Essex Freight Holland

What Essex Freight Holland does

Essex Freight Holland BV is an independent, privately held freight forwarding company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Ridderkerk, near Europe's largest port of Rotterdam. The firm provides sea, air, and road freight forwarding services with a deliberate focus on shipments to and from Caribbean destinations — Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, and Sint Maarten — supported by weekly ocean sailings and consolidated air services, plus monthly direct sailings to Suriname. Service scope spans FCL, LCL/groupage, breakbulk, reefer, dangerous goods, temperature-controlled, and oversized cargo, alongside European road transport with daily departures for groupage, part-loads, and full loads.

The operational footprint combines a Dutch headquarters with a wholly owned Curaçao subsidiary (Essex Freight Curacao NV, opened 2012), a dedicated air freight office at Schiphol Amsterdam Airport (opened 2017), and an embedded network of destination-side handling agents in Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, and Suriname. This physical and partner footprint is reinforced by WCA (World Cargo Alliance) membership, which extends reciprocal global reach. Value-added modules include customs clearance, VAT-free purchasing, storage, packaging, and transport insurance.

Revenue is generated transactionally: the company quotes per shipment based on mode (sea, air, road), dimensions, weight, destination, and service level, and bills on a pay-per-shipment basis. Customers split between private individuals (relocations, household goods, vehicles, personal effects) and business shippers (trade goods, project cargo, perishables, dangerous goods), with a quote-driven, sales-led go-to-market executed primarily through the multilingual website and direct phone/email contact.

Name

Essex Freight Holland

Legal name

Essex Freight Holland BV

Website

https://essexfreight.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Essex Freight Holland BV is a Netherlands-based freight forwarder offering sea, air, and road transport to and from Caribbean destinations. Founded in 2007, it serves both private relocations and business shippers via weekly sailings, an owned Curaçao office, and a partner-led Caribbean agent network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), International Vehicle Shipping & Import Assistance (HSAKACAJ), International Freight Forwarding (Air/Ocean) for Personal Effects (HSAKACAD)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Ocean freight services
• Air cargo forwarding
• Road transport logistics
• Customs clearance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ridderkerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sea Freight Services: International ocean freight forwarding including FCL (Full Container Load) and LCL (Less than Container Load) groupage services. Weekly sailings to Caribbean destinations including Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, and Sint Maarten. Monthly direct sailings to Suriname.
2. Air Freight Services: International air cargo forwarding with weekly consolidations to and from Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire. Services include import/export, charter, on-board courier, and dangerous goods handling.
3. Road Transport Services: European road freight transport including groupage, part-loads, and full loads with daily departures for import-export operations. Temperature-controlled transport available.
4. Logistics Solutions: Additional services including customs clearance, VAT-free purchasing, storage, packaging solutions, and transport insurance. These are value-added services supporting core freight operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Essex Freight Holland is an international freight forwarding company providing sea, air, and road transportation of goods with a focus on shipments to Caribbean destinations including Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Suriname, and Barbados. The company coordinates multi-modal transport (FCL, LCL, breakbulk, reefer, dangerous goods), customs clearance, storage, packaging, and transport insurance for both private individuals relocating internationally and businesses shipping commercial cargo.

Product overview

Essex Freight Holland is a freight forwarding and logistics company offering international transport services with a focus on Caribbean destinations. The company operates a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of three core services: Sea Freight (Zeevracht), Air Freight (Luchtvracht), and Road Transport (Wegtransport), complemented by additional logistics modules including Customs Clearance, Storage, Packaging Solutions, and Transport Insurance. The company also offers specialized services such as FCL and LCL container shipping, temperature-controlled transport, oversized cargo handling, and on-board courier service. With its own offices in Curaçao (opened 2012), Aruba, Bonaire, and air freight operations at Schiphol, Essex Freight Holland provides a comprehensive freight forwarding solution for both commercial and private customers shipping to and from the Caribbean region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sea Freight (Zeevracht) International ocean freight forwarding services offering Full Container Load (FCL), Less than Container Load (LCL)/groupage, break-bulk, reefer, and dangerous goods transport, with weekly sailings to Caribbean destinations including Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, and Sint Maarten, and monthly direct sailings to Suriname.
• Air Freight (Luchtvracht) International air cargo forwarding with weekly consolidations to and from Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire, including import/export, charter, on-board courier, and dangerous goods handling services.
• Road Transport (Wegtransport) European road freight services offering groupage, part-loads, and full loads with daily departures, temperature-controlled transport, and customs clearance capabilities for import-export operations across Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, and the Netherlands.
• Logistics Solutions (Logistieke oplossingen) Value-added logistics services including customs clearance and formalities, VAT-free purchasing, storage, packaging solutions, and transport insurance supporting core sea, air, and road freight operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transit time Curaçao: approximately 19 days
• +5 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BSC Essex Freight (England)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Essex Freight Holland was founded in 2007 in partnership with BSC Essex Freight England. This partnership established the company's foundation in international freight forwarding between Europe and the Caribbean.
• WCA (World Cargo Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEssex Freight Holland is a WCA partner, indicating membership in a global freight forwarding network that provides access to global services and support.
• Essex Freight Curacao NVcoreOthersOwn office opened in 2012 on Curaçao. Emancipatie Boulevard z/n, Willemstad, Curaçao. Email: [email protected], Tel: +5999-4615173.
• Caribtrans N.V.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHandling and transshipment agent in Sint Maarten. Ground Dove Road 8, Pointe Blanche, Philipsburg. Handles shipments to Saba and St Eustatius via transshipment. Email: [email protected], Tel: +17215430013.
• CalypSona ShippingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHandling agent in Paramaribo, Suriname. Duisburglaan 7, Paramaribo. Handles shipments at destination for Suriname routes. Email: [email protected], Tel: +597-439995.
• AGS MeyercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHandling agent in Bonaire. Kaya Nikiboko Noord 33, Kralendijk. Professional and fast handling of shipments. Email: [email protected], Tel: +599 701 8828.
• Atlas CargocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHandling agent in Aruba. Balashi 62 C, Oranjestad, Aruba. Handles shipments at destination for Aruba routes. Email: [email protected], Tel: 297-5851155.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Crown Relocations: Crown Relocations is a global international moving company that ships household goods and personal effects worldwide, including the Caribbean. It directly competes with Essex Freight Holland's private-individual relocation and household goods shipping service.
• Tropical Shipping: Tropical Shipping is a Caribbean-focused ocean carrier offering regular container services between the US/Europe and Caribbean islands. It is directly comparable to Essex Freight Holland on the Europe-to-Caribbean ocean freight lane, although it primarily operates as a carrier rather than a forwarder.
• King Ocean Services: King Ocean Services is a NVOCC operating regular container services to the Caribbean out of European and US ports. It competes with Essex Freight Holland on FCL and LCL forwarding to islands like Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire.
• Crowley Maritime Corporation: Crowley provides ocean freight, logistics, and shipping services to the Caribbean basin from US and European origins. It overlaps directly with Essex Freight Holland's core FCL/LCL ocean freight offering to Caribbean destinations.
• AGS Worldwide Movers: AGS Worldwide Movers is an international relocation specialist with offices across Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Notably, AGS Meyer is already Essex Freight Holland's handling agent in Bonaire, underscoring the direct overlap on household goods and relocation services.

Broad incumbents

• CEVA Logistics: CEVA Logistics is a global supply chain and freight forwarding company offering sea, air, and road services. It provides broad-based competition across all of Essex Freight Holland's transport modes, though without Caribbean niche focus.
• Geodis: Geodis is a global logistics provider with air and sea freight forwarding and European road transport capabilities. It overlaps with Essex Freight Holland's multi-modal offering from European origins, though it serves the Caribbean as part of a much broader portfolio.
• DB Schenker: DB Schenker is a large global logistics provider offering ocean, air, and European road freight forwarding. It serves the Caribbean through partner networks and overlaps with Essex Freight Holland's multi-modal product portfolio.
• DHL Global Forwarding: DHL Global Forwarding is a major global forwarder with air, ocean, and road services reaching Caribbean islands. It overlaps with Essex Freight Holland's full multi-modal offering but operates at vastly greater scale across many trade lanes.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders, offering sea, air, and road freight with global coverage including Caribbean destinations. It competes broadly with Essex Freight Holland on multi-modal international forwarding, though not focused on the Caribbean niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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