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Top 25 Cargo shipping companies based in Germany

Name: Cargo shipping companies based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 922 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 922 cargo shipping companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 118,023 professional contacts across them, including 32,814 with verified work emails. Hamburg is the largest hub.

This list covers cargo shipping companies headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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118,023Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest cargo shipping companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 922 cargo shipping companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to cargo shipping companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	DB Schenker	Indirect evidence	Essen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	36,350 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At DB Schenker, we're not just about logistics; we're about understanding what truly matters to you.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	DHL Express	Indirect evidence	Bonn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	22,436 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Leading the way in international logistics across an unparalleled network of 220 countries and territories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	DHL Global Forwarding	Indirect evidence	Bonn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	19,483 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Freight Forwarding experts since 1815.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Hapag-Lloyd AG	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	11,284 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With a fleet of 302 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.5 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Hellmann Worldwide Logistics	Indirect evidence	Osnabrueck, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	7,398 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since its foundation in 1871, Hellmann has developed into one of the largest international logistics providers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Hamburg SÜD	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,676 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hamburg Süd is successful in the international logistics service sector and is one of the world’s ten leading container liner shipping brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Röhlig Logistics	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,631 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Röhlig is a logistics company specialising in the areas of sea freight, air freight and contract logistics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Oldendorff Carriers Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Lübeck, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,568 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1921, OLDENDORFF CARRIERS combines its history as a German shipowner with the network of one of the world's leading drybulk operators.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Hoyer Group	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,412 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The international logistics company HOYER is one of the worldwide market leaders in moving liquids by road, rail and sea.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Leschaco	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,305 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Leschaco Group is an independent and global service provider for integrated logistics solutions offering sea and air freight, contract logistics, tank container and innovative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Geis Group	Indirect evidence	Bad Neustadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,121 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A family-owned company, rooted in the SME sector and focused on quality in everything we do: we move the things that move you.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	BLG Logistics Group AG & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	1,072 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BLG LOGISTICS stands for international networks in the business areas of automobile, contract and container logistics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	A. Hartrodt Official	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	570 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “a.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	F.H. Bertling Logistics	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	551 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Having been in business for more than 160 years, the Bertling Group has established a high-value reputation in the ship-owning, chartering, transport logistics and IT industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Harren Group	Indirect evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	366 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over 30 years Harren Group has united the best thinkers and doers from ship to shore, to solve your toughest seafaring and freight forwarding challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Briese Schiffahrts Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Leer (ostfriesland), GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	265 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mit rund 550 Landmitarbeitern in 30 Ländern und mehr als Mitarbeitern auf See zählt die Briese Gruppe mit über 100 eigenen Schiffen zu den weltweit führenden im Bereich…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Hartmann Group	Partial evidence	Leer, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	5,001-10,000	262 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Hartmann Group is an independent, family-owned shipping company, operating worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Zufall Logistics Group	Indirect evidence	Göttingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	217 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die ZUFALL logistics group ist ein familiengeführter Logistikdienstleister mit über Mitarbeiter:innen und Auszubildenden.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	SAL Heavy Lift	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SAL Heavy Lift is part of the JSI Alliance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Group7 AG	Indirect evidence	Oberding, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	146 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GROUP7 is your ideal partner for worldwide, comprehensive, end-to-end supply chain management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Containerships	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	139 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Qcs-Quick Cargo Service	Partial evidence	Mörfelden-walldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	133 contacts →
	Partial evidence “QCS – Quick Cargo Service GmbH is a medium-sized air and sea freight forwarding company with ten branches located in all major commercial and industrial hubs across Germany, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Macs Maritime Carrier Shipping	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	118 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping has been a trusted name for over 35 years by customers in Southern Africa, Europe, the UK and USA/Mexico.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	MBS Logistics	Indirect evidence	Köln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	106 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nearly 40 years of logistics expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Schryver Logistics	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	92 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since its foundation in 1929, Schryver has been providing international transport and logistics services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: cargo shipping companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names cargo shipping companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of cargo shipping companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name cargo shipping companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Cargo shipping companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

27.8%Verified-email coverage

128.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

21.8%Largest-city concentration · Hamburg

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

427

11-50

231

51-200

116

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 922 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among cargo shipping companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “cargo shipping companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names cargo shipping companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among cargo shipping companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 32,814 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Cargo shipping companies by metro

Cargo shipping companies in Hamburg201
Cargo shipping companies in Bremen71

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names cargo shipping companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many cargo shipping companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 922 cargo shipping companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

DB Schenker, headquartered in Essen, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most cargo shipping companies?

Hamburg leads with 201 headquartered companies, followed by Bremen (71) and Berlin (18).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 32,814 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 922 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.