History:Since 1937
*Establishment of Nippon Express Co.,Ltd.
The establishment of Riku-un Moto Kaisha (predecessor of Nippon Express) dates back to 1872.
Position in the Market:5th in the world (Source: Armstrong & Associates, Inc. A&A’s Top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List 2024)
Global Network : 57 Countries/Regions
Katoen Natie's mission is to create maximum added value by providing full service logistics and engineering solutions to a key number of customers all over the world. We develop and deliver smarter logistics and engineering solutions, tailored to each customer's specific situation. Our services range from offering warehousing solutions to designing, building and operating on-site and multi-customer platforms.
Our in-house knowledge in terms of logistics, engineering and IT makes us most creative, responsive and fast when it comes to our customers' specific needs. To this end, we decentralized our activities. We organised our business units to serve specific industries, globally, be it with the assistance of local operations. This structure allows for flexible communication with our customers and fast decision-making by our managers.
As a leading provider of Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Customs Brokerage, Surface Logistics and Distribution (3PL) services KWE has taken pride in the delivery of your cargo to any market around the world. Today, with terminal and office locations in virtually every major city nationwide, we are ranked among the country's top ten International Freight Forwarders.
Our commitment to our customers remains, quite simply, to offer the highest level of products and services available globally. We are committed to providing our customers with logistics solutions that will help them maintain a competitive edge.