the Middle East, supported by eight marina and industry partnerships (STP Palma, DMARIN, Port Tarraco, Marina Ibiza, Yates Adriano, Varadero Puerto Sotogrande, Alcudiamar, AEBRE). The business generates revenue through professional-services, quote-based pricing with no public disclosure of rates; customers include individual yacht owners, boat manufacturers and dealers, racing teams and operators needing international marine spares deliveries. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining online quote forms, office-based direct sales, boatshow presence and customer referrals, with a single point of contact maintained throughout each shipment. There is no proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capability disclosed; the offering is differentiated through personnel expertise, marina relationships and global coverage rather than software.

Name

Complete Marine Freight

Legal name

COMPLETE MARINE FREIGHT, S.L

Website

https://completemarinefreight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Complete Marine Freight is a Spanish freight forwarder specializing in worldwide yacht and boat transport, marine spares logistics, racing-team logistics and yacht storage, serving yacht owners, manufacturers, dealers and racing teams via nine global offices and quote-based service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Yacht Freight Forwarding and Marine Logistics Services

NAICS

Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Project & OOG/Breakbulk Ocean Forwarding (Out-of-Gauge, RoRo) (TLACABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE)

Keywords

• Yacht freight forwarding
• Boat shipping services
• Marine logistics
• Racing team logistics
• Marine equipment transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Palma De Mallorca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Yacht Transport Services: Fees for transporting yachts and boats worldwide via various methods including sea freight, air freight, and overland trucking. Pricing is quote-based and varies by vessel size, destination, and transport method.
2. Spares & Equipment Logistics: Freight forwarding fees for shipping marine equipment, spare parts, and supplies internationally via express courier, air freight, sea freight containers, or road transport in Europe.
3. Racing Logistics: Complete logistics services for racing teams including equipment transport between events and last-minute solutions for breakages.
4. Storage Services: Warehouse and storage rental services for yachts, tenders, equipment, and personal belongings. Includes indoor/outdoor storage units up to 400m2, container storage, and cool units for wine.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Complete Marine Freight is a specialized freight forwarding company that arranges the worldwide transportation of yachts and boats via sea freight, air freight, and overland trucking, serving vessel sizes from small motorboats to superyachts. The company also provides international shipping of marine spare parts and equipment, dedicated logistics for yacht and powerboat racing teams, express courier shipment services under the Xpress Shipments sub-brand, and organized indoor/outdoor storage solutions for yachts, tenders, equipment, and personal belongings.

Product overview

Complete Marine Freight operates as a unified logistics platform offering four interconnected service lines: Yacht Transport (core sea/air/land shipping of vessels), Spares & Equipment (freight forwarding for parts and gear), Racing Logistics (dedicated team transport for regattas), and the Xpress Shipments sub-brand for urgent courier needs. These services are unified by a global team model providing a single point of contact throughout each shipment. The Yacht Space add-on module extends the portfolio into organised storage solutions (indoor/outdoor, 1–400 m2), enabling receipt, inventory, and worldwide delivery of spare parts directly from storage to vessels. Together, the portfolio covers the full lifecycle of yacht ownership and competition logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Xpress Shipments: Express shipment service offered through cmfxpress.com for urgent freight requirements.

Products and services

• Yacht Transport Worldwide yacht and boat shipping and transport service covering all vessel sizes from superyachts to small motorboats, with options for sea freight, air freight, and overland trucking. Targeted at yacht owners, manufacturers, and dealers needing safe and timely global vessel movement.
• Spares & Equipment International freight forwarding service for yacht spare parts and equipment, including overnight express courier, air freight, sea freight in containers, and European road transport, with customs clearance support. Targeted at yacht operators, captains, repair yards, and marine equipment buyers.
• Racing Logistics Specialised logistics service for racing yacht and powerboat teams, covering equipment transport between regatta events with realistic transit times, budget-priced solutions, and last-minute breakage response. Targeted at professional and amateur racing teams from Olympic classes to TP52.
• Xpress Shipments Express courier service for urgent or time-sensitive shipments, operated as a dedicated sub-brand with dedicated online presence at cmfxpress.com. Targeted at customers needing rapid delivery of marine spares, documentation, and time-critical freight.
• Yacht Space Organised storage solutions for yachts and equipment ranging from 1 m2 to 400 m2, available as outdoor or indoor dry storage, with services including container and cradle storage, racking, crew lockers, cool units for wine, tender winterisation, and worldwide spares delivery from storage to yacht. Targeted at yacht owners, racing teams, and marine operators needing flexible storage inventory management.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• Yates AdrianominorOthersMarina partner listed in the company's partner section. Located in Spain.
• STP PalmacoreOthersPort and marina partner in Palma de Mallorca. STP is a major marina facility in the Mediterranean yacht hub.
• Marina IbizaminorOthersMarina partner located in Ibiza, a key yacht destination in the Mediterranean.
• Port TarracominorOthersMarina partner. Port Tarraco is a premium marina facility.
• AEBRE (Asociación Española de Broker y Representantes de Yates)moderateOthersSpanish Yacht Brokers and Representatives Association - industry association partner.
• Varadero Puerto SotograndeminorOthersMarina partner in Sotogrande, Spain.
• AlcudiamarminorOthersMarina partner in Alcúdia, Mallorca.
• DMARINmoderateOthersMarina group partner with multiple locations in Spain. DMARIN operates several premium marina facilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Crown Relocations: Crown is a global mobility and high-value goods forwarding company that handles yacht-owner relocations and oversize items. Comparable to Complete Marine Freight's higher-touch, white-glove logistics service tier.
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is the world's largest air and ocean freight forwarder, where the company's MD previously worked. Comparable as a freight-forwarding platform with capacity to handle marine spares, air-freight, and complex cross-border shipments similar to CMF's Xpress Shipments.

Direct peers

• Sevenstar Yacht Transport: Sevenstar, part of the Holland Holding group, is a leading global yacht-shipping line operating its own semi-submersible yacht carriers. Comparable to Complete Marine Freight as a specialist in worldwide yacht transport using multiple modes.
• MB Yacht Transport: MB Yacht Transport is a yacht-only freight forwarder arranging worldwide sea, air, and overland transport. Directly analogous to Complete Marine Freight's core yacht transport service line.
• KOG Yacht Transport: KOG is a Dutch-based global yacht and project-cargo forwarder moving yachts, boats, and OOG cargo by sea. Comparable to Complete Marine Freight's project-cargo/OOG ocean forwarding service line.
• Scan-Shipping Denmark: Scan-Shipping is a Nordic yacht and boat shipping specialist arranging door-to-door transport globally. Directly comparable in vertically-niche yacht/boat forwarding to Mediterranean and transatlantic customers.
• International Yacht Transport (IYT): IYT is a worldwide yacht and boat transport logistics provider offering door-to-door vessel relocation. Direct peer competing for similar owner/manufacturer/racing team customers.
• Peters & May: Peters & May is the UK-headquartered global yacht transport and forwarding specialist from which Complete Marine Freight's founder Tom Sell originally spun out (selling Peters & May Spain back to the parent in 2008). Direct competitor across yacht, boat, and project cargo freight forwarding worldwide.
• DYT (Damen Yacht Transport): DYT is the yacht transport division of Damen Shipyards, operating semi-submersible yacht carriers globally. Closest direct overlap with Complete Marine Freight's superyacht transport offering.

Emerging players

• Yacht Logistix: Yacht Logistix is a newer specialist in international yacht logistics and freight forwarding. Comparable to Complete Marine Freight's boutique, owner-facing service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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