Rheintrans B.V.

What Rheintrans B.V. does

Rheintrans B.V. is a privately held Dutch logistics and freight forwarding company headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The company coordinates the transport of dry bulk goods, breakbulk cargo, and general cargo across three transport modes — sea, river, and road — providing end-to-end logistics from international seagoing vessel to final warehouse or factory door.

Its service portfolio comprises five integrated offerings: Binnenvaart (inland waterway transport from Rotterdam into Europe), Expeditie (freight forwarding for cargo too small or unsuited for water transport), Op- & Overslag (loading, unloading, and transshipment including intermediate storage), Agenturen (shipping and cargo agency representing charterers, owners, or both), and Zeevaart (shortsea and deepsea maritime shipping). The company positions a single point of contact as a core operational feature, coordinating the full multi-modal chain for B2B cargo owners.

The company holds multiple operational certifications supporting regulated cargo segments: ISO 9001 (quality management), GMP/FSA (food safety), NIWO (international road transport authorization), and FENEX (Dutch Association of Freight Forwarders membership). It maintains a trilingual website (Dutch, English, German), indicating international client targeting. The revenue model is transaction-based freight forwarding fees, with pricing structured per shipment or contract; no public rate cards are disclosed. The firm is a private limited company (B.V.) under Dutch jurisdiction with no disclosed investors, funding history, or named customer relationships.

Name

Rheintrans B.V.

Legal name

Rheintrans B.V.

Website

https://rhein.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Rheintrans B.V. is a Rotterdam-based Dutch logistics company coordinating multi-modal freight transport (sea, river, road) and forwarding services for dry bulk, breakbulk, and general cargo for B2B clients across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding & Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Inland Water Freight Transportation (483211), Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Marine Cargo Handling (48832)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412), Trucking (No Local) (4213), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Project & OOG/Breakbulk Ocean Forwarding (Out-of-Gauge, RoRo) (TLACABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Direct-to-Consignee (DTC) / Deconsolidation & Breakbulk Distribution (TLACALAE), Cross-Border Trucking & Border Transfer (Linehaul, Transloading) (TLACACAC)

Keywords

• Inland waterway transport
• Freight forwarding services
• Maritime shipping services
• Cargo transshipment logistics
• Multi-modal freight transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Transport and Logistics Services: Revenue generated from providing integrated logistics services including inland shipping, freight forwarding, cargo handling and transloading, shipping agency, and seafaring services. Services are priced per shipment or contract basis, typical for freight forwarding operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rheintrans B.V. organizes and coordinates inland shipping, freight forwarding, storage, transshipment, shipping agency, and sea freight services for dry bulk, breakbulk, and general cargo. The company operates as a single point of contact for integrated multi-modal transport across sea, river, and road, delivering cargo from international vessel to warehouse or factory door. Services are certified for ISO quality, food/animal feed (GMP/FSA), road transport (NIWO), and waste handling under FENEX freight forwarder terms.

Product overview

Rheintrans B.V. is a logistics and transport company offering a portfolio of integrated services for dry bulk goods, breakbulk, and general cargo. The core offering consists of five interconnected service lines: Binnenvaart (inland waterway transport), Expeditie (freight forwarding), Op- & Overslag (loading and transshipment), Agenturen (shipping and cargo agency), and Zeevaart (maritime shipping). The company coordinates transport via sea, river, and road, managing the complete logistics chain from vessel to warehouse or factory door, with a single point of contact for customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Koninklijke Rotra: Dutch forwarding and logistics company offering road, air, sea, and customs services with strong European cross-border focus. Comparable as a Dutch mid-market forwarder combining Expeditie-style forwarding with multi-modal coordination.
• Ewals Cargo Care: Dutch-headquartered multimodal logistics specialist with a strong inland waterway and road fleet across Europe. Directly comparable to Rheintrans in Rhine-centric multi-modal bulk/breakbulk services, multi-country European footprint, and B2B industrial customer base.
• Van Uden Group: Dutch family-owned logistics company providing inland shipping, freight forwarding, warehousing, and road transport across Europe. Closely comparable in scope (multi-modal with inland shipping emphasis), customer profile (industrial bulk shippers), and Dutch private-company scale.
• C. Steinweg (Steinweg Group): Rotterdam-based global logistics provider specializing in dry bulk, breakbulk, and project cargo handling and forwarding. Highly comparable in Rotterdam footprint, bulk/breakbulk focus, and forwarding-plus-terminal service mix.
• Contargo: Inland waterway logistics company operating a network of Rhine and European inland terminals, providing container barge and transshipment services. Closely comparable to Rheintrans' Binnenvaart and Op- & Overslag service lines and Rotterdam-adjacent inland operations.

Regional players

• De Boer / De Boer Internationaal Transport: Dutch freight forwarder and transport company offering road, sea, and air forwarding plus customs services from the Netherlands. Comparable as a Dutch mid-sized forwarder with multi-modal B2B offering, though without the inland waterway specialization.

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding: Global freight forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL, offering ocean, air, and road forwarding plus customs and supply-chain services. Comparable as a full-line forwarder competing on European bulk and breakbulk lanes, but with global procurement leverage.
• Rhenus Logistics: European-headquartered logistics conglomerate with a strong inland waterway division (Rhenus Logistics operates Rhine barge services) plus forwarding, warehousing, and contract logistics. Comparable in multimodal service portfolio and Rhine focus, but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• DSV: Global freight forwarding and logistics major with extensive road, sea, and air forwarding operations across Europe. Comparable as a forwarder serving industrial shippers with multi-leg European flows, but at vastly larger scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders, with deep European road, sea, and contract logistics capabilities. Comparable as a multi-modal forwarder competing for the same industrial B2B customers, particularly for seaborne bulk and project cargo.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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