What Eimskip does

Eimskip is a Reykjavik-headquartered, 110+-year-old shipping and logistics company (founded 1914) that provides container liner services, global freight forwarding, warehousing, trucking and distribution, terminal operations, and customs brokerage to customers moving cargo through international supply chains. The company's core offering centers on liner services in the North Atlantic with regular sailing schedules, complemented by multi-modal forwarding capabilities (sea, air, road), temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing for frozen/chilled/dry products, and specialized sub-products including FCL, LCL, PCE (rolling stock and heavy machinery), and refrigerated containers. The technology platform is a logistics and shipping management system supported by a customer portal for account management and a website-based rate-request workflow; no proprietary AI/ML or API platform is disclosed.

Eimskip serves enterprise cargo shippers requiring integrated, end-to-end supply-chain solutions through a horizontal segmentation approach. It operates direct offices in 20 countries across Europe (Iceland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK), the Americas (Brazil, Canada, USA), and Asia (China, Thailand, Vietnam), with its regional Netherlands hub in Rotterdam handling liner services, customs processing, and temperature-controlled warehousing. The company generates revenue through a mix of recurring/contracted streams (liner services, warehousing) and transactional streams (global forwarding, trucking), with pricing not publicly disclosed and rate requests handled through the website.

In 2023, Eimskip executed two bolt-on acquisitions in the Netherlands—Jac. Meisner International Expeditiebedrijf B.V. (April 2023, veterinary customs brokerage with 60+ years of expertise) and Extraco Internationale Expeditie B.V. (August 2023, warehousing, food processing, transportation, and fruit concentrate expertise)—to deepen its vertical capabilities. The company publishes quarterly investor results (Q1 2026 results referenced) and maintains an investor relations section, consistent with public-company reporting standards, though the provided firmographics data lists the company as private.

Name

Eimskip

Legal name

Eimskip

Website

https://eimskip.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Eimskip is a Reykjavik-headquartered shipping and logistics company founded in 1914 that provides liner services, freight forwarding, warehousing, trucking, and customs brokerage to enterprise cargo shippers across 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Reefer/Temperature-Controlled Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refrigerated (Chilled) Freight Forwarding (TLACAMAA), Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAJ)

Keywords

• Container shipping services
• Freight forwarding
• Warehousing logistics
• Customs brokerage
• Maritime transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Liner shipping services: Container shipping and liner services across the North Atlantic, including FCL (Full Container Load) and LCL (Less than Container Load) services
2. Warehousing and storage: Storage services for frozen, chilled, and dry products in various global locations
3. Global forwarding: Freight forwarding services by sea, air, and road transportation
4. Trucking and distribution: Road transportation and distribution services in various locations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Eimskip is a shipping and logistics company providing container liner services across the North Atlantic, global freight forwarding by sea/air/road, temperature-controlled and ambient warehousing (frozen, chilled, and dry products), trucking and distribution, terminal operations at Sundahöfn harbor in Iceland, and customs brokerage including veterinary inspections, serving enterprise cargo shippers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Product overview

Eimskip is a shipping and logistics company offering a comprehensive suite of transportation services. The core offering includes liner services in the North Atlantic, global forwarding by sea/air/road, warehousing (frozen, chilled, and dry products), trucking and distribution, and terminal operations in Iceland. The company has expanded through acquisitions including Jac. Meisner International Expeditiebedrijf B.V. (customs brokerage expertise) and Extraco Internationale Expeditie B.V. (warehousing and food processing expertise). Container shipping options include LCL (Less than Container Load), FCL (Full Container Load), and specialized PCE (cars, boats, vehicles, machinery, caravans) services, with temperature-controlled options available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Liner Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Extraco Internationale Expeditie B.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023As of August 1, 2023, Extraco Internationale Expeditie B.V. operates under Eimskip, bringing expertise in warehousing, food processing, transportation, and fruit concentrate & juices industry.
• Jac. Meisner International Expeditiebedrijf B.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023As of April 1, 2023, Jac. Meisner International Expeditiebedrijf B.V. operates under Eimskip, bringing over 60 years of veterinary customs brokerage expertise. This acquisition strengthens Eimskip's customs processing capabilities in the Netherlands.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DFDS: DFDS is a major European ferry and logistics operator providing ro-ro shipping, contract logistics, and cold-chain transport. Comparable to Eimskip's combination of sea, road, and warehousing with refrigerated capability across Northern Europe.
• Hapag-Lloyd: Hapag-Lloyd is a top-five global ocean container carrier with a strong transatlantic presence. Comparable on Eimskip's North Atlantic liner offering, though operating at much broader global scale.
• CMA CGM: CMA CGM is one of the world's largest container shipping groups with growing logistics and reefer capabilities. Overlaps with Eimskip in container liner services and reefer/cold-chain transport, but at global mega-carrier scale.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world's largest freight forwarders with strong ocean, road, and contract logistics (including cold-chain) capabilities. Comparable to Eimskip's global forwarding and reefer logistics offerings, though at much larger global scale.
• Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Wallenius Wilhelmsen is a leading ro-ro and vehicle carrier with terminals and inland distribution across the Atlantic and beyond. Comparable to Eimskip's breakbulk, vehicle (PCE), and North Atlantic ocean transport capabilities.
• A.P. Møller-Mærsk (Maersk): Maersk is the world's largest ocean container carrier with integrated logistics and terminal operations. Comparable across all of Eimskip's core service lines (liner, forwarding, warehousing, terminals) but at vastly greater global scale.

Direct peers

• CLdN Cargo: CLdN is a European short-sea ro-ro and container operator with extensive terminals in Rotterdam and other North Sea ports. Comparable regional scale, port presence, and roll-on/roll-off plus container capability.
• Atlantic Container Line (ACL): ACL operates container and ro-ro services on the North Atlantic between North America and the UK/Europe. Closest direct peer to Eimskip's North Atlantic liner specialization and container/breakbulk/reefer mix.
• Samskip: Samskip is a European multimodal logistics provider offering container, short-sea, road, and rail transport with reefer capabilities. Directly comparable to Eimskip in combining liner/short-sea ocean services with inland transport and temperature-controlled handling for European shippers.

Regional players

• Royal Arctic Line: Royal Arctic Line provides container shipping between Greenland and Denmark, with a complementary footprint to Eimskip's Greenland office. Comparable liner-services business model on a smaller, regional North Atlantic corridor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

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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