German Logistics Firm Cargo.one Acquires Cargofive In €17M Multimodal Expansion

The company also unveiled a new AI-native operating system (OS) for multimodal freight, unifying air and ocean freight data into a single platform designed to power agentic workflows that operate seamlessly alongside logistics teams.

The acquisition brings together two fast-growing digital logistics players with a shared goal of modernising freight procurement and rate management. cargo.one combines its AI-native OS and global carrier integrations with Cargofive’s ocean rate automation expertise and expanding international footprint.

Founded in 2017, cargo.one provides freight forwarders with comprehensive air, ocean, and road rate data through direct integrations with 75 airlines, the top 10 ocean carriers, and numerous GSAs worldwide. Its unified system enables teams and AI agents to work side by side, automating sales and procurement workflows.

Founded in 2018, Cargofive focuses on digitising and automating freight forwarding processes, offering ocean rate coverage across four million trade lanes and serving hundreds of forwarders in more than 10 countries.

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While many logistics companies are investing in AI, most tools remain disconnected from structured operational data, limiting their effectiveness. cargo.one’s multimodal AI-native OS addresses this gap by embedding agentic workflows directly within a unified data foundation.

With the addition of Cargofive’s capabilities, cargo.one strengthens its rate database and positions itself as one of the industry’s most comprehensive platforms enabling forwarders to automate air and ocean workflows from a single integrated system rather than relying on fragmented tools.

“Most AI projects in logistics fail to deliver ROI because they lack access to robust, structured data ” comments Moritz Claussen, founder and co-CEO of cargo.one. “Real returns come from unified data infrastructure operating at enterprise scale. With Cargofive, we’re expanding the foundation already embedded inside many of the world’s top forwarders’ operations to encompass ocean needs, and we are delivering what makes AI actually work in production.”

Sebastian Cazajus, Ffounder and CEO of Cargofive , adds: “Across the industry, forwarders are asking for integrated air and ocean solutions that eliminate data silos. cargo.one has already set the standard in air. Together, we are bringing that same quality and scale to ocean freight, creating a truly multimodal operating foundation to enable agentic workflows.”