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Manuport Logistics
Belgian freight forwarding company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manuport Logistics SA[1] (often abbreviated as MPL[1]) is an international freight forwarding and logistics company, founded in Belgium and headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium.[2][3][† 1]: 2 Manuport Logistics is part of the Euroports Group,[4][† 2][† 1]: 4 as well as The Cardinal Partnership.[4] According to its 2024 sustainability report, it has over 800 employees and 19 different national offices across five continents.[† 1]: 2,7
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Founded by a merger between two logistics companies in 2007, Manuport Logistics has expanded to cover five continents and absorb many other countries. A subsidiary company, Manuport Road Transport, was created in 2023; it also operates commercially for its own revenue. The company has also sponsored successful sailing teams.
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Origins
The origins of Manuport Logistics can be traced to the establishment of Northern Shipping in 1926. Over the subsequent decades, Northern Shipping expanded its service offerings, progressively solidifying its position within the maritime logistics sector. In 1994, the company became NORFRAM Logistics, and started expanding its presence, marking a strategic movement toward international freight services. A separate entity, Hamann International, was founded in 1998. Seven years later, it opened a new office in São Paulo. In 2007, the merger of NORFRAM Logistics and Hamann International led to the start of Manuport Logistics.[2]
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Since its founding Manuport Logistics has expanded its global presence, establishing offices in more than 25 countries;[5] these include Brazil,[6] France, Germany, the UAE, the US,[6] and Singapore.[† 2] The Dubai office was established in 2005,[2] the Singapore office was established in 2014, and the Hamburg office was added in 2016. Since then, new offices have been created in locations including Santiago, Miami,[7] and Cape Town.
In March 2019, Manuport Logistics USA, its US subsidiary, received its first shipment. Since then, its number of bills of lading has increased to 261 in July 2025.[7] In February 2021, MPL founded their Spanish branch, which is headquartered in Paterna, Spain.[8] They followed this up by constructing a 16,000-square-metre (170,000 sq ft) warehouse in Valencia which opened in January 2023 to store paper and other products of forestry.[9]
The company absorbed Worldwide Logistics and Grupo Fleteval in February 2022.[8] In December 2022, MPL set up their office in Lima, Peru to support their services in South America but stated that they "already have experience in the region".[6] Manuport Road Transport, which focusses on cargo transportation across land, was founded in 2023. As well as being part of MPL's road operations and being supported by employees at the headquarters in Antwerp, it also generates its own commercial revenue.[8]
In October 2023, the company bought Dynasty Shipping Europe, through which they expanded their access to the Port of Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. As part of the acquisition, MPL's Rotterdam branch grew from five to thirteen employees.[3] The same month, the company opened a new office in Casablanca, Morocco, having been operating there since July 2023. Having had significant operations in Europe, the company saw the new office as a milestone in expanding to the North African market as well.[10]
In July 2024, MPL joined The Cardinal Partnership, which is the world’s largest employee-owned logistics firm.[4] In November 2024, the company partnered with Pindar to launch a so-called "nautical logistics unit", allowing them to expand their sea-based operations.[11]
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Current subsidiaries
According to their 2024 sustainability report, Manuport's current subsidiaries are:[† 1]: 2
- Cassilon Ltd & Cassilon
- Barging Solutions
- Fast Customs
- Promar Agencies Belgium
- Manuport Africa Logistics
- Manuport Liquids Do Brasil
- Manuport Liquids Hong Kong
- Manuport Logistics APAC
The nineteen countries with their own subsidiary are Brasil, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the US, and Singapore. The three countries with their own subsidiary of Manuport Road Transport are Belgium, France, and Spain.[† 1]: 2
Services
Manuport Logistics ships materials by air, sea, road, and rail, as well as multimodally.[3][† 2] Between 2017 and 2018, over one million tons of sugar were exported from inland production plants to producers, partners and logistics service providers.[2] Recently, the company shipped two Airbus Helicopters H215 from Spain to Chile by sea.[12] Their general cargo team in Turkey also shipped two 16-ton waste sorting systems to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[13]
The company has also sponsored sports teams, including Ian Williams' winning team at the 2024 World Match Racing Tour in Shenzhen, China,[14] and the same team at the 2025 World Match Racing Tour in Macau, China.[15]
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