Henk Dammes

Name

Henk Dammes

Legal name

Henk Dammes B.V.

Website

https://henkdammes.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Container Transportation Services

NAICS

Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230)

SIC

Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Dry Van (General Freight) TL Carriers (TLADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heavy Haul / Oversize / Specialized Equipment TL Carriers (TLADADAI), Refrigerated (Temp-Controlled) TL Carriers (TLADADAB)

Keywords

• Sea container transport
• Container logistics
• Freight forwarding
• Hazardous goods transport
• ADR container transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Bleiswijk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sea Container Transport Services: Transportation of all types of sea containers nationally and internationally, including standard containers (10', 20', 40', 45' Ft), High Cube, Open Top, Flat Rack, Pallet Wide, and Reefer formats. Services include one-way and roundtrip transports, ADR container transport for hazardous goods, over-height and width transport, and tank transport.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Henk Dammes B.V. is a Dutch road transport company that has specialized since the late 1960s in transporting all types of sea containers (standard 10', 20', 40', 45', High Cube, Open Top, Flat Rack, Pallet Wide, Reefer) nationally and internationally from the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp to destinations in Belgium, Germany, and France. The service portfolio includes ADR-certified hazardous goods transport, oversized cargo handling, tank transport, one-way and round-trip options, and customs documentation arrangement, executed through a 43-truck fleet equipped with on-board computers, scanners, and printers for real-time tracking and documentation exchange.

Product overview

Henk Dammes B.V. is a Dutch sea container transportation company offering a comprehensive range of logistics services. The core offering centers on sea container transport (standard and specialized formats), complemented by ADR hazardous goods transport, oversized cargo handling, and tank transport. The company provides flexible transport options including one-way and round-trip services, along with customs documentation assistance. The service portfolio is delivered through a modern fleet of 43 trucks equipped with onboard computers, scanners, and printers for real-time tracking and documentation exchange.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• H.Essers: Belgian family-owned transport and logistics company with a strong Benelux/Germany container and chemical/ADR transport offering. Direct competitor for the same forwarder and chemical shipper customers served by Henk Dammes.
• E. van den Bosch BV: Dutch family-owned intermodal and container haulage specialist operating across Benelux and Germany with a comparable focus on sea container transport from Rotterdam/Antwerp ports. Highly comparable in business model, customer base (forwarders, LSPs) and fleet scale.
• Van der Vlist Transporten: Dutch specialist in heavy, oversized and abnormal-load transport, including containers and project cargo, operating across Western Europe. Comparable niche specialization in oversized and heavy-haul container movements.
• Vos Logistics: Dutch family-owned logistics provider offering container transport, intermodal services and bulk/ADR transport across Benelux and Germany. Comparable in origin, customer mix (forwarders and chemical clients) and geographic footprint.
• De Rijke Transport Group: Dutch transport and logistics company specializing in container haulage, chemical/ADR transport and intermodal solutions across Western Europe. Comparable mix of container, ADR and specialized cargo services for industrial and forwarding customers.

Broad incumbents

• DHL Freight: One of Europe's largest road freight networks, providing domestic and international container, groupage and full-load services. Overlaps directly with Henk Dammes on Benelux–Germany–France container lanes but at vastly greater scale.
• DSV Road: Global transport and logistics group with extensive European road and intermodal container capability. Competes for the same forwarder and shipper customers and benefits from scale, digital platforms and procurement leverage that Henk Dammes cannot match.
• P&O Ferrymasters: European intermodal and container logistics provider combining shortsea/rail with road container haulage across Benelux and UK. Overlaps with Henk Dammes on Rotterdam/Antwerp-based container road transport but operates at substantially greater scale and breadth.
• Samskip: Pan-European multimodal logistics provider combining shortsea, rail and road container services with a strong Benelux footprint. Competes with Henk Dammes for forwarder container volumes in the Rotterdam/Antwerp hinterland, though with a much wider service portfolio.

Regional players

• Nagel Group: Germany-headquartered family-owned logistics group with deep Benelux/German container and temperature-controlled food transport capabilities. Direct comparable for specialized reefer and ADR container work in the same geographic footprint.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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