Fr. Meyer’s Sohn (FMS) is a family-owned global forwarding company. We are one of the 10 largest sea freight forwarding companies worldwide. Tailored customer solutions across all modes of transport are also part of our product portfolio, as is the optimization of supply chains. More than 1.000 transport and logistics specialists in over 25 countries care about your concerns.
46% female experts
54% male experts
Hamburg | Germany
We are a family business with 125 years of reliable customer relationships.
We don't want to be the biggest, but the best in what we do. That's why we go in for customer proximity, reliability and performance above average.
Additionally we apply market leading digital technologies to increase the value of our customers supply chains in long term.
Our sustainable success is based upon the loyalty of our highly qualified employees, our shareholders and our transportation partners.
Friendliness, politness, and respect are a matter of course for us - regardless of hierarchies and cultures. We pay attention to these values worldwide, both among employees and in the selection of partners.
As a partner on equal footing we place great value on reliability, honesty, and trust. We believe in developing opportunities together. Naturally, these principles don‘t only apply during the contact with customers and partners, but also within the company.
Every day we work to provide you with the best services and solutions. This can only happen through commitment, courage, and dedication – characteristics embodied by each of our employees. As a company we allow the necessary freedom for this and promote motivation.
We assume responsibility in every respect for our customers, partners, and colleagues. For us, ethical awareness and human activity must meet ecologically-sustainable planning, continuous employee development, and a sense of duty toward customers’ goods and data
We are known for our rapid, easily understandable, and integrated full-service solutions – they form the core of our day-to-day work. You have one contact person for all of your needs and profit from a comfortable all-in-one solution.
Taking care of it is our daily business. We are passionate service providers. Highly-complex global supply chains do not always function smoothly. That is when we take care of things.
Traditionally we place great value on industry, process, and product knowledge. Due to our proximity to customers and goods, we know exactly which sustainable transport options are the right ones for your requirements and products.
We increase the performance and therefore the value of our customers’ supply chains. We show our expertise in the improvement of service and transit times or the reduction of costs as necessary for specific needs. Our innovative EDP solutions make a decisive contribution towards this.
Thanks to lean structures we are able to make quick decisions for the successful completion of projects. We are flexible and offer digital and individualized processes and quick adaptations for your requirements.
„I enjoy a fantastic work environment with great team-mates, always willing to help you in difficult moments. And on top this is a job which is never boring and that challenges you constantly and we all are empowered to take over responsibility and ownership. “
„FMS is a great company to work for. Even though the work we do can be fast paced, it’s a really pleasant environment with good people and great workplace culture. “
„Living and working without prejudice, that's what makes FMS the best employer for me. Everyone can be the way they want to be.“
„Fr. Meyer’s Sohn takes care of its employees. Therefore, I love being a part of the FMS-Family. We enjoy a very good leadership which guides by great and important values and provides empowerment to every team member.“
„At FMS we have the liberty of expressing ourselves to all levels and share new ideas which could help the company’s growth. At the same time this motivates us to think out of the box. If someone wants to gain experience in logistics I would recommend FMS as the best workplace.“
Our company's fundamental stance is one of responsibility and holistic thinking. Already today, we are thinking and acting with consideration for the world of tomorrow. This is something we implement systematically, from our collaboration with our customers to building up our sites around the world and, in particular, how we treat our employees.
"The success of our company is directly linked to the many dedicated people, their commitment and their ideas. They make Fr. Meyer's Sohn what it is today," says Heiko Voigt, Managing Director/CEO of the company.
We are on site for you worldwide. Each location and its teams are important to us, so we would like to introduce them to you.
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A drink, a chat - listen in on the conversation at the bar at Fr. Meyer's Sohn With Olaf Rathgeb (Group CTO @ FMS) Alexander Paetzold (Group COO & MD @ Trade Technologies) and Dr. David Saive, LL.M. (Lawyer @ Tug & Tow® | Legal, Hamburg)
The Hamburg-based logistics company Fr. Meyer‘ Sohn has acquired the majority of shares in the Hamburg project logistics company BREEZE (Germany) GmbH.
Fr. Meyer's Sohn strengthens its network in Northern Europe. The Hamburg-based logistics company has completed the acquisition of the Swedish freight fowarder C Land Logistic.
We are there for you worldwide. Every location and its teams are important to us, so we would like to introduce them to you.
We are there for you worldwide. Every location and its teams are important to us, so we would like to introduce them to you.
Streamlining Information Extraction with GPT-Powered Solution through our partner theBlue.ai GmbH.
First digital end-to-end trade transaction completed using trace:original, with multiple parties and document types including eBL.
We are there for you worldwide. Every location and its teams are important to us, so we would like to introduce them to you.
We are there for you worldwide. Every location and its teams are important to us, so we would like to introduce them to you.