Melco Logistics & Shipping

What Melco Logistics & Shipping does

Melco Logistics & Shipping FZE is a Dubai-headquartered, privately held third-party logistics provider (3PL) founded around 2002, operating for 22 years and specializing in tailor-made project logistics for enterprise customers in three verticals: oil and gas, power, and heavy industrial projects. The company runs wholly-owned regional subsidiaries in Mumbai (Melco Logistics Pvt. Ltd.) and Rotterdam (Melco (Europe) Logistics & Shipping b.v.), giving it a Dubai-anchored, three-continent footprint with stated agent coverage across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia and customs clearance capability at all GCC airports, seaports, and land borders.

The service portfolio spans 13 distinct lines organized into core transportation (Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Land Transportation), operational services (Warehousing and Distribution with an integrated WMS, Project Cargo Handling, Packing and Crating, Export/Import Customs Clearance under DDU/DDP terms), and value-added services (Insurance Brokerage, Payment Invoice Discounting via an international banking consortium, Marine Survey and Third Party Technical Support, Sea and Air Chartering, and Material Expediting). The underlying technology is a standard warehouse management system for order fulfillment, inventory, pick-pack-dispatch, and supply chain management across GCC warehousing operations, with no disclosed AI/ML, proprietary platform, or differentiated automation. ISO 27001 certification is in progress.

The business model is transaction-fee based: revenue is generated per shipment or per project through quote-based pricing for freight, warehousing, project cargo handling, customs clearance, and the value-added services, with insurance brokerage conducted on a cost-to-cost basis and invoice discounting on minimal service fees. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a solution-driven account team, emphasizing 24/7 back-office support and direct customer engagement, and there are no named customer logos, no disclosed revenue or headcount figures, and no funding history in the source data.

Name

Melco Logistics & Shipping

Legal name

Melco Logistics and Shipping FZE

Website

https://melcoshipping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Melco Logistics & Shipping FZE is a Dubai-headquartered, privately held third-party logistics provider founded circa 2002, specializing in project logistics for enterprise clients in oil and gas, power, and heavy industrial sectors across the GCC, India, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885), Warehousing and Storage (493), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Air Courier Services (4513)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Cargo & Heavy-Lift Transload (TLALAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Container Stuffing/Unstuffing & Depot-Based Value-Added Services (TLALAJAM), Removal, Take-Back & Disposal / Recycling (Bulky) (TLAAAKAK)

Keywords

• Project cargo logistics
• Freight forwarding services
• Customs clearance services
• Warehousing distribution
• Heavy lift transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Logistics and Freight Services: Core revenue from providing comprehensive logistics services including air freight, ocean freight, land transportation, warehousing and distribution, project cargo handling, packing and crating, and customs clearance. Services are quoted and priced per project/shipment.
2. Payment Invoice Discounting: Brokerage service representing international banking consortium for invoice discounting, with minimal service fees charged to customers.
3. Insurance Brokerage: Liaising with insurance companies to obtain coverage for shipments on a cost-to-cost basis for valued customers.
4. Chartering Services: Sea and air charter brokerage services working with global vessel owners, vessel brokers, direct agents and air charter brokers to provide round-the-clock carrier placement services.
5. Material Expediting Services: Value-added service following up on work-in-progress materials at fabrication shops and production points, providing timely pictorial reports to clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Melco Logistics & Shipping is a third-party logistics provider that delivers tailor-made project logistics solutions for the oil and gas, power, and heavy industrial sectors. The company offers end-to-end services spanning air freight, ocean freight, land transportation, warehousing and distribution, project cargo handling, packing and crating, customs clearance, and value-added services such as insurance brokerage, invoice discounting, marine survey, chartering, and material expediting. With headquarters in Dubai and regional offices in Mumbai and Rotterdam, Melco executes door-to-door shipments globally, leveraging agent networks across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Product overview

Melco Logistics & Shipping operates as a third-party logistics provider with 22 years of experience offering a comprehensive suite of logistics and shipping services. The portfolio is organized around core transportation services (Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Land Transportation), operational services (Warehousing and Distribution, Project Cargo Handling, Packing and Crating, Export/Import Customs Clearance), and value-added services (Insurance Brokerage, Payment Invoice Discounting, Marine Survey and Third Party Technical Support, Chartering Services, Material Expediting Services). The company specializes in tailor-made logistics solutions for oil and gas, power and heavy industrial projects, supported by a customer service and solution-driven team approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Freight

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Emirates Logistics Group: UAE-based logistics and freight forwarding group providing integrated supply chain solutions across the Middle East — a regional competitor overlapping with Melco in GCC freight forwarding and customs clearance.

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: Global logistics provider with strong project cargo and industrial verticals; competes with Melco in the same oil & gas, power, and heavy industrial customer segments.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL offering freight management, contract logistics, and project cargo — overlapping with Melco's end-to-end service mix across air, ocean, and land transport.
• DHL Global Forwarding: World-leading freight forwarder with full air/ocean/road capabilities and project logistics expertise — overlaps with Melco's enterprise service portfolio and target verticals.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with strong project logistics, oil & gas, and perishables verticals globally — competes for the same enterprise industrial customers as Melco but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Agility Logistics: Kuwait-headquartered global logistics provider with strong Middle East presence in freight forwarding, project logistics, and contract logistics — overlapping directly with Melco's GCC project cargo and oil & gas exposure.
• Expeditors International: US-headquartered global forwarder with strong Middle East presence in air and ocean freight, customs clearance, and project logistics — competing for similar industrial customers with comparable service breadth.
• GAC Group (Gulf Agency Company): UAE-headquartered logistics services group with deep GCC roots offering freight forwarding, project cargo, warehousing, and customs clearance — directly comparable to Melco's service mix and regional focus.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German-headquartered global forwarder with established operations in the Middle East, India, and Europe offering air/ocean freight, project cargo, and contract logistics — a direct comparator for Melco's tri-regional project cargo model.
• DSV (formerly DSV Panalpina): Global freight forwarding and project logistics specialist with significant presence in air, sea, road transport and project/heavy lift — competing head-on with Melco for industrial project mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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