TRANSWAY AIRFREIGHT GMBH

What TRANSWAY AIRFREIGHT GMBH does

Transway Airfreight GmbH is a privately held German freight forwarding company operating as the air freight subsidiary of the Transway Group, which is structured under Transway Holding GmbH and includes the sister company Transway Internationale Spedition GmbH (sea freight, founded 1983). The air freight entity, founded in 1997, is headquartered in Raunheim, Hesse, with the group employing approximately 16 people and operating additional offices in Gelnhausen. The company serves B2B customers globally, offering air freight forwarding, sea freight (FCL, LCL, roll on/roll off, conventional), European truck transport, customs clearance, warehouse and supply chain management, project cargo handling, and GDP-certified pharmaceutical temperature-controlled transport, supported by certifications including AEO, IATA, ISO 9001, GDP, and RegB status.

The business is built on a multi-modal, sales-led distribution model with dedicated account managers and personal contact persons assigned per customer. Internationally, Transway extends its reach through membership in the LINK Group sea freight network and certified partners worldwide, with truck transport coverage spanning Germany, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the British Isles, Western Europe, Scandinavia, and the Baltics. The technology stack centers on an in-house online transport platform implemented in 2021 for workflow optimization and customer time savings, direct EDI connections to German customs infrastructure (DAKOSY, ATLAS, BHT) for streamlined clearance, and the DBH-based Cargo Trace system for shipment tracking and monitoring. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with each transport priced according to cargo type, route, and service requirements.

Name

TRANSWAY AIRFREIGHT GMBH

Legal name

Transway Airfreight GmbH

Website

https://transway.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Transway Airfreight GmbH is a privately held German freight forwarder providing multi-modal air, sea, and truck transport with customs clearance and GDP-certified pharmaceutical logistics for B2B shippers across Europe and global trade lanes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Scheduled Freight Air Transportation (481112)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLACAAAB

Air Consolidation & Deconsolidation (Consols, Master/House AWB)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Air Freight Forwarding

SECONDARYTLACAEAE

Air–Road Intermodal Forwarding

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Multimodal/Intermodal Freight Forwarding

SECONDARYTLACAMAF

Temperature-Controlled Air Freight (Cool Chain)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Temperature-Controlled Freight Services

SECONDARYTLACACAC

Cross-Border Trucking & Border Transfer (Linehaul, Transloading)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Road Freight Forwarding (Domestic & Cross-Border)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Air freight services
• Sea freight forwarding
• Customs clearance
• Pharmaceutical logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Raunheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Core revenue from international freight forwarding services including air freight, sea freight, and truck transport. Services include transport planning, coordination, customs clearance, and project management for cargo of all types.
2. Logistics Services: Additional revenue from logistics services including warehouse management, pick and pack operations, supply chain monitoring, and pharmaceutical temperature-controlled transport.
3. Customs Brokerage: Revenue from customs clearance services both domestically and internationally, leveraging EDI connections and certified partners worldwide.
4. Transport Insurance Services: Commission-based insurance services offered in partnership with KRAVAG for transport insurance packages.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Transway Airfreight GmbH is a German freight forwarding company that organizes international air freight, sea freight, and truck transport for businesses worldwide. The company provides door-to-door transport coordination, customs clearance via EDI connections to German authorities, GDP-certified pharmaceutical temperature-controlled transport, project cargo handling, warehouse and supply chain management, and transport insurance brokerage. It operates as part of the Transway Group alongside its sister company Transway Internationale Spedition GmbH.

Product overview

Transway Airfreight GmbH is an air freight forwarding company operating as part of the Transway Group alongside its sister company Transway Internationale Spedition GmbH (sea freight). The company's primary offering is custom-tailored air freight logistics solutions for export and import shipments worldwide, complemented by sea freight services (FCL, LCL, roll on/roll off, conventional), truck transport across Europe, and value-added services including customs clearance via EDI connections to German airports and ports, warehouse and supply chain management, project cargo handling for heavy/special transport, GDP-certified pharmaceutical temperature-controlled transport, transport insurance, and 24/7 Track and Trace. The company holds AEO certification, ISO 9001, GDP, IATA, and Reglementierter Beauftragter (RegB) status.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transway Air Freight

Segments2 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LINK GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransway is a member of LINK Group, an international network of freight forwarders. This membership provides smooth processing and qualified local contacts in destination countries for sea freight forwarding services.
• KRAVAGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with KRAVAG insurance company for transport insurance services. Transway offers project-specific insurance packages for each individual case with certificate.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global logistics provider offering integrated air, ocean, land and contract logistics — directly comparable service portfolio to Transway but at enterprise scale with extensive owned infrastructure.
• DSV: Global freight forwarding and logistics group offering air, sea, road and solutions across all modes — competes with Transway across the same European and global trade lanes, particularly for mid-market shippers.
• Kuehne + Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with global air, sea, road and contract logistics and a dedicated pharma & healthcare vertical — operates in the same markets as Transway but at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: German-headquartered mid-sized global freight forwarder offering air, sea, road and contract logistics with strong European road and pharma exposure — closely comparable to Transway's multi-modal, B2B-forwarding model and German origin.
• Fracht AG: German family-owned project cargo and multi-modal forwarder offering air, sea, road and heavy-lift services with personal account handling — comparable mid-sized, privately held European forwarder.
• Röhlig Logistics: German mid-market international forwarder with air, sea and road services and a focus on complex, high-touch account management — directly comparable in size profile, customer model and service mix to Transway.

Others

• DHL Global Forwarding:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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