What Transborder does

Transborder is a Colombian international freight forwarding company headquartered in Bogotá, founded in 1993, that provides multimodal logistics services across maritime, air, ground, and rail transportation, along with specialized offerings including 4PL (fourth-party logistics), project cargo handling, and consolidated ocean freight shipments. With 450+ employees and country offices in 8 markets — Colombia (6 cities), the United States, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Chile, Germany, and China (Hong Kong and Shanghai) — the company serves enterprise importers, exporters, and project cargo clients requiring coordinated cross-border shipping.

The company holds IATA, BASC, ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certifications, supporting its handling of regulated air cargo and customs-sensitive shipments. Its technology stack includes a real-time cargo tracking system and bilingual (English/Spanish) client interfaces. The business model is B2B sales-led, monetizing per-shipment forwarding margins, 4PL management contracts, and project-based cargo fees. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding history, ownership structure, or revenue figures in available materials.

Geographic positioning emphasizes Colombian trade flows with transcontinental reach into North America, Mexico, Central America (Panama), the Southern Cone (Peru, Chile), Europe (Germany), and Asia (China). No specific customer logos, segment mix, or revenue concentration data are disclosed.

Name

Transborder

Legal name

Transborder

Website

https://transborder.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Transborder is a Bogotá-headquartered, privately held international freight forwarder founded in 1993, offering multimodal (ocean, air, ground, rail) logistics, 4PL, project cargo, and consolidated shipping across 8 countries for enterprise importers and exporters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Core revenue stream from international cargo transportation services including maritime, air, ground, and multimodal freight. Services are provided to businesses requiring import and export logistics solutions worldwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Transborder is an international freight forwarding agency that arranges and coordinates the cross-border movement of cargo for import and export clients. Its core offering covers maritime, air, and ground freight, plus multimodal transport and project cargo handling, consolidated under a 4PL supply chain management approach that assumes responsibility from origin to final destination. Real-time cargo tracking and owned consolidated ocean shipments round out the service portfolio.

Product overview

Transborder is a Colombian international freight forwarding company offering logistics solutions for import and export through a portfolio of interconnected services. The core offering consists of Maritime Freight, Air Freight, Ground Freight, Project Cargo, and Multimodal Transportation services, unified under a 4PL (Fourth Party Logistics) platform that manages the entire operation end-to-end. Additional services include real-time Cargo Tracking. The company operates across eight countries (Colombia, Chile, Panama, Peru, Mexico, United States, Germany, and China) with over 30 years of experience and more than 450 employees, positioning itself as a comprehensive cargo agent providing multimodal logistics solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maritime Freight (Servicio Marítimo) Ocean freight forwarding service moving containers and breakbulk cargo in consolidated shipments for import and export worldwide, for businesses requiring international sea transport.
• Air Freight (Servicio Aéreo) Air cargo transportation service with IATA certification and gateways in multiple countries for time-sensitive shipments requiring rapid international delivery.
• Ground Freight (Transporte Terrestre) Land transportation service moving cargo on wheels with trusted drivers and high safety standards, for cross-border road freight within Latin America.
• Multimodal Transportation (Transporte Multimodal) Integrated multimodal logistics solutions coordinating complete cargo logistics across multiple transport modes under a single contract, for shippers requiring combined sea-air, sea-road, or air-road routing.
• 4PL (Fourth Party Logistics) Fourth-party logistics service providing end-to-end management of the entire supply chain operation in a single platform, for enterprises seeking a single accountable partner to orchestrate all logistics activities.
• Project Cargo (Proyectos Especiales) Specialized logistics service for oversized, heavy, or complex cargo requiring detailed planning, permits, and expert handling, for enterprises executing large-scale industrial or infrastructure projects.
• Cargo Tracking Real-time shipment tracking service allowing customers to monitor cargo movement and receive timely, reliable updates across all transport modes.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Expeditors International: Expeditors International is a major global asset-light freight forwarder with offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Competes with Transborder for international air and ocean forwarding business.
• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is a major global logistics provider offering land, air, and ocean freight forwarding plus contract logistics. Competes with Transborder across international forwarding, particularly in Europe-LATAM corridors.
• DSV Panalpina: DSV (including the acquired Panalpina and Schenker operations) is a leading global freight forwarder with strong LATAM and European presence. Direct competitor for multimodal international forwarding and supply chain services.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is a top-3 global freight forwarder with extensive presence in LATAM, Europe, and Asia. Competes with Transborder for enterprise international forwarding mandates across air, ocean, and road freight.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Hellmann is a global freight forwarder with strong presence in Latin America and Europe, offering air, ocean, road, and contract logistics services. Directly comparable to Transborder's multimodal forwarding portfolio.
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is the air and ocean freight arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, one of the world's largest freight forwarders. Direct competitor to Transborder in multimodal international forwarding across all of Transborder's served geographies.
• CEVA Logistics: CEVA Logistics is a global third-party logistics provider offering freight forwarding and contract logistics. Overlap with Transborder in multimodal international forwarding and supply chain solutions.

Emerging players

• Flexport: Flexport is a digital-native freight forwarder offering tech-enabled ocean, air, and trucking services with API-first platform. Represents the disruptive digital-forwarder archetype that traditional asset-light forwarders like Transborder must defend against.

Regional players

• AGUNSA: AGUNSA is a Chilean logistics and forwarding group with strong LATAM presence, offering ocean, air, and multimodal freight services. Most directly comparable regional competitor to Transborder in the Andean and Pacific LATAM corridor.
• Log-In Logística: Log-In Logística is a Brazilian multimodal logistics operator with services in cabotage, port terminals, and freight forwarding. Comparable regional peer operating in LATAM with multimodal capabilities, though more container-line focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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