El Mercantil

Name

El Mercantil

Legal name

ANOMALÍA EDICIONES, SL

Website

https://elmercantil.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona, Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

El Mercantil is a Spanish-language digital news publication dedicated exclusively to logistics and transportation business news. It covers all transport modes (road, rail, maritime, air) and logistics infrastructure across Spain and international markets, delivering daily news, industry analysis, market data, expert interviews, opinion pieces, and specialized reports via a digital portal, email newsletters, and a quarterly print edition.

Product overview

El Mercantil is a Spanish-language digital news publication focused on logistics and transportation business news. The platform operates as a single unified digital media product with multiple content modules including breaking news coverage across logistics sectors (road, rail, maritime, air, infrastructure), a quarterly print edition, email newsletter subscriptions, branded content services for advertisers, an industry events calendar, data analytics indicators, opinion columns, and executive interviews. The publication is owned by ANOMALÍA EDICIONES SL and serves professionals in the Spanish and international logistics community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• El Mercantil Logistics Index: Proprietary logistics indicator/index published by the publication

Products and services

• Portal de noticias El Mercantil Digital news portal providing current affairs coverage on logistics business across road transport, rail, maritime, air freight, infrastructure, motor & tech, and big data analytics. Targets logistics and supply chain professionals.
• Edición Papel (Paper Edition) Print edition of the publication available in quarterly releases (March, June, September, December), offering physical format access to logistics industry news and analysis.
• Newsletters Email-based news delivery service allowing subscribers to receive regular updates on logistics sector developments and breaking news.
• Branded Content Sponsored content services enabling companies to publish branded editorial content, sponsored articles, and advertising features within the El Mercantil platform.
• Big Data / Indicadores Data analytics section providing market indicators, statistics, and intelligence reports on maritime container transport reliability, port rankings, and industry metrics. Includes the proprietary El Mercantil Logistics Index.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Todotransporte: Spanish transport and logistics media outlet covering road transport and broader freight developments. It competes for many of the same transport professionals and advertisers targeted by El Mercantil.
• Transporte XXI: Spanish-language B2B media focused on road freight transport, logistics, and the transport industry. It is a close comparator because it serves overlapping logistics professionals through specialized industry news and analysis.
• FreightWaves: Digital freight-market media and data platform providing news, analytics, and industry intelligence. It is comparable in the use of timely logistics journalism and data-oriented monetization, but operates at a much larger global scale.
• Revista Transcamión: Spanish trade media brand centered on trucks, road freight, and transport operators. It is comparable to El Mercantil's road-transport coverage, though it is less diversified across other transport modes.
• The Loadstar: Global logistics and freight media brand covering shipping, air cargo, road transport, and supply chains. Its professional audience and news-plus-market-intelligence model are directly comparable despite its broader international reach.
• Cadena de Suministro: Spanish publication covering logistics, supply-chain management, freight transport, and related technologies. Its target professional audience and news-plus-analysis proposition closely match El Mercantil's.
• Diario del Puerto: Spanish trade publication focused on ports, shipping, logistics, and intermodal transport. It directly overlaps with El Mercantil's maritime and port-industry coverage, although its scope is more port-centric.

Emerging players

• Port Technology International: B2B media and information brand focused on ports, terminals, shipping technology, and supply-chain infrastructure. It partially overlaps with El Mercantil's port and infrastructure audience and offers a useful specialist-media benchmark.
• El Vigía: Spanish-language outlet with a strong focus on maritime activity, shipping, and the Strait of Gibraltar region. It is relevant to El Mercantil's maritime and port audience, but has narrower geographic and sectoral coverage.

Regional players

• Puertos y Navieras: Spanish publication reporting on ports, shipping lines, maritime logistics, and associated infrastructure. It overlaps strongly with El Mercantil's port and maritime-news audience and competes for specialist readership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/el-mercantil

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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