What German Transport Engineering does

German Transport Engineering (legal entity: Halada Jughardt Rohatzsch GbR, trading as G-TE) is a German boutique transport engineering consultancy established in 2021 as a civil law partnership (GbR) and headquartered in Florstadt, with additional offices in Bremen, Dresden, and Frankfurt. The firm serves operators in breakbulk shipping, heavy lift transport, and project cargo, with reported vertical exposure to steel, lumber/timber, and pulp. Its service mix spans marine surveying and consultancy, engineering and design (CAD and FEM analysis), end-to-end project management, and installation consultancy, covering cargo handling from feasibility through on-site execution for oversized, non-containerized industrial loads.

The technical stack is built on Autodesk design tooling combined with finite element analysis (FEA/FEM) and 3D visualization for engineering validation. The firm claims global operational reach, servicing engagements from the Arabian Range through the Middle East, Asia, and the United States. The three founding partners — Kristian Halada, Ulf Jughardt, and Klaus Rohatzsch — together with newly onboarded senior practitioner Michael Wilke (former CEO of Wilke - Survey & Partner) form the senior practitioner bench. Affiliations with VDI as a sustaining member, The Nautical Institute, Ingenieurkammer Hessen, and Lloyd's Register provide professional and class-society credibility relevant to marine surveying workflows.

G-TE operates a project-based consultancy model with no publicly disclosed revenue, customer roster, or pricing structure. The firm is uncapitalized by external funding rounds and runs a lean team of approximately six employees. Distribution is reputation-driven within specialized heavy-lift and breakbulk circles rather than through marketing-led channels. No AI or proprietary technology platform is evidenced; the value proposition rests on practitioner credentials, class-society affiliations, and bespoke engineering execution.

Name

German Transport Engineering

Legal name

German Transport Engineering – Halada Jughardt Rohatzsch GbR

Website

https://g-te.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

German boutique transport engineering consultancy established in 2021, providing marine surveying, engineering and design, project management, and installation consultancy to breakbulk, heavy lift, and project cargo operators across steel, timber, and pulp verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Survey & Transport Engineering Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Rail Project Cargo & Oversized/Heavy-Lift Forwarding (TLACADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction & Infrastructure Equipment Transport (Cranes, Excavators, Bridge Beams) (TLADAGAF)

Keywords

• Transport engineering services
• Marine survey consultancy
• Heavy lift engineering
• Breakbulk cargo solutions
• Project cargo management

Headquarters

HQ city

Florstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Services: Boutique transport engineering consultancy providing specialized services including marine surveys, engineering design, project management, and installation consultancy for breakbulk and heavy cargo clients. Revenue derived from consulting engagements and technical services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

German Transport Engineering is a transport engineering consultancy delivering marine surveying, engineering design, project management, and installation consultancy for the breakbulk, heavy lift, and project cargo sectors. The firm combines practical cargo handling know-how with CAD-based engineering and finite element analysis to support cargo operators, shipowners, and industrial clients transporting lumber, steel, pulp, and other breakbulk commodities worldwide.

Product overview

German Transport Engineering (G-TE) is a consultancy firm offering an integrated suite of transport engineering and logistics services for breakbulk, heavy lift, and project cargo. The core service portfolio consists of four interconnected offerings: Marine Survey & Consultancy (cargo and vessel condition surveys, suitability and preloading surveys), Engineering & Design (CAD-based drawings and FEM analysis for transport planning), Overall Project Management (covering trucking plans, loading sequences, and installation planning), and Installation Consultancy (final delivery and setup support). These services are designed to address challenges throughout the entire transport chain from initial planning through final cargo installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine Survey & Consultancy Marine survey and consultancy services for cargo operators, including hold and tweendeck condition assessments, 3D visualization of cargo spaces, and advice on cargo stowage, lashing, and securing for breakbulk and heavy lift shipments.
• Engineering & Design Engineering and design services using CAD-based design and finite element analysis (FEA/FEM) to develop stowage plans, lashing and securing concepts, and structural assessments for breakbulk, heavy lift, and project cargo.
• Overall Project Management End-to-end project management for breakbulk, heavy lift, and project cargo movements, coordinating loading, stowage, voyage, discharge, and installation activities on behalf of cargo owners and operators.
• Installation Consultancy Installation consultancy covering loading supervision, lashing and securing checks, and on-site attendance during discharge or installation of heavy lift and project cargo, provided worldwide for industrial cargo owners and operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Comprehensive transport chain coverage from initial planning through final installation

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lloyd's RegistercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany logo appears on website indicating professional relationship. Lloyd's Register is a classification society for maritime vessels and offshore assets, relevant to marine survey services.
• Ingenieurkammer HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoluntary membership in Chamber of Engineers of federal state of Hesse. Logo displayed on website as professional credential.
• VDI (Association of German Engineers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustaining member of VDI. Logo displayed on website indicating professional affiliation and industry standing.
• The Nautical InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional membership in international maritime professional organization for nautical professionals. Logo displayed on website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BMT Group: International maritime and transport engineering consultancy offering marine surveying, structural analysis, and cargo engineering services. Overlaps with G-TE's marine survey and FEM-based engineering design services.
• BBC Chartering: One of the world's largest operators in breakbulk and project cargo shipping, headquartered in Germany. Serves the same breakbulk and heavy-lift customer base as G-TE but as a carrier rather than engineering consultancy.
• Sarens: Global heavy lifting and engineered transport specialist with engineering design, FEM analysis, and route survey capabilities comparable to G-TE's engineering & design and route survey services.
• Agility Project Logistics: Global freight forwarder with a dedicated project logistics arm serving energy, mining, and infrastructure clients with oversized cargo transport and engineering coordination.
• Mammoet: Dutch-based heavy lifting and transport engineering specialist with extensive FEM analysis and project management offerings. Provides comparable end-to-end engineered transport solutions to industrial clients.
• DHL Industrial Projects: Division of DHL focused on heavy-lift, oversized, and project cargo forwarding worldwide. Overlaps with G-TE's breakbulk and heavy-lift customer base across energy, mining, and industrial sectors.
• Kuehne+Nagel Projects: Global freight forwarder's project cargo division offering heavy-lift, breakbulk, and turnkey industrial project logistics with integrated engineering services. Competes for the same enterprise project cargo clients.

Direct peers

• Trans Global Projects (TGP): Specialist project cargo forwarder handling oversized and heavy-lift shipments globally with in-house engineering capabilities. Closest functional peer to G-TE's combination of freight coordination plus engineering design.
• Wilke – Survey & Partner: German marine surveying and supercargo firm founded by Michael Wilke, who is now a senior team member at G-TE. Direct comparable in the same niche of marine cargo surveys and port captaincy services for breakbulk and heavy-lift clients.

Regional players

• RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects): Maritime classification and engineering consultancy providing marine surveying, technical advisory, and engineering services globally. Comparable in marine surveying and engineering expertise, though more classification-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/g-te

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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