Dan Shipping and Trading Sp z o.o.

What Dan Shipping and Trading Sp z o.o. does

Dan Shipping and Trading Sp. z o.o. is a privately held Polish maritime agency and logistics company founded on December 28, 1990, through a partnership between Polish and Danish investors and headquartered in Szczecin. It operates a tripartite service portfolio: (i) maritime agency covering all major Polish commercial ports — Szczecin, Police, Świnoujście, Kołobrzeg, Darłowo, Ustka, Gdynia, and Gdańsk — and handling approximately 400 ships per year, with coordinated pilotage, towing, and mooring services; (ii) logistics and freight forwarding spanning air, marine, rail, and road transport for dry bulk, liquid bulk, general cargo, and oversized cargo, including customs formalities and cargo inspections; and (iii) chartering brokerage for vessels of 1,000–10,000 tons across the Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean, and Black Sea regions.

The company is structured around three regional offices in Szczecin, Sopot (Gdańsk/Gdynia), and Darłowo, with a small team of approximately five employees covering chartering, logistics, regional maritime agency, and accounting functions. Revenue is generated through transaction-fee and professional-services arrangements — port agency commissions on ship calls, forwarding margins on cargo flows, and chartering brokerage fees — with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. No proprietary technology platform, public API, or digital product is offered; operations rely on direct B2B relationships, a WordPress website, and a defined network of strategic and supporting partners including SVANE SHIPPING A/S, DANKALK A/S, LITEXIMP, SCANDAGRA POLSKA, ŚLĄSKIE KRUSZYWA NATURALNE, METZŁOM LIGĘZA, and AGRO-PORT DARŁOWO.

In November 2023 the company obtained FONASBA quality and standards certification, reinforcing its international agency credentials. End customers are shipowners, ship management companies, cargo owners, freight managers, and brokerage firms; no named end-customer logos are publicly disclosed. The business is founder/partner-owned with no institutional investors, funding rounds, acquisitions, or parent-company affiliations on record.

Name

Dan Shipping and Trading Sp z o.o.

Legal name

Dan Shipping and Trading Sp z o.o.

Website

https://dan-shipping.com.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dan Shipping and Trading Sp. z o.o. is a Polish maritime agency, freight forwarder, and chartering broker founded in 1990, serving shipowners and cargo owners across all major Polish ports and broader European waters with approximately five employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Logistics Services

NAICS

Port and Harbor Operations (488310), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Terminal Cargo Handling & Yard Operations (Receiving, Staging, Delivery) (TLAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bulk Terminal Services & Operations (Stevedoring, Sampling, Weighing, Blending) (TLAHABAO), Customs Declaration & Filing (Import/Export Entry) Platforms (TLAEAOAA)

Keywords

• Maritime agency services
• Freight forwarding
• Port logistics
• Vessel chartering
• Cargo handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Szczecin

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Maritime Agency Services: Brokerage services covering all Polish ports for ship handling, including Szczecin, Police, Świnoujście, Kołobrzeg, Darłowo, Ustka, Gdynia, and Gdańsk. Services include ship mooring support through agreements with pilotage, towing, and mooring companies.
2. Logistics and Freight Forwarding: Full range of transport support including air, marine, rail, and road transport for bulk and general cargo. Services include cargo handling in ports, transportation of dry and liquid bulk goods, general cargo, and oversized cargo. Also includes customs formalities organization and cargo inspections.
3. Chartering Services: Brokerage for chartering vessels with tonnage from 1,000 to 10,000 tons for both bulk and general cargo. Services include preliminary shipping cost calculations, complete transport organization, cargo handling coordination, commercial contract guidance, and cargo quantity/quality control organization.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Dan Shipping and Trading Sp z o.o. is a maritime agency and logistics company providing brokerage, ship-handling, freight forwarding, and chartering services. It serves shipowners, brokerage firms, and cargo entities with end-to-end port call support (pilotage, towing, mooring) across all major Polish ports, multi-modal cargo transportation (bulk, general, oversized), customs formalities, cargo inspections, and vessel chartering brokerage for tonnage between 1,000 and 10,000 tons.

Product overview

Dan Shipping and Trading Sp z o.o. is a maritime agency and logistics company operating a unified service portfolio organized into three interconnected divisions: Maritime Agency (handling approximately 400 ships annually in Polish ports), Logistics and Freight Forwarding (providing transport and cargo handling services for bulk, general, and oversized cargo), and Chartering (brokerage for vessels 1,000-10,000 tons). The company also offers customs formalities organization, cargo inspections, and forwarding guidance as supplementary services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maritime Agency Ship agency and brokerage services covering all Polish ports (Szczecin, Police, Świnoujście, Kołobrzeg, Darłowo, Ustka, Gdynia, Gdańsk). Provides port operations coordination, pilotage, towing, mooring, and full protection for ships during port calls; the company handles approximately 400 ships annually. Targeted at shipowners, ship management companies, and brokerage firms.
• Logistics and Freight Forwarding Full logistics and forwarding services for domestic and foreign transport, including air, marine, rail, and road transport of dry and liquid bulk goods, general cargo, and oversized cargo. Includes cargo handling in Polish ports, customs formalities organization, and cargo inspections. Targeted at cargo owners, traders, and freight managers.
• Chartering Vessel chartering brokerage for tonnage between 1,000 and 10,000 tons for both bulk and general cargo. Includes preliminary shipping cost calculations, organization of complete transport processes, cargo handling coordination, commercial contract guidance, and cargo quantity/quality control intermediation. Offered from any European port in the Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean, and Black Sea regions. Targeted at cargo owners, traders, and freight managers needing vessels.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• SVANE SHIPPING A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish shipping partner listed as trusted partner. Company operates in Danish-Polish maritime trade corridor.
• DANKALK A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish partner providing aggregate and limestone products logistics coordination.
• LITEXIMP SP. Z O.O.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish logistics and import/export partner company.
• SCANDAGRA POLSKA SP. Z O.O.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural products trading and logistics partner in Polish market.
• ŚLĄSKIE KRUSZYWA NATURALNE SP. Z O.O.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNatural aggregates supplier providing cargo for shipping and port handling services.
• METZŁOM LIGĘZA S.J.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAggregate and construction materials logistics partner.
• AGRO-PORT DARŁOWOsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural port facility in Darłowo, supporting cargo handling operations in the region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders with extensive European and Polish operations. It is comparable to Dan Shipping through its forwarding/logistics business, particularly for sea-freight customers in Poland, but operates at far greater scale than a regional agent.
• DSV A/S: DSV is a Danish-headquartered global freight forwarder with major Polish and Baltic operations. It is comparable to Dan Shipping through forwarding and customs services, and notable for its Danish origin aligning with Dan Shipping's Polish-Danish heritage, though operating at vastly greater scale.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Hellmann is a global logistics provider with operations across Europe including Poland, offering air, sea, and road freight forwarding. It is comparable to Dan Shipping through its customs and forwarding services, though operating at a much larger scale with broader product portfolio.
• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is a global logistics provider with integrated land, air, and sea forwarding and significant Polish operations. It is comparable to Dan Shipping in multimodal transport coordination for cargo owners, though its scale dwarfs the regional Polish port agency niche.
• Inchcape Shipping Services: Inchcape is one of the world's largest port agency and ship services providers, covering ship agency, husbandry, and supply across dozens of countries. It is a direct functional peer to Dan Shipping's maritime agency division but operates at significantly larger scale.
• GAC Group: GAC is a global shipping, logistics, and marine services provider with a strong port agency presence across Europe including the Baltic. It is comparable to Dan Shipping because it offers the same trinity of ship agency, freight forwarding, and chartering services, but at global scale rather than as a Polish regional specialist.
• GEODIS: GEODIS is a global freight forwarder with Polish operations offering multimodal forwarding and contract logistics. It overlaps with Dan Shipping in forwarding and supply-chain coordination for shippers, but at significantly larger scale and across geographies.
• Wilhelmsen Ship Management: Wilhelmsen offers ship agency, maritime services, and broader logistics across global ports. Its port agency division competes directly with Dan Shipping for shipowner assignments in port-call handling, while Wilhelmsen's broader portfolio includes capabilities Dan Shipping does not (e.g., vessels, crewing).
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is a major air, sea, and road freight forwarder with strong Polish presence. It overlaps with Dan Shipping in freight forwarding and customs services for shippers and cargo owners, but as a carrier-agnostic global provider rather than a port-specialist.

Direct peers

• Röhlig Logistics: Röhlig is a mid-sized European freight forwarder with offices in Poland and a strong sea-freight focus. It is the closest direct peer to Dan Shipping in terms of size and offering, competing for the same Polish shippers and cargo owners in forwarding and intermodal logistics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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