Samskip Holding B.V.

Samskip is a global logistics partner connecting businesses and people across land, sea, rail, and air, combining environmentally responsible solutions with reliability and cost-efficient services. Founded in 1990 in Iceland and now headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, it has grown organically and through strategic acquisitions to become one of Europe's leading transport companies. Its network spans more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia, supported by around 1,500 professionals worldwide. Its expertise covers European multimodal transport, North Atlantic integrated solutions, worldwide temperature-controlled cargo forwarding, and complex breakbulk and project cargo movements.

Samskip originated from the merger of two Icelandic shipping companies and was founded in 1990. From its beginnings in Iceland in 1990, it grew both organically and through strategic acquisitions, and now has its headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, becoming one of Europe's leading transport companies. As 2025 comes to a close, Ólafur Orri Ólafsson steps into the role of CEO.

Sustainable multimodal and logistics solutions combining strong regional expertise with seamless multimodal connectivity and growing global freight forwarding capabilities.

• Multimodal Network

  Transport cargo between loading and unloading address via the most cost and CO2-efficient modalities.

• Global Forwarding

  Transport cargo worldwide using a fast and trustworthy partner network in sea, road and air.

• FlexFuel Program

  An initiative allowing customers to decide how much of their shipping is powered by biofuels, verified by an independent auditor.

• Unconfirmed

  Samskip acquires Sea Connect[5]Samskip 收购 Sea Connecthellenicshippingnews.com

  Samskip acquired Sea Connect, a Klaipeda-based shortsea shipping operator serving routes connecting Russia, Lithuania, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. Sea Connect will be renamed Samskip Sea Connect.

• 2021-02-03

  Samskip launches Hull–Rotterdam groupage service[6]Samskip推出赫尔—鹿特丹拼箱服务en.portnews.ru

  Reported: 2021-02-03

  Samskip launched a twice-weekly groupage shipping service between Hull and Rotterdam for importers and exporters who do not need a full container.

1. 1Samskip | Global Multimodal Transportation Solutionssamskip.com
2. 2Our Company - Samskipsamskip.com
3. 3Additional Services - Samskipsamskip.com
4. 4Global Forwarding - Samskipsamskip.com
5. 5Samskip 收购 Sea Connecthellenicshippingnews.com
6. 6Samskip推出赫尔—鹿特丹拼箱服务en.portnews.ru
7. 7Samskip acquires Sea Connect UABen.portnews.ru