Scandinavian Express

What Scandinavian Express does

Scandinavian Express is a privately held Polish logistics provider, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Gdańsk, specializing in freight movement between Poland and Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland). The company operates a Polish parent entity (SCANDINAVIAN EXPRESS Poland Sp. z o.o.) and a Swedish subsidiary (Scandinavian Express Sweden AB), with a modest headcount of 29 employees and a 1,700 m² warehouse facility in Gdańsk supporting cross-docking and groupage consolidation.

Its core products include Freight Management (planning, execution, reporting), Project Cargo (oversized/permit-heavy transport), Prefab Direct Services (specialized Inloader trailers with proprietary swap pallet systems for vertical concrete prefab transport up to 4.20m), Warehouse and Distribution, Customs Clearance, and Ferry Services. The proprietary Inloader trailer with exchangeable pallets/floors is the principal technical differentiator, enabling over 200 weekly shipments of concrete prefabs to Sweden. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified (SGS, 2011) and operates weekly-updated SEFS fuel surcharge and SECA sulfur emission surcharges as pricing mechanisms.

The business model is sales-led B2B with a single-dedicated-contact-person model per customer. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction fees on freight (LTL groupage, FTL, oversized) and professional services for warehousing and customs clearance. The customer base is concentrated in construction and building materials (NCC, Skanska, Pekabex) with supplementary exposure to industrial machinery (Husqvarna, DBI Plastics), paper/packaging (BillerudKorsnäs), and project cargo (Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Nyt OUH hospital, Ullevål footbridge). The Gdańsk facility serves as the operational hub, leveraging proximity to Baltic ferry ports for multimodal land-sea-route execution across the corridor.

Name

Scandinavian Express

Legal name

SCANDINAVIAN EXPRESS Poland Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://scandinavian.com.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scandinavian Express is a Polish logistics provider founded in 1993, specializing in road-sea freight, oversized transport, and concrete prefab shipping between Poland and Scandinavia. It serves enterprise construction and industrial clients via proprietary Inloader trailers and a Gdańsk warehouse hub.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Border Freight Brokerage (USMCA/EU, etc.) (TLADAMAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

National/Regional LTL General Freight Carriers (TLADAEAA), Project Cargo & Heavy-Lift Transload (TLALAFAL)

Keywords

• Poland Scandinavia freight
• Project cargo logistics
• Oversized road transport
• Concrete prefab shipping
• Groupage LTL transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Gdańsk

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Management and Transportation: Core revenue from managing freight and providing transport services for groupage (LTL), full truckload (FTL), and oversized cargo between Poland and Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland). Services cover the full logistics cycle from planning through execution to reporting.
2. Project Cargo / Oversized Transport (OSL): Specialized transport of non-normative, oversized cargo including steel structures, construction machinery, prefabricated concrete elements, and industrial equipment. Includes route planning, permits, and pilot services.
3. Warehouse and Distribution: Storage and distribution services from the Gdansk warehouse, including transshipment capabilities. The warehouse supports groupage consolidation and deconsolidation.
4. Customs Clearance: Customs processing services for international shipments, handling documentation and regulatory compliance for cross-border trade.
5. Fuel Surcharge (SEFS): Weekly fuel surcharge applied to transport services based on Orlen wholesale diesel price fluctuations, providing revenue stability amid fuel price volatility.
6. SECA Surcharge: Sulphur Emission Control Area surcharge applied to ferry transports, reflecting increased fuel costs from LSMGO fuel compliance with EU sulfur directives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Scandinavian Express provides end-to-end road freight and logistics services between Poland and Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland). Core offerings include groupage (LTL) and full truckload (FTL) transport, oversized/project cargo, specialized prefabricated concrete element transport using proprietary Inloader trailers, warehousing and transshipment in Gdańsk, customs clearance, and ferry coordination including SEFS fuel surcharge administration.

Product overview

Scandinavian Express is a logistics and transport company offering a unified suite of services for freight movement between Poland and Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland). The core portfolio consists of Freight Management (planning, execution, and reporting), Project Cargo (for complex non-standard loads), Prefab Direct Services (specialized Inloader trailer transport for concrete prefabs with over 200 weekly shipments), Warehouse and Distribution (1,700 m² facility in Gdansk), Customs Clearance, and Ferry Services. These are complemented by transport-specific services including groupage (LTL), full truckload (FTL), and oversized cargo (OSL) transport, all serving Sweden and Norway routes. The company also offers a fuel surcharge mechanism (SEFS) for price adjustment. Together, these services provide end-to-end logistics solutions for construction, manufacturing, and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freight Management Comprehensive freight management services covering planning, execution, and reporting for shipments to and from Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland). For B2B customers in construction, manufacturing, and industrial sectors.
• Project Cargo Specialized logistics services for complex, non-standard cargo requiring customized transport solutions, route planning, permits, and pilot escort services. For industrial customers with steel structures, machinery, and oversized loads.
• Prefab Direct Services Direct transport services for prefabricated concrete elements using specialized Inloader trailers with proprietary swap pallet/floor exchange systems, handling over 200 weekly prefab shipments to Sweden. For concrete prefab manufacturers and construction firms.
• Warehouse and Distribution Storage and distribution services from a 1,700 m² modern logistics warehouse facility in the Tricity bypass area near Gdańsk, with 24-hour security, heating, loading docks with moving ramps, dangerous goods storage capability, and groupage consolidation/deconsolidation. For B2B customers requiring transshipment and storage for Scandinavia-bound cargo.
• Customs Services Customs clearance services to facilitate international transport across Scandinavian borders, handling documentation and regulatory compliance for cross-border trade. For B2B exporters and importers between Poland and Scandinavia.
• Ferry Services Ferry transport services connecting Poland with Scandinavian destinations across the Baltic Sea, including booking coordination and SECA sulphur emission control area surcharge management. For customers shipping road cargo units between Poland and Scandinavia.
• Groupage Transport (LTL) to Sweden Less-than-truckload (LTL) groupage transport service for palletized and non-palletized cargo shipments to Sweden, offering cost-effective solutions for smaller loads via multiple weekly departures. For B2B shippers without full-truckload volumes.
• Full Truckload Transport (FTL) to Sweden Full truckload (FTL) transport service for large-volume shipments between Poland and Sweden. For B2B customers with full-trailer cargo volumes.
• Oversized Transport (OSL) to Sweden Specialized transport of non-standard, oversized cargo to Sweden, including steel structures, construction machinery, wind turbine components, bridges, and industrial equipment, with route planning, permits, and pilot escort. For industrial customers with non-normative dimensions and heavy loads.
• Groupage Transport (LTL) to Norway Less-than-truckload (LTL) groupage transport service for shipments to Norway, offering cost-effective consolidation for smaller cargo volumes. For B2B shippers without full-truckload volumes.
• Oversized Transport (OSL) to Norway Specialized oversized (OSL) cargo transport service to Norway, including route planning, permits, and pilot escort for non-standard dimensions and heavy loads. For industrial customers shipping capital equipment to Norway.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 weekly shipments of concrete prefabs to Sweden, with most transported vertically using specialized Inloader trailers with swap pallet systems
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Olivia Business CentreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2020During the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, Scandinavian Express partnered with Olivia Business Centre and other collaborators to rapidly construct and transport a fully equipped prefabricated medical module for initial COVID-19 patient diagnostics to Szpital św. Wojciecha Copernicus in Gdańsk. The project was completed in a record 7 days.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DSV: Global Danish-headquartered freight forwarder offering road, air, sea, and contract logistics across all major European and intercontinental lanes. Comparable as a Scandinavian-anchored incumbent offering overlapping cross-border and project cargo services, though at vastly greater scale and breadth than Scandinavian Express.
• Geodis: French-headquartered global freight forwarder and contract logistics operator with road, air, sea, and rail services across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering cross-border European road freight and project cargo services overlapping with Scandinavian Express's enterprise customer segments.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German-headquartered global freight forwarder with strong road, air, and sea freight operations across Europe, including dedicated European road transport and cross-border services. Comparable as a broad incumbent covering overlapping European road corridors and customer segments in industrial and consumer goods.
• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global logistics provider offering land transport, air/ocean freight, and contract logistics across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent with established Nordic and Polish operations serving similar construction, industrial, and manufacturing customers.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Swiss-headquartered global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with major road, sea, and air freight operations across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent covering Scandinavia–Poland lanes via its road and overland networks, with overlapping enterprise customer segments in industrial and construction logistics.
• LKW Walter: Austrian-headquartered European transport operator specializing in full-truck-load and intermodal services across Europe with high-volume, asset-light model. Comparable as an established European cross-border road freight specialist serving enterprise customers with full-truck and intermodal solutions on similar continental corridors.

Direct peers

• Raben Group: Polish-headquartered logistics and freight forwarding group with extensive road transport, warehousing, and cross-border operations across Europe. Comparable to Scandinavian Express as a mid-sized Polish forwarder serving enterprise customers with integrated transport and contract logistics services.
• Rohlig Suus Logistics: Polish freight forwarder offering road, air, sea, and rail transport plus customs and warehousing. Direct peer as a comparable-size Polish forwarder serving similar enterprise B2B customers with cross-border European freight services.
• PEKAES: Polish full-service logistics operator specializing in domestic and international road transport, warehousing, and intermodal services. Direct peer because of its Polish base, B2B transport focus, and overlapping services including LTL, FTL, and oversized cargo across European corridors.
• Girteka Logistics: Lithuanian-headquartered European road freight and logistics operator running thousands of trucks across European corridors with FTL and groupage services. Comparable to Scandinavian Express as a regional European cross-border road carrier focused on full-service transport for enterprise customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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