HEAVY

Heavy Lift & Project Cargo Logisticsheavy.be

Company typePrivate
Founded1930
HeadquartersAntwerp (Deurne), Belgium
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

HEAVY firmographics

Firmographics

Name: HEAVY
Legal name: Gosselin Logistics nv
Website: https://heavy.be
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1930
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

HEAVY industry classification

Industry

Product category: Heavy Lift & Project Cargo Logistics
NAICS: Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)
SIC: Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking (No Local) (4213)
akta.pro primary industry: Heavy Machinery & Oversized Equipment (Cranes, Excavators, Presses) (TLACAIAH)
akta.pro secondary industries: Site Delivery, Installation Support & On-Site Supervision (Door-to-Site) (TLACAIAM), Heavy Lift / Breakbulk & RoRo Project Shipping (TLADAGAC)

Keywords

Heavy lift transport
Project cargo logistics
Exceptional transport services
Industrial project logistics
Multimodal freight forwarding

Where HEAVY is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Antwerp (Deurne)
HQ country: Belgium
HQ region: Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

HEAVY business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

Logistics Services: Full-service logistics including forwarding, warehousing, customs clearance, terminal operations, and transport solutions. Revenue generated through service fees for handling, storage, transport, and customs documentation services for consumer and industrial goods.
Exceptional Transport & Heavy-Lift: Specialized transport services for oversized cargo, industrial project logistics, and heavy-lift operations. Includes pilots and permits services for route planning and regulatory compliance across Europe.
Intermodal Transport: Multimodal transport solutions combining barge, rail, road, sea, and air transport. Revenue from organizing and coordinating container flows across different transport modes.
Warehouse Storage: Storage services in company-owned warehouses with customs warehouse facilities. Revenue generated through square meter rental and value-added services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

HEAVY product offering

Product offering

Core offering

HEAVY is a division of Gosselin Logistics that specializes in heavy-lift and exceptional transport of oversized and overweight cargo across Europe. The division delivers industrial project logistics, route planning, and an in-house pilots & permits service backed by mobile port cranes, SPMTs, and gantry cranes. Operations are integrated with Gosselin's inland terminal on the Albert Canal, 160,000 m² of warehousing, and AEO-certified customs clearance in Deurne, Belgium.

Product overview

HEAVY is a sub-brand and division of Gosselin Logistics specializing in industrial project logistics and exceptional cargo transport. The portfolio consists of Heavy Pilots & Permits providing certified escort personnel, route surveys, and permit acquisition for exceptional transport across Europe; Industrial Projects offering end-to-end project logistics including chartering, marshalling yard operations, stuffing and stripping; and Heavy Cargo Transport for oversized and overweight cargo. HEAVY leverages Gosselin's infrastructure including container terminal facilities, warehousing capabilities, and in-house customs clearance to deliver comprehensive A-to-Z solutions for shippers in the project and events logistics sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Heavy Pilots & Permits Escort pilot and permit acquisition service for heavy-lift and exceptional transport, covering route planning, regulatory compliance, and cross-border escort operations within Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, and the UK.
Industrial Projects End-to-end industrial project logistics service providing heavy-lift transport, marshalling yard operations, pre-carriage, and on-carriage for oversized and overweight industrial cargo. Serves enterprises in petrochemical, oil & gas, renewable energy, and manufacturing sectors.
Heavy Cargo Transport Specialized heavy-lift transport of oversized, overweight, and high-value cargo using SPMTs, mobile port cranes, and gantry cranes, coordinated across barge, rail, road, sea, and air modes via the Gosselin Logistics inland terminal on the Albert Canal.

Quantifiable outcome

70% CO2 reduction for container shipments through barge modal shift
+4 more outcomes

Companies that use HEAVY

Customer profile

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

HEAVY technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

HEAVY partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

MedwaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Rail operator partnership for intermodal rail service between Antwerp and Rekkem. Medway operates the trains while Gosselin handles commercial organization and capacity allocation. Service expanded to four weekly trains with goal of daily connections.
Port of LimburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026Strategic partnership for container transport between Limburg and Port of Antwerp. Combined container volumes and Albert Canal sailing to increase efficiency, shorten transit times, and strengthen Limburg's connectivity with deep-sea terminals.
Team BelgiummajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 November 2025Official Logistics Partner for Belgian athletes preparing for Olympics. First shipment to Gloria Sports Arena in Belek, Turkey.
Group DepremajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 August 2025Long-term logistics partnership for container transport of animal feed products. Celebrated 3,000th container milestone. 37% of containers transported via barge, reducing 2,220 truck journeys.
PSA Breakbulk TerminalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 September 2024Heavy-lift marshalling operations at PSA Belgium Breakbulk Terminal 410 for Ineos Project One.
FelbermayrcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 September 2024Heavy-lift engineering partner for unloading operations using double 26-axle lines and specialized equipment.
SarenscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 10 September 2024Heavy-lift stooling configuration provider for 570-ton bullet units.
Barging SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2021Partnership for inland navigation transport of crates between Deurne and Left Bank. Resulted in 82 fewer trucks on roads.
MutecminorOthers · 1 October 2018Industrial roofing company within Willy Naessens Group collaborated on warehouse roof renovation project.
Crosstrades OBLcoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal logistics network with 200+ offices in 70 countries. Gosselin is shareholder. Network provides digital platform for shipment tracking and blockchain technology development.
Erhardt ProjectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOrganized sea voyage for Ineos Project One on behalf of Tecnicas Reunidas.
DescroesminorOthersAntwerp fumigation company collaborated on warehouse fumigation setup for soft commodities and project cargo.
WDPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConcession agreement with Vlaamse Waterweg for 11-hectare water-based site at Genk-Zuid along Albert Canal.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

HEAVY competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Logwin: International logistics provider with air, sea, and road forwarding capabilities similar to Gosselin Logistics' 360° model. Both serve European industrial and consumer goods customers with multimodal logistics solutions.
Van der Vlist: Specialized heavy and out-of-gauge transport operator with own equipment fleet (similar to HEAVY's SPMT and crane capabilities). Both focus on exceptional transport and heavy cargo across Europe.
deugro: Global project cargo forwarder specializing in heavy-lift, oversized, and over-dimensional transport similar to HEAVY's industrial projects focus. Both operate as specialists in complex, multimodal project logistics for industrial customers.
Röhlig Logistics: Mid-sized international freight forwarder with project cargo and sea/air forwarding capabilities comparable to Gosselin/HEAVY's 360° model. Both compete in European industrial logistics with similar customer profiles.
Fracht AG: Project cargo and heavy-lift logistics specialist with comparable site-to-site project execution capabilities. Both serve industrial customers requiring route planning, permits, and specialized equipment for oversized cargo.
Wagenborg: Dutch heavy-lift shipping and logistics specialist with multimodal capabilities including heavy transport, marine, and project cargo. Comparable to HEAVY in Benelux-anchored heavy-lift and exceptional transport.
Bertling Logistics: Project cargo forwarder with strong presence in energy, oil & gas, and industrial heavy-lift similar to HEAVY's industrial projects franchise. Both organize chartering, marshalling, and specialized transport for oversized equipment.

Emerging players

Mammoet: Global heavy lifting and transport specialist now part of the Sarens-adjacent ecosystem, comparable to HEAVY's heavy-lift execution capability. While HEAVY relies on Sarens/Felbermayr for lifting, Mammoet operates as a direct competitor in heavy transport and engineered lifting solutions.

Broad incumbents

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Large global logistics provider with multimodal capabilities (road, rail, air, sea) and specialized heavy-lift/project cargo services. Comparable in service breadth though broader in scope and scale than HEAVY.
Kuehne+Nagel: Global logistics incumbent with dedicated KN Projects (formerly Apex) heavy-lift and project cargo capabilities. Competes with HEAVY on larger industrial projects and offers broader scale, though less specialized in exceptional transport.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

HEAVY compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance3 records

HEAVY financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

HEAVY leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

HEAVY subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries6 records

HEAVY funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

HEAVY M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about HEAVY

What does HEAVY do?

Is HEAVY a public or private company?

HEAVY is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was HEAVY founded?

HEAVY was founded in 1930. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is HEAVY based?

HEAVY is headquartered in Antwerp (Deurne), Belgium, in the Europe region.

How does HEAVY make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Logistics Services are the primary driver. The others are exceptional Transport & Heavy-Lift, intermodal Transport and warehouse Storage.

Who are HEAVY's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Logwin, Van der Vlist, deugro, Röhlig Logistics, Fracht AG, Wagenborg and Bertling Logistics. Mammoet is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and Kuehne+Nagel.

Does HEAVY have an API?

No public API is recorded for HEAVY.

What industry is HEAVY in?

HEAVY's product category is Heavy Lift & Project Cargo Logistics. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLACAIAH, Heavy Machinery & Oversized Equipment (Cranes, Excavators, Presses), with a secondary code of TLACAIAM, Site Delivery, Installation Support & On-Site Supervision (Door-to-Site). Its NAICS code is 484230 and its SIC code is 4731.