About
Built by operators, for operators.
Adva Logistics was founded in 2018 around a simple thesis: customers should never have to ask where their shipment is. Seven years later, that thesis has scaled to a 180-country network.
Our story
From one warehouse to a global backbone.
We started in 2018 with one cross-dock outside Rotterdam and a software team that had built shipment tracking for a previous employer. The idea wasn't to invent a new mode of transport — it was to make the existing modes legible.
Six years later, the network spans 180+ countries with regional hubs in Frankfurt, Singapore, Dubai, Newark, and São Paulo. The original software still runs the tracking layer — just rewritten three times and now monitoring millions of shipments a year.
We remain a privately held, profitable, operator-led company. We answer to our customers, not to quarterly earnings calls.
Values
What we optimize for.
Transparency by default
If we know it, you know it. Tracking, exceptions, ETAs — all visible without you asking.
Operator empathy
We've all worked the dock. Decisions are made by people who understand what they cost.
Quiet competence
We'd rather be reliable than loud. Most days you shouldn't need to think about us.
Long horizon
We invest in infrastructure that pays off in years, not quarters. It shows in the network.
Milestones
Seven years on the road.
- 2018Founded in Rotterdam
First cross-dock and the original tracking software.
- 2019European backbone
10 sortation hubs across the EU and UK.
- 2020Asia-Pacific launch
Hubs in Singapore and Hong Kong; first sea consolidation lanes.
- 2022Americas expansion
Newark and São Paulo hubs; Trans-Atlantic charter capacity.
- 2023Pharma & cold-chain certified
GDP validation across 40 lanes; +2 to +8 °C continuous.
- 2024180-country coverage
Direct service or trusted-partner lanes everywhere.
- 20251.2M shipments / quarter
Network throughput crosses a new threshold.
Leadership
Senior operators, accessible.
20 years in network operations across DHL and Maersk.
Licensed customs broker in 12 jurisdictions. Built our pre-clearance system.
Designed the European backbone. Lives in Frankfurt, hates connection times.
From the early team. Knows every enterprise customer by first name.
Work with us
Become a customer or a partner.
We're always interested in talking to operators who care about doing this well.