COLI Shipping & Transport do Brasil

What COLI Shipping & Transport do Brasil does

COLI Shipping & Transport do Brasil Ltda. is a privately held Brazilian freight forwarder and project cargo specialist, wholly owned by the German COLI Group (founded 1974 as Contimar Linienagentur). Established in Brazil in 2015, the company operates from three Brazilian offices — São Paulo (regional headquarters), Itajaí (southern Brazil export corridor, opened August 2022), and Rio de Janeiro (oil & gas focus, opened November 2022) — and serves as the Latin American hub of a global network spanning 15 owned offices and 1,000+ specialized agents across 100+ countries. It positions itself as a 'one stop shop' for oversized, heavy-lift, and superdimensioned cargo that exceeds standard container dimensions.

The company's core services span Sea (RO-RO, LCL, FCL), Road (heavy/oversized cargo with multimodal OTM), Air (pallet, Envirotainer, AOG, IMO, full/partial charter), Special Cargo (rigging plans, 4PL project execution, customs consulting, DTA/CLIA/EADI/REDEX regimes), and Projects (break-bulk heavy-lift, LOLO, gantry crane operations, seaworthy packaging). Its competitive positioning rests on four certifications that competitors rarely hold in combination: ISO 9001:2015 scoped specifically to heavy cargo and out-of-gauge cargo, OEA (Authorized Economic Operator) status from Receita Federal, OTM multimodal operator certification, and ANTT carrier authorization enabling own CT-e issuance. Customer segments are enterprise B2B across heavy industry (steel, mining, machinery, automotive), oil & gas (refineries, petrochemicals), energy generation (hydroelectric, solar, wind, nuclear), and agribusiness.

Revenue is generated via transaction-fee and managed-services models on a project basis (per-shipment or per-project contracts), with no public pricing and direct-contact-only quotes. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through website contact forms, trade fair participation, and client portfolio development including reactivation of inactive accounts. No AI or software platform capabilities are disclosed; the technology stack centers on conventional logistics management for project cargo operations. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or revenue figures are disclosed, and the company operates as a privately held subsidiary under COLI Group corporate control.

Name

COLI Shipping & Transport do Brasil

Legal name

COLI SHIPPING & TRANSPORT DO BRASIL LTDA

Website

https://coli-shipping.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

COLI Shipping & Transport do Brasil is a Brazilian enterprise freight forwarder specializing in oversized project cargo and heavy-lift logistics, serving heavy industry, oil & gas, and energy generation clients across Latin America through three Brazilian offices and a global parent network of 1,000+ agents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Cargo Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Project Cargo Logistics & Transport Management (TLADAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Project & OOG/Breakbulk Ocean Forwarding (Out-of-Gauge, RoRo) (TLACABAH), Industrial Plants & Process Equipment (EPC/Turnkey Projects) (TLACAIAA), Heavy Lift / Breakbulk & RoRo Project Shipping (TLADAGAC)

Keywords

• Project cargo logistics
• Heavy lift shipping
• Freight forwarding services
• Multimodal transport
• Special cargo handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sea Freight Services: RO-RO (machines, trailers, trucks, buses, static loads on MAFI), LCL (consolidated less-than-container load), FCL (Full Container Load including Flat Rack, Open Top, Isotank, Container DRY, HC, Reefer, IMO)
2. Road Freight Services: Heavy and oversized cargo transport with loading/unloading monitoring and multimodal solutions; Dry cargo FTL and LTL transport; Insurance services for all transport with special Ad-Valorem rates and satellite tracking; Multimodal OTM transport via rails, sea and river ferries
3. Air Freight Services: Shipping services for pallet and loose cargo, Envirotainer, AOG and IMO; Door-to-door services (EXW, FCA, DDP, DAP, CIP); Full and partial charter services
4. Special Cargo Services: Planning for base unloading projects with rigging/rigging plans; 24-hour technical-commercial support; 4PL project execution with customized complete logistics solutions; Special customs regimes clearance; Customs and tax consulting; DTA (CLIA/EADI/REDEX) services; Budgetary and feasibility studies
5. Project Cargo Services: Break-bulk freight (Heavy-Lift) LOLO and flatbed; Loading and unloading with gantry cranes, cranes and industrial removal; Special export and import seaworthy packaging
6. 4PL Management Services: Fourth-party logistics management for project logistics, coordinating entire supply chain operations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

COLI Shipping & Transport do Brasil is a B2B project cargo freight forwarder providing complete "one stop shop" logistics solutions for oversized, heavy, and special cargo. The company coordinates sea freight (RO-RO, LCL, FCL including Flat Rack, Open Top, Isotank, Reefer, IMO), road freight (heavy/oversized cargo, dry FTL/LTL, multimodal OTM), air freight (pallet, loose, Envirotainer, AOG, IMO, charters), 4PL special cargo project execution (rigging plans, feasibility studies, customs regimes DTA/CLIA/EADI/REDEX), and break-bulk project cargo (heavy-lift LOLO, flatbed, gantry crane handling, seaworthy packaging) for industrial clients.

Product overview

COLI Shipping & Transport do Brasil operates as a 'ONE STOP SHOP' providing complete logistics solutions, specializing in Projects and Special Cargoes. The company offers an integrated portfolio of services including Sea (maritime RO-RO, LCL, FCL), Road (heavy/oversized cargo, multimodal OTM), Air freight, Special Cargo handling (4PL projects, customs consulting, rigging plans), and Break-Bulk Project Freight. Founded in Germany in 1974 and present in Brazil since 2015, the company serves industries including Steel, Mining, Oil & Gas, Agribusiness, and Energy Generation (Hydroelectric, Solar, Wind, Nuclear).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sea Freight Services (Marítimo)
• Road Freight Services (Rodoviário)
• Air Freight Services (Aéreo)
• Special Cargo Services (Cargas Especiais)
• Project Cargo Services (Projetos)
• 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics) Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 years of experience in project cargo operations

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders with a dedicated global project logistics practice covering heavy-lift and breakbulk. Competes with COLI on large RFPs but also serves a much broader forwarding portfolio, including standard sea/air/road flows.
• CEVA Logistics: CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) is a global logistics provider with project cargo, contract logistics, and freight forwarding offerings. Comparable to COLI's 4PL ambitions and industrial vertical coverage.
• DSV (post-Schenker): DSV is a global freight forwarding and logistics leader with project cargo, road, air, and sea forwarding capabilities after the Schenker acquisition. Competes with COLI across multimodal and project forwarding with significant scale advantages.
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is a top-tier global forwarder with project logistics, sea, air, and road capabilities. Competes with COLI on enterprise freight forwarding but at much broader scope and scale, often serving the same multinational buyers.

Direct peers

• Rhenus Logistics: Rhenus is a European-headquartered logistics group with dedicated project cargo, breakbulk, and heavy-lift capabilities — overlapping with COLI on oversized industrial cargo, multimodal forwarding, and European-to-Brazil trade lanes.
• Deugro: Deugro is a global specialist in project cargo, heavy-lift, and OOG forwarding — directly competing with COLI on oversized industrial, energy, and mining logistics across the same buyer personas (EPCs, oil & gas, renewables). Strong comparable on core project-cargo DNA.
• Blue Water Shipping: Blue Water Shipping is a Danish-headquartered forwarder specializing in project cargo, heavy-lift, and OOG logistics — overlapping with COLI's oversized/breakbulk capabilities and serving the same EPC and industrial buyer base globally.
• Fracht AG: Fracht is a Swiss-headquartered project cargo and heavy-lift forwarder with strong industrial, energy, and machinery verticals — a direct specialist competitor to COLI's project cargo / 4PL offering, particularly on multinational flows.
• Bertling Logistics: Bertling is a UK-headquartered project cargo and heavy-lift specialist with deep oil & gas, mining, and energy credentials — a direct comparable to COLI's Rio office focus and global oil & gas book of business.

Regional players

• ENAV Cargo (or comparable Brazilian regional forwarder): ENAV Cargo is a Brazilian-headquartered freight forwarder with multimodal and project logistics capabilities in the local market. Comparable to COLI as a domestic Brazilian forwarder competing for the same in-country industrial and agribusiness flows, though typically less specialized in heavy-lift/OOG.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@COLIShipping
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coli-shipping-transport-do-brasil

Compliance4 records

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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