Following profitable integration steps throughout a number of markets since becoming a member of NX Group in January 2024, cargo-partner has now superior key integration measures in Slovakia, Poland, and Austria, additional strengthening regional cooperation and increasing the mixed community’s capabilities for patrons.
Luca Ferrara, CEO of cargo-partner, stated:
Our integration into NX Group continues to progress with a transparent give attention to creating worth for our clients, our folks, and our companions. The newest milestones in Austria, Poland and Slovakia exhibit how we’re bringing collectively native experience, stronger groups, and a broader community in a sensible and customer-oriented method. On the identical time, we’re guaranteeing continuity in day-to-day operations and constructing an excellent stronger platform for future progress in Central and Japanese Europe.
Slovakia and Poland: NX operations built-in into cargo-partner
In Slovakia, the mixing has taken a major step ahead with the official renaming of cargo-partner SR, s.r.o. to NX Cargo-Associate Slovakia, s.r.o., efficient July 1, 2026. In parallel, the present Nippon Categorical department in Slovakia can be dissolved, and as of August 1, 2026, the native NX workforce members will formally be a part of the cargo-partner group.
cargo-partner has a sturdy and well-established presence in Slovakia, the place it has been working since 1993. In 2025, the department dealt with over 45,000 shipments, producing a considerable turnover with its workforce of 210 staff. The corporate’s power is based on a complete service portfolio protecting air, sea, street, and rail transport, complemented by intensive warehousing and contract logistics options. With 26,400 m² of warehouse house, together with a strategic iLogistics Heart in Dunajská Streda straight related to the METRANS rail terminal, cargo-partner gives vital transit time benefits.
In Poland, the mixing of the 2 firms turned efficient on July 1, 2026, together with the switch of the Nippon Categorical Poland workforce into cargo-partner Poland. As an extra step, the corporate will undertake the brand new title NX Cargo-Associate Poland Sp. z o.o. efficient August 1, 2026. These structural adjustments set up unified groups beneath the respective NX Cargo-Associate entities in each nations, giving clients entry to the mixed infrastructure and experience of the consolidated group.
With over 25 years of expertise within the Polish market, cargo-partner manages over 96,000 shipments per 12 months and ranks fourth in air imports nationwide. The corporate makes use of 9 workplaces and three iLogistics Facilities in Warsaw, Zory, and Poznan to function a strategic gateway between Japanese and Western Europe. Its service vary is additional supported by direct LCL sea freight connections from Asia and intensive rail options alongside the Iron Silk Street.
Austria: Finalizing the transition to a single authorized entity
In Austria, cargo-partner GmbH and Nippon Categorical’ Austrian group – “Nippon Categorical (Deutschland) GmbH & Co. KG. Vienna Department” – have been consolidated right into a single authorized entity beneath the title cargo-partner GmbH, efficient July 1, 2026. For cargo-partner staff and clients, this step brings no operational adjustments. The bodily integration was beforehand accomplished when the NX workforce moved to cargo-partner’s Vienna Airport workplace on the finish of 2025. The authorized consolidation now marks the subsequent logical step in bringing each organizations even nearer collectively within the Austrian market.
As the unique residence of cargo-partner since its founding in 1983, the Austrian department is a key pillar of the corporate’s European community and a top-five logistics supplier within the nation. The workforce of over 500 staff manages round 228,000 shipments per 12 months. Past its main place in air cargo – rating among the many prime three for each imports and exports at Vienna Airport – the corporate additionally gives complete sea and street transport options. These operations are supported by specialised infrastructure, together with a GDP-compliant Pharma Heart and the timber-based iLogistics Heart close to Vienna. This flagship facility gives superior warehousing capabilities, reminiscent of an AutoStore system for automated small components storage and dealing with to serve the high-tech, automotive, and different demanding industries.
Combining international attain with native experience
The combination steps in Slovakia, Poland, and Austria comply with the profitable transition of NX operations in Hungary and Romania into the cargo-partner community earlier this 12 months. These developments are a part of a broader roadmap to streamline regional constructions and broaden the group’s capability for cross-border collaboration.
By unifying these markets, cargo-partner and Nippon Categorical proceed to offer clients with the mixed benefits of long-standing native experience and a strong international community. Following the merger, the mixed forces of cargo-partner and Nippon Categorical now rank fifth worldwide in air cargo and sixth in sea cargo, providing a considerably enhanced service portfolio to clients throughout the globe.
