wendland spedition

What wendland spedition does

Wendland Spedition GmbH is a private, third-generation family-owned logistics company founded in 1933 and headquartered in Hamburg. It primarily serves importers, exporters, manufacturing and retail businesses, and trade-fair participants through European trucking, worldwide sea and air freight, warehousing, inventory and supply-chain management, and customs clearance. Its service portfolio is organized around four interconnected lines: road transport; international sea and air freight; warehousing and logistics; and customs services.

The company operates approximately 5,000 square meters of office and warehouse space near the Port of Hamburg. Its technology stack includes continuously updated logistics and freight-forwarding software, computerized inventory and supply-chain management systems, and connections to government systems including ATLAS, NCTS, and AES for customs declarations.

Wendland generates transaction-fee revenue from transport and freight forwarding, managed-service revenue from warehousing and logistics, and professional-service revenue from customs clearance. Public pricing is not disclosed; business is obtained through direct customer relationships, personalized account service, and the ILPG partner network.

Name

wendland spedition

Legal name

Wendland Spedition GmbH

Website

https://wendland-international.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Wendland Spedition GmbH is a private, third-generation family-owned Hamburg logistics provider serving importers, exporters, manufacturers, and retailers through trucking, sea and air freight, warehousing, supply-chain management, and customs clearance services globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412), Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance (484230), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Freight Brokerage (Truckload/LTL/Intermodal) (TLAIANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG), General Cargo Air Freight Forwarding (Airport-to-Airport / Door-to-Door) (TLACAAAA), Cross-Border Freight Brokerage (USMCA/EU, etc.) (TLADAMAN), Export/Import Documentation Preparation (Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s Letter of Instruction) (TLACAHAD), Project Cargo & Heavy-Lift Transload (TLALAFAL)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Road transport logistics
• Sea and air freight
• Warehousing and logistics
• Customs clearance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

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. Trucking/Road Transport: Transportation of part and full loads throughout Germany and Europe, including direct delivery, special/express transport, trade fair transports, heavy cargo, hazardous goods, and 24/48-hour services
2. Sea Freight: Worldwide containerized shipments (FCL and LCL), RoRo shipments, breakbulk and project shipments, heavy goods transport, and cross-trade shipments
3. Air Freight: Worldwide air freight services for cargo transportation
4. Warehousing and Logistics: Warehousing and management, container loading/unloading, product control, inventory management, packing, commissioning, labeling, and supply chain management
5. Customs Clearance Services: Full customs clearance including import/export declarations, tariff classification, ATLAS system connections, NCTS transit declarations, ATA Carnet processing, and customs warehouse services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wendland Spedition provides integrated freight forwarding and logistics services as a one-stop shop: trucking (LKW-Transporte) for part and full loads across Germany and Europe; worldwide sea freight (FCL, LCL, RoRo, breakbulk) and air freight; warehousing with approximately 5,000 square meters of bonded space near the Port of Hamburg; and customs clearance services including ATLAS, NCTS, AES and ATA Carnet processing. Services are sold as tailor-made logistics solutions directly to business customers.

Product overview

Wendland Spedition is an independent, third-generation family-owned logistics company offering a one-stop shop for worldwide logistics solutions across all transportation modes. The company operates four interconnected core service lines: (1) Trucking for domestic and European road transport of part and full loads; (2) Sea Freight and Air Freight for international cargo movement as founding member of ILPG; (3) Warehousing with 5000 sqm facilities near Hamburg port for storage, inventory management, and supply chain management; and (4) Customs Clearance services connecting to government systems (ATLAS, NCTS, AES) for import/export declarations and tariff classification. The integrated service model enables personalized, tailor-made logistics solutions from a single provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trucking / LKW-Transporte Road freight transport service providing part and full load transportation across Germany and Europe, including direct delivery, special/express transport, trade fair transports, plant and scaffolding transport, ship spare parts service, heavy cargo haulage, 24/48-hour part load services, and hazardous goods transportation. Offered to business customers needing reliable domestic and cross-border trucking.
• Sea Freight and Air Freight International freight forwarding service covering worldwide containerized ocean shipments (FCL and LCL), RoRo shipments, air freight, breakbulk and project cargo, heavy goods transport and cross-trade shipments. Operated with own negotiable bills of lading via ILPG network membership. Targets businesses moving international cargo.
• Warehousing / Lagerlogistik Warehousing and inventory management service with approximately 5,000 sqm of facilities near the Port of Hamburg, providing storage, container loading/unloading, quality and quantity control, computerized inventory management, packing, commissioning, labeling, and supply chain management. Designed for importers, exporters and manufacturers needing integrated storage near a major European port.
• Customs Clearance / Verzollung Comprehensive customs brokerage including import/export clearance, tariff classification, ATLAS system connections, NCTS transit declarations, AES export declarations, ICS/ECS entries, TIR/ATA Carnet processing, and authorized consignee/consignor status. Targeted at international traders requiring regulatory compliance expertise.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ILPG (International Logistic Professional Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Wendland Spedition is a founding member of ILPG, an association of medium-sized freight forwarding companies. This membership enables the company to act as a one-stop shop for complex intercontinental logistics solutions and provides access to a worldwide network for shipments requiring multiple carrier partners.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Osnabrück-based, family-influenced mid-market global forwarder offering road, sea, air, warehousing and customs services. Highly comparable to Wendland in multi-modal mid-market positioning, family heritage, and German headquarters.
• Röhlig Logistics: Bremen-headquartered, family-influenced mid-sized German forwarder with strong ocean/air, contract logistics, and customs expertise. Closely comparable on geography (North German port), family ownership, and integrated customs + forwarding model.
• Dachser: German family-owned logistics firm operating road transport, air & sea freight forwarding, and contract logistics. Similar European mid-market trucking + forwarding model with comparable customer segments.
• FIEGE Logistik: German, family-influenced mid-market3PL providing trucking, forwarding, contract logistics and customs-adjacent value-added services. Comparable on multi-modal offering and German Mittelstand positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Kuehne + Nagel: World's largest sea and air freight forwarder, headquartered in Switzerland with significant Hamburg presence. Overlaps Wendland on every service line but at vastly larger scale; benchmark for enterprise forwarder economics.
• DHL Global Forwarding: Air and ocean freight forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL, dominant in air freight and customs. Overlaps Wendland's air, ocean and customs offerings as a much larger incumbent with global network.
• DSV A/S (incl. DB Schenker): Danish-headquartered global forwarder that acquired DB Schenker in 2024, expanding its German road, air and sea forwarding footprint. Comparable across all modes but operates at vastly greater scale than Wendland.
• Geodis: French global 3PL offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, and supply chain optimization with strong European road and air freight. Comparable on multi-modal European forwarding scope at larger scale.

Emerging players

• Flexport: Digital-first freight forwarder offering ocean, air, trucking, and customs brokerage through a software platform. Comparable on sea/air forwarding and customs; represents the digital disruption vector Wendland faces.

Regional players

• ILS (International Logistics Solutions): Comparable size ILPG-member German mid-sized forwarder offering multi-modal forwarding and customs. Useful same-network peer for benchmarking lane economics within the ILPG federation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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