Trend Projekt

What Trend Projekt does

Trend Projekt Sp. z o.o. is a privately held Polish heavy-cargo logistics and engineering company headquartered in Wisлина (Pruszcz Gdanski municipality), with a secondary office in Pruszcz Gdanski. The firm specializes in the end-to-end movement of oversized and overweight cargo, offering skidding, heavy lifting (capacity up to 2,500 tonnes), land and sea transportation, and sea-fastening services for shipbuilders, offshore oil and gas operators, infrastructure contractors, and industrial facilities. It operates across seven European countries - Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium, Finland, and Italy - with project execution anchored by its own equipment fleet including hydraulic skidding systems, 160-tonne climbing jacks, beams, skidshoes, traverse systems, and the owned cargo pontoon barge TRD Horizon (79.5m x 24.8m x 5m, deadweight 6,535.93T, built 2002).

The company's service portfolio spans the full project lifecycle - feasibility study, documentation and permitting, quay preparation, design and fabrication of skidding/transportation supports, lifting and weighing, ballasting and skidding onto barges, sea transport with seafastening, and final installation with precision settling (+/-1mm tolerance). Execution is performed by an in-house crew of certified engineers, welders, fitters, and ballast engineers, all of whom carry safety cards and have completed background checks. Marquee reference projects include Meyer Werft ship block deliveries, LOTOS Petrobaltic platform modules (630T and 532T), the Johan Sverdrup modules, the Metrostav/Vistal Most Sobieszewo bridge (640T), and the MacGregor Linkspan to Holyhead (320T).

Revenue mechanics are project-based: each engagement is custom-engineered with bespoke quotations tied to cargo weight, dimensions, distance, complexity, equipment requirements, and timeline. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are typically multi-year in nature. Customer acquisition relies on direct enterprise field sales, industry reputation, referrals from peers (e.g., Sarens, Fagioli), and formal public tender/przetarg processes for infrastructure projects. Marketing is minimal - the company website serves as an informational portfolio rather than a lead-generation engine. No revenue, headcount, funding, or M&A data is disclosed.

Name

Trend Projekt

Legal name

TREND Projekt Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://trendprojekt.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trend Projekt Sp. z o.o. is a Polish heavy-cargo transport and engineering firm that provides skidding, heavy lifting, sea transport, and seafastening services to shipbuilders, offshore operators, infrastructure contractors, and industrial clients across seven European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Cargo Transportation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Heavy Machinery & Oversized Equipment (Cranes, Excavators, Presses) (TLACAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine & Offshore Assets (Rig Moves, FPSO/OSV Components) (TLACAIAE), Energy & Power Projects (Oil & Gas, Renewables, Power Generation) (TLACAIAB), Site Delivery, Installation Support & On-Site Supervision (Door-to-Site) (TLACAIAM), Chartering & Heavy-Lift Vessel / Barge / RoRo Solutions (TLACAIAJ), Engineering, Lift Planning & Method Statements (Rigging/Crane Plans) (TLACAIAL)

Keywords

• Heavy cargo transport
• Heavy lift services
• Skidding operations
• Sea fastening engineering
• Barge transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Wislina

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heavy Cargo Transport Services: Project-based fees for skidding, heavy lifting, land and sea transportation of heavy cargo including ship sections, bridges, modules, caissons, transformers, and industrial equipment. Services include full project lifecycle: planning, documentation, execution, and installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Trend Projekt Sp. z o.o. provides heavy cargo transportation and engineering services, including skidding, heavy lifting (up to 2,500 tonnes), land and sea transportation, and sea fastening for oversized/overweight cargo such as ship sections, bridges, offshore modules, caissons, transformers, and industrial equipment. The company operates its own cargo barge TRD Horizon (79.5m x 24.8m x 5m, deadweight 6,535.93T) and a proprietary fleet of hydraulic skidding systems, climbing jacks, and support equipment, delivering end-to-end project execution from planning and documentation through installation.

Product overview

Trend Projekt is a heavy cargo transportation and engineering solutions company offering a comprehensive suite of services for moving oversized and heavy cargo. The company provides skidding services, heavy lifting (up to 2500T), land and sea transportation, and sea fastening solutions. Their service portfolio includes project documentation, barge hire (using their owned TRD HORIZON pontoon), quay preparation, and precision installation services. The company also offers specialized equipment products including BEAMS, SKIDSHOES, SUPPORTS, AZOBE, TRAVERSE, and JACKS for skidding and lifting operations. Their team of certified engineers, operators, welders, fitters, and ballast engineers performs projects monthly across Europe, with key operational regions in Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Great Britain, Belgium, Finland, and Italy. Maximum cargo handling capability includes ship sections up to 3500T, bridges up to 2100T, gantries up to 1800T, modules up to 1500T, caissons up to 1400T, and transformers up to 550T.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heavy Cargo Transportation Services Comprehensive heavy cargo movement service covering skidding, heavy lifting, land and sea transportation, and engineering tasks for oversized cargo including ship sections, bridges, modules, caissons, and industrial equipment. Serves shipyards, oil and gas operators, infrastructure contractors, and industrial firms across Europe.
• Skidding Services In-land skidding operations for moving heavy cargo horizontally onto barges and foundations using specialized skidding equipment, skidshoes, supports, and traverse systems. Used for ship hull skidding, module loading, and precision placement of heavy industrial equipment.
• Heavy Lifting Services Heavy lifting operations capable of lifting cargo up to 2,500 tonnes with 10-meter lifting height, including precision settling onto foundations using 160-tonne climbing jacks. Includes installation of transformer units, steel tanks, and heavy industrial equipment where crane access is restricted or unavailable.
• Sea Transportation Services Sea transportation of heavy cargo using the owned TRD Horizon cargo pontoon barge (79.5m x 24.8m x 5m, 6,535.93T deadweight). Includes barge charter/hire for project use, route planning, ballast engineering, and on-board cargo management.
• Sea Fastening Design and Fabrication Engineering design and on-site fabrication of seafastening structures for ocean transport of heavy cargo. Includes lashing design, stability calculations, and structural fabrication to secure cargo during sea transit.
• Project Documentation Services Project planning and documentation services including feasibility studies, stability calculations, lashing design, permits procurement, and regulatory compliance documentation for heavy cargo transport projects.
• TRD HORIZON Barge Hire Barge rental/hire service offering the TRD HORIZON cargo pontoon barge (79.5m x 24.86m x 5m, deadweight 6,535.93T, gross tonnage 2,682T) for external cargo transport operations. Built 2002, port of registry Gdańsk.

Quantifiable outcome

• Precision installation tolerance of +/-1mm achievable for equipment settling
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fagioli: Italian-headquartered heavy lift and transport engineering firm offering similar skidding, lifting and sea-fastening services. Listed as customer/collaborator of TREND Projekt and competes for the same European offshore and infrastructure projects.
• Sarens: Global heavy lift and engineered transport specialist with crane rental, skidding and modular transport. Listed as both customer/collaborator of TREND Projekt and direct competitor; operates far larger fleet across similar shipyard/offshore/bridge use cases.
• Express Marine Energy Services (EMES): Specialized project cargo, heavy lift and barge operator serving offshore energy and infrastructure customers. Comparable to TREND Projekt in project cargo barge charter, sea-fastening and offshore module transport services.
• Mammoet: World's largest heavy lifting and transport specialist, offering engineered heavy lifting, modular transport and site erection across energy, mining, infrastructure and shipbuilding - directly overlapping TREND Projekt's service portfolio at greater scale.
• BigLift Shipping: Dutch heavy-lift shipping operator specializing in breakbulk, project cargo and heavy lift ocean transport. Comparable to TREND Projekt's barge-based sea transport offering, though at significantly larger scale and on global routes.
• ALE (now part of Mammoet): Former global heavy lifting and transport specialist (merged into Mammoet in 2020), providing skidding, jacking and engineered transport for shipbuilding, offshore and infrastructure projects in the same European footprint.
• Van der Vlist Heavy Transport: Dutch heavy and oversized road transport specialist with similar European footprint to TREND Projekt. Overlaps in heavy lift trucking, modular transport and specialized cargo movement for industrial and infrastructure clients.
• De Boer Services: Dutch provider of specialized heavy transport, rigging and marine services. Overlaps with TREND Projekt in European shipbuilding, offshore and port-side heavy lift operations with comparable project-based service model.

Emerging players

• Blue Water Shipping: Danish project cargo forwarder arranging heavy lift, breakbulk and out-of-gauge shipments globally. Broader freight forwarder than TREND Projekt, but overlaps on project cargo for offshore wind and infrastructure projects.

Broad incumbents

• Cosco Shipping Heavy Lift: Global heavy lift ocean carrier operating semi-submersible and multi-purpose vessels for project cargo. Serves same offshore, energy and infrastructure project cargo customers as TREND Projekt, but at much larger ocean-shipping scale rather than barge/spotted transport.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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