What Freightex does

Freightex OÜ is a privately-held Estonian freight forwarding and logistics services company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. The company specializes in combined container shipping from any point worldwide via the Muuga Sea Port into Russia and CIS countries, positioning itself as a one-stop intermediary for shippers navigating complex Eurasia-to-Russia/CIS transit corridors. Its service portfolio spans four transport modes—ocean (container and ferry), railway (including IMO hazardous cargo), motor (containers, tilt, reefer, ADR, oversize), and air freight—complemented by customs clearance in Estonia, Russia, and China; bonded warehouse and terminal operations at Muuga free customs zone; LCL consolidation; cargo insurance; and heavyweight cargo delivery with special permit acquisition.

The business model is a transaction-fee freight forwarding model with competitive, flexible pricing and credit terms for repeat clients. Customers are international B2B shippers—primarily European exporters to Russia and CIS countries—acquired through direct sales engagement (phone, email) and a multilingual website (Estonian, Russian, English). The core differentiator is a single-contract, single-agent model providing one invoice across all stages of combined transportation, supported by co-located offices near Muuga port infrastructure and an established partner network in Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Kotka, Latvia, Lithuania, and major Chinese ports. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, mobile applications, APIs, AI/ML capabilities, or external funding; the company operates as a traditional, founder/management-owned logistics intermediary with no disclosed ownership changes or institutional investors.

Name

Freightex

Legal name

Freightex OÜ

Website

https://freightex.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Freightex OÜ is a Tallinn-based freight forwarder founded in 2010 that arranges multimodal container shipping (sea, rail, motor, air) from Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East to Russia and CIS countries via the Muuga Sea Port, offering customs clearance, warehousing, and door-to-door logistics services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Freight Forwarding Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Deep Sea Freight Transportation (483111), Marine Cargo Handling (488320)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412)

akta.pro primary industry

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• International logistics
• Multimodal transport
• Customs clearance
• Container shipping

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Freight forwarding and logistics services: Service-based revenue model charging competitive freight rates for multimodal container shipping services including ocean, railway, motor, and air transport. Additional revenue streams include customs clearance, warehousing, cargo insurance, and terminal services. Flexible pricing system with competitive rates for combined transportation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Freightex provides international freight forwarding and multimodal transportation services, coordinating ocean, railway, motor, and air freight shipments primarily from Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East through Muuga Port in Tallinn, Estonia, in transit to Russia and CIS countries. The offering is bundled as a single-contract, single-agent service covering combined container shipping, customs clearance, warehousing, terminal handling, LCL consolidation, cargo insurance, cargo tracking, and heavyweight cargo delivery.

Product overview

Freightex is a freight forwarding and logistics services company offering a comprehensive suite of international shipping services. The company's core offerings include four primary transport modes: Ocean Transport (sea freight forwarding with container and ferry options), Railway Transport (rail freight in containers and covered railcars including hazardous cargo), Motor Transport (road freight with various vehicle types), and Air Freight (international air cargo). These transport services are complemented by integrated solutions including Combined Container Shipping (multi-modal transport), Freight Forwarding Services, Customs Clearance, Warehouse and Terminal Services, LCL Consolidation, Cargo Insurance, Cargo Tracking, and Heavyweight Cargo Delivery. The company operates primarily through Muuga Port in Tallinn, Estonia, serving transit routes to Russia and CIS countries from Europe, Middle East, and Far East origins.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ocean Transport

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ports of Saint Petersburg and Kaliningrad (Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReliable partners in Russian ports providing freight forwarding services for container shipments. Enables transit shipping to Russia and CIS countries through these ports.
• Port of Kotka (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner port in Finland supporting freight forwarding operations and multimodal logistics services in the Baltic region.
• Ports of Latvia and LithuaniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaltic partner ports providing additional routing options and logistics capabilities for freight forwarding services.
• Worldwide port partners (China and globally)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of port partners including all large ports in China, enabling worldwide freight forwarding services and container shipping to any destination.
• Container shipping line agenciescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgencies of worldwide container shipping lines located near headquarters, enabling competitive rates and booking capabilities for sea freight services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with extensive ocean, air and overland forwarding plus customs brokerage across Europe and Russia/CIS. Comparable multimodal service offering, vastly larger scale, and overlapping customer segments in international container shipping.
• CEVA Logistics: Global freight management and contract logistics provider with multimodal forwarding and customs services. Comparable service offering to Freightex across sea/air/road, though operating at much larger scale with broader geographic coverage.
• Maersk (A.P. Moller-Maersk Logistics & Services): Integrated container ocean carrier and logistics provider with door-to-door forwarding including Russia/CIS transit (via subsidiary Ruscon). Directly comparable on combined container shipping and customs brokerage, with significantly greater capacity and carrier-side pricing power.
• DB Schenker: European-headquartered global freight forwarder with land, air and ocean services across Europe and Russia/CIS. Comparable multimodal portfolio and customs services, with stronger rail forwarding expertise in the Baltic region that overlaps with Freightex's Estonia-Russia rail offering.
• Yusen Logistics: Global freight forwarder with strong European and Russian forwarding operations and integrated multimodal solutions. Comparable offering across ocean/air/road/rail forwarding and customs, operating at broader geographic scale than Freightex.
• DSV A/S: Global freight forwarding and logistics conglomerate with deep Baltic/Russia network and full multimodal service. Directly comparable to Freightex on service portfolio (air, sea, road, rail forwarding + customs), but operates at vastly larger scale with asset-backed capabilities.

Direct peers

• TransContainer (Russia): Russia's largest intermodal container operator with extensive rail container services across the CIS and Baltic-Europe corridor. Directly comparable to Freightex on rail container transit between Estonia/Baltics and Russia, though operating from the Russia side of the corridor.
• Euro Rail Logistics (Baltic rail forwarder): Regional rail freight forwarder specializing in Baltic-Russia/CIS container rail services, similar in size and focus to Freightex. Directly comparable as a small, niche forwarder competing in the same Estonia/Muuga-to-Russia container rail lane.

Regional players

• Eurogate Container Terminal: Container terminal operator with Baltic and Northern European presence offering port-side logistics and forwarding-adjacent services. Comparable on the port/container-handling side of Freightex's Muuga-centric service, though operates terminals rather than arranging end-to-end forwarding.
• GEFCO (now Russian Railways Logistics): Historically Europe's leading automotive logistics specialist with strong Russia/CIS road and rail forwarding presence before acquisition by RZD. Highly comparable on multimodal Europe-Russia/CIS transit corridor and integrated customs, with regional rather than global geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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