Pbv Shipping Usa Inc.

What Pbv Shipping Usa Inc. does

PBV Shipping USA Inc. is a small, privately held US freight forwarder founded in 2000 and headquartered in Roselle, Illinois (Chicago metropolitan area), operating under Federal Maritime Commission license 17156N. The company offers integrated logistics services spanning air freight, ocean freight, trucking, customs clearance, warehousing and distribution, relocations, cargo handling (general, dangerous, and perishable), consolidation, and oversized project shipments, positioning itself as a one-stop shop for global shippers. It recently added a dedicated customs clearance service for cross-border Mexico-USA trade. The company serves customers across major global industries, claiming a track record with some of the largest and best-known companies in the world, although no named customer logos are publicly disclosed.

The business model is sales-led B2B with direct outreach via phone, email, and website contact form, paired with a network of worldwide partners and agencies that provide the actual transport capacity. PBV does not own or operate vessels, aircraft, trucks, or warehouses; it acts as an intermediary between shippers and underlying carriers, earning transaction fees on freight arrangements and professional services fees for customs brokerage, warehousing, and relocations. Pricing is quote-based and varies by shipment size, weight, cargo type, destination, and service level, with no public rate cards. The company's technology footprint is minimal: it has no proprietary platform, hosts a basic informational website (last refreshed in 2016), and provides links to third-party container and airline tracking tools for shipment visibility. With 1-10 employees and no disclosed funding rounds, ownership changes, or M&A activity, PBV Shipping USA operates as a small, relationship-driven intermediary in a highly fragmented freight forwarding market.

Name

Pbv Shipping Usa Inc.

Legal name

PBV Shipping USA Inc.

Website

https://pbvshippingusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PBV Shipping USA Inc. is a small US freight forwarder, founded in 2000 and based in Roselle, Illinois, providing integrated air, ocean, trucking, customs clearance, warehousing, and project shipment services to global shippers through a worldwide partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight Forwarding and Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), Project & OOG/Breakbulk Ocean Forwarding (Out-of-Gauge, RoRo) (TLACABAH), Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE), Ocean Export Forwarding (Booking/VGM/SI/BL) (TLACABAF), Trade Compliance & Ocean Regulatory Services (Sanctions/Export Controls) (TLACABAL)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding
• International logistics
• Customs clearance
• Ocean freight
• Warehousing distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Roselle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freight Forwarding Services: Core revenue stream from arranging air freight, ocean freight, and trucking services for customers shipping goods internationally. Fees are likely charged as a combination of transaction fees on shipment values and service fees for logistics coordination.
2. Customs Clearance Services: Revenue from providing customs clearance services, including a specialized new service for customs clearance between Mexico and USA.
3. Warehousing and Distribution: Revenue from storage, handling, and distribution services for general, dangerous, and perishable cargo.
4. Relocation Services: Revenue from relocation logistics services offered as part of the comprehensive service portfolio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PBV Shipping USA Inc. is a freight forwarding company that arranges the international and domestic transportation of goods across air, ocean, and ground modes. The company provides integrated logistics services including customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, cargo handling for general/dangerous/perishable goods, relocations, consolidation, and oversized project shipments. It operates as a one-stop shop coordinating supply chain movements for businesses through its worldwide partner and agency networks.

Product overview

PBV Shipping USA Inc. is a freight forwarding company providing integrated logistics services. The company offers a comprehensive suite of core shipping services including Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Trucking, Customs Clearance, Relocations Services, Warehousing and Distribution, Cargo Handling (general/dangerous/perishable), Consolidation/Direct Services, and Project Shipments (overweight/oversized). Additionally, the company provides customer-facing tracking tools for Container Tracking and Airline Tracking. A notable new service is Customs Clearance between Mexico and USA. The company positions itself as a one-stop shop for global logistics needs with worldwide partners and agency networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Freight

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Flexport: Flexport is a tech-enabled digital freight forwarder offering air, ocean, and customs services with a proprietary platform. While larger and venture-backed, it competes directly for the same SMB and mid-market shipper customers that PBV serves.
• Uber Freight: Uber Freight is a technology-driven freight brokerage and forwarder offering managed transportation across truck, ocean, and air. Its tech-led approach represents the emerging competitive model that traditional forwarders like PBV must contend with.

Direct peers

• SEKO Logistics: SEKO is a mid-market global freight forwarder offering air, ocean, customs, and warehousing services comparable to PBV's multi-modal portfolio. Both target enterprise and mid-market clients requiring personalized service across international supply chains.
• Worldwide Logistics Group: Worldwide Logistics Group is a mid-market US-based freight forwarder offering air, ocean, road, and customs services to enterprise clients. Its scale, service mix, and customer profile closely match PBV's positioning in the mid-market forwarding segment.

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is a top-tier global freight forwarder with extensive air, ocean, road, and contract logistics services overlapping PBV's offerings. It serves multinational shippers across all major industries worldwide.
• Expeditors International: Expeditors is a major publicly traded global freight forwarder with air, ocean, and customs capabilities far exceeding PBV's scale. It operates broadly across the same logistics services PBV offers but with a much larger global network and asset-light model.
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is one of the world's largest ocean and air freight forwarders with full customs brokerage and logistics capabilities. It serves enterprise shippers globally across every service category PBV offers, but at a vastly larger scale.
• Yusen Logistics: Yusen Logistics is a global forwarder and 3PL providing air, ocean, road, warehousing, and customs services across major industries. Its integrated service portfolio directly parallels PBV's multi-modal offering but at much greater scale.
• C.H. Robinson: C.H. Robinson is one of the largest US-based 3PLs providing freight forwarding, truckload, intermodal, and customs services. It overlaps directly with PBV's air/ocean/trucking/customs portfolio but operates at massive enterprise scale with proprietary technology.
• Pilot Freight Services (Maersk): Pilot Freight Services, now part of Maersk, is a US-focused forwarder offering air, ocean, ground, and customs services. It is a relevant comparable for PBV given shared emphasis on US import/export and customs brokerage alongside multi-modal transport.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pbv-shipping-u.s.a-inc.

Compliance1 record

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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