Karl Gross International Freight Forwarder

Better logistics for you: We implement individual logistics solutions and assist shippers and consignees to benefit from the complex possibilities available in intercontinental logistics. Ocean freight FCL, LCL, Break Bulk, RoRo Ocean freight solutions for imports and exports have been our core...

Specializations

Our specialists for Air Freight Break Bulk Chile China Egypt FCL/LCL Heavy Lift Ocean Freight Project Logistics Ro/Ro Steel Turkey Vietnam Warehousing create solutions for your individual needs. Specialists for logistics challenges: transport solutions by Karl Gross The possibilities in...

About us

This is Karl Gross We are your specialist for intercontinental logistics solutions The Karl Gross group is active in international freight forwarding and logistics. Our roots go back to 1876 when Karl Gross was founded close to Bremen, Germany. Nowadays, Karl Gross is active and present in many...

Products

Karl Gross is specialist in Ocean Freight, Project Logistics and Air Freight   Better logistics for you: Our strength is to create logistic solutions tailored to the individual needs and demands of our customers. In order to provide these, we offer a wide range of services in different sectors....

Career

Our team members are passionate about logistics – and they are the core of Karl Gross. Trust and respect towards and among our employees are the foundation of our working culture. Karl Gross – our employer profile With us, it’s all about intercontinental logistics and freight forwarding. Our entire...

Contact

Karl Gross Group Contacts in Germany Offices Head Office Bremen Karl Gross Internationale Spedition GmbH Martinistraße 34 D - 28195 Bremen +49 (0) 421 - 17 62-0 info@karlgross.de Office Locations Hamburg Karl Gross Internationale Spedition GmbH Glockengießerwall 2 D - 20095 Hamburg +49 (0) 40 - 37...

Competence Centers

Specialized teams with proximity to the markets As a dynamic and customer oriented medium-sized group of companies Karl Gross is present with offices in Europe, Asia and the Americas.  Next to professional expertise, the local Karl Gross teams are equipped with cultural and lingual know-how. This...

All articles

All articles Air Freight On the airfield: air freight solutions in project logistics Read more Project Logistics High long wide heavy complex…all of the above! read more Ocean Freight Leading manufacturer of IT-infrastructure trusts on Karl Gross for organizing their container transports read more...

Ocean freight

Forwarding solutions for Ocean Freight shipments Grown from our tradition: Karl Gross is specialist in organizing and handling of import and export ocean freight shipments. Worldwide import and export ocean freight services have been our core business for decades. Hence, we offer services for...

Heavy Lift

Forwarding solutions in heavy lift cargo Extraordinary weights require extraordinary competence – Karl Gross is specialist for international transportation of heavy lift cargo Which modes of transport are suitable for pre- and on-carriage? Which routes to or from international shipping ports are...

Break Bulk

Forwarding solutions for Break Bulk cargo If cargo cannot be containerized: Karl Gross is your specialist in Break Bulk shipments Some goods cannot be containerized. These are transported as Break Bulk (lose cargo). Our specialists plan and organize break bulk cargo shipments via charter or liner...

Egypt

Forwarding solutions for Egypt shipments Karl Gross is specialist in shipments on trade lane Egypt As an international freight forwarder we are “on first-name basis with the pharaohs”. But seriously: We look on decades of experience in handling transports from and to Egypt. Our teams cooperate...

Turkey

Forwarding solutions for Turkey shipments More than 30 years of experience – Karl Gross is specialist in sea freight shipments on trade lane Turkey Turkey shipments via sea traffic belong to Karl Gross like bread belongs to butter. Organizing and handling import and export sea freight shipments...

Chile

Forwarding solutions for Chile shipments Karl Gross is specialist in shipments on trade lane Chile  From Arica to Patagonia: the specialists of Karl Gross Logistics (Chile) SpA in Santiago de Chile develop and implement logistic solutions for ocean freight, air freight and project cargo shipments....

Vietnam

Forwarding solutions for Vietnam shipments Karl Gross is specialist in shipments on trade lane Vietnam Special knowledge about conditions, procedures and mentalities in Vietnam is important and valuable, when it comes to developing successful logistic solutions for Vietnam. Therefore, we are right...

China

Forwarding solutions for China shipments Competence and stability – Karl Gross is specialist in shipments on trade lane China Karl Gross has been active in the Chinese market for more than a decade. Our completely owned subsidiary Karl Gross Logistics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. by ourselves holds offices...

FCL/LCL

Forwarding solutions for FCL and LCL cargo Whether cargo is Full Container Load (FCL) or Less than Container Load (LCL) – Karl Gross is specialist in container shipping solutions  The invention of the container revolutionized cargo shipping. Nowadays, the container is the number 1 way when it comes...

Project Logistics

Forwarding solutions for project cargo shipments High, long, wide and heavy: Karl Goss is specialist in project cargo logistics – and partner for complex transports worldwide Successful solutions for shipping of project cargo do not arise overnight. They result from extensive logistics experience,...

Air Freight

Forwarding solutions via Air Freight Fast and flexible: Karl Gross is specialist in worldwide air freight transports via liner and charter service Up in the air: we know from experience that time is the main factor for air freight shipments – and so is flexibility. We develop and organize a broad...

Ro/Ro

Forwarding solutions for shipments via Ro/Ro ocean freight service Karl Goss is specialist in ocean freight shipments via Ro/Ro service „Roll on/Roll-off“ – with this mode of transportation, cargo is rolled onboard or off an ocean going vessel via a ramp. Using special equipment makes it possible...

Steel

Forwarding solutions for steel shipments Competence in steel shipping – Karl Gross is specialist in international shipments of steel and steel products Shipping different types of steel and steel products involves very special challenges when it comes to modes of transportation. Guarding cargo...

Warehousing

Warehousing Turn interim storage into a strategic advantage in your logistics – using our warehousing facilities and services. As part of our international logistics solutions, we offer you a comprehensive range of services in the warehousing sector at many important hubs of international sea and...

Belly freight or freighter?

Which transport options are available for international shipping via air freight and which points need to be paid attention to? There are generally two options for goods to be shipped via airfreight: transportation via passenger aircraft (belly freight/lower deck) or via cargo only aircraft...

Project logistics for process technologies

When a giant is in a hurry: Karl Gross organizes the shipment of a 23 meters long heat exchanger via container vessel Part of our project logistics portfolio at our Hamburg office is logistics solutions for shipping machinery and equipment for the oil, gas and petrochemical sector. These goods are...

How to ship if goods do not fit into a container?

Which ocean freight shipping methods are available for out-of-gauge cargo? Karl Gross is specialist for project cargo logistics. Organizing ocean freight shipping solutions for out-of-gauge cargo (cargo exceeding the size of a container) and overweight/heavy lift cargo is part of our daily work. In...