It all began with horse and carriage. In 1882 the founder, Anders Nielsen, offered horse powered transport of luggage to and from the ports of Copenhagen. From there the business grew, and from 1904 we operated as a trusted contractor for Københavns Frihavns Aktieselskab/Copenhagen’s Freeport. Since then, the company has been passed down from father to daughter and son-in-law, from son to son and, most recently from father to daughter.

When Henrik Steenbjerge came into the company in 1969 Ancotrans had a fleet of around fifty trucks and still a few horses in the stable! The trucks transported everything from beer to asphalt. Luckily, Henrik Steenbjerge saw the global tendency towards container freight and in the 1970s decided to focus on this niche. A very successful strategy. In 1982 Anders Nielsen & Co/Ancotrans opened our first office in Aarhus. And in 2008 we opened our first office outside Denmark; Ancotrans GmbH in Hamburg. Later more offices were opened to best serve our clients nationally as well as internationally.

Today our truck number 1882 runs out of South West Germany, reminding us where it all started.

Let’s start with support. While each hub operates slightly differently, both offer the same second to none knowhow and exceptional customer support that defines all our services. When you book with us, you can rest assured that we’ll handle everything, eliminating the hassle of booking through multiple companies and resellers. Furthermore, we’ll collaborate with you to customize the best intermodal solution for your specific needs and address any issues that may arise along the way.

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Secondly, our first- and last-mile capabilities are a major driving factor in what makes ANCOmodal a market-leading intermodal solution. We use our own trucks (and, in Sweden, our own trains) to ensure reliability and drive down costs. And if you want to further drive down emissions, we provide an option for eco-friendly trucking options, such as electric and HVO – just look at the numbers below.

Graphs showing kg CO2e per 100 km (left) and distance in km per 1 kg CO2e (right) in Sweden.

Graphs showing kg CO2e per 100 km (left) and distance in km per 1 kg CO2e (right) in Germany.

When applicable, intermodal transport is one of the most efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective ways to haul high-capacity goods. And ANCOmodal improves upon it, consistently driving costs and emissions down – not up.

If you are interested in booking intermodal transport through us or just have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our ANCOmodal experts directly.

 

Swedish office: Got.rail@ancotrans.se

lnterModal Manager:
Robin Johansson
rjo@ancotrans.se
+46 (0) 31 64 62 89

 

German office: ancomodal@ancotrans.de

Sales Manager Truck and InterModal:
Aaron Spandehra
aas@ancotrans.de

+49 (0)40 4689 633-24

Our road to carbon neutrality is primally fuelled by our many initiatives focused on CO₂ reduction. However, we still offer our customers the option to offset carbon footprint with our climate-compensated transportation option. Link to Anco Forest.

By having both carbon offsetting and sustainable transportation options, we will reduce our impact on many different fronts and provide our customers with a wide range of choices for greener container transport. Because together, we can drive the positive change needed to create a better future.

REORGANIZING ANCO

Today’s transportation market requires efficient workflows and reliable data. Every day we are doing our utmost to drive Ancotrans into the future as the preferred transportation partner to our customers and the preferred workplace within our industry. A part of our strategy for the next four years is to obtain a broader international presence and to be a greener company. Over the last couple of years, we have opened multiple offices and made acquisitions that have seen us shift from a Danish to an international company. And in the next couple of years, we want to run further with that mindset for international growth to serve our clients nationally as well as internationally building a truly European Ancotrans network. When we consider growth and scalability, we focus on a couple of key elements. One of the areas we are improving is our operational efficiency to provide a better service to our customers. As a part of this we have been reorganizing our internal organization. On May 1^st Dennis Rytter will start as our new CFO and Niels Brixen Wahlström will continue as CCO and Vice CEO responsible for the respective country managers, our commercial growth strategy and performance.

ANCOTRANS DENMARK

In Denmark we will also make some changes to make sure that we are constantly focused on our customers. We will therefore no longer operate in a Jutland/Zealand logic but on country level, with David Nees Kynde as Country manager and Michael Strandby and Poul Henning Christiansen as dedicated sales managers in Denmark.

OUR DIGITAL JOURNEY
We have also started our journey integrating a new modern transport management system to streamline our container transport and overall logistic operations across Europe.

Meeting ambitious goals requires streamlined processes and systems. Our coming transport management system, AncoPro, takes container transport into the future by improving operational efficiency through reliable data and automation. In turn, allocating more time to customer service and creating solid client relationships.

Our new organization combined with our coming transport management system will make it easier for our customers to track their goods and interact with us at every step, providing a transparent process and improving your overall customer experience.

GROWING WITH OUR CUSTOMERS

Every day we are working hard to achieve our vision of building a truly international Ancotrans network across Europe, providing transports and worldclass service to our customers where needed and from even more locations. Hence, a part of our strategy is to continue expanding our operations by opening more offices and doing acquisitions.

Growing with our customers is a priority for us on that journey, as our key purpose is to deliver value to our customers by offering reliable container transport solutions and second to none knowhow. If you have any suggestions on markets or areas, that you would like us to cover in the future, don’t hesitate to contact your local country manager with inputs and future business needs.

Country Managers:

Denmark: David Nees Kynde – dnk@ancotrans.dk

Germany: Arne Kraeft – akr@ancotrans.dk

Sweden: Daniel Karlsson – dka@ancotrans.se

The Netherlands: Dave Lanser – dla@ancotrans.nl

If you are interested in exploring our services and our European team you can find out more here: Providing localized service through our European team – Ancotrans)

We are pleased to announce that Ancotrans + Aarhus Container Trucking Aps will become a reality as per May 1st.

Samskip has decided to sell the activities of their container transport company, Aarhus Container Trucking, to Anders Nielsen & Co./ANCOTRANS. Samskip has been happy to have Aarhus Container Trucking as part of their portfolio, but after careful consideration they have decided to focus on other areas of their business.

With this takeover, Anders Nielsen & co./Ancotrans further strengthens our position on the market.

“We are excited to welcome Aarhus Container Trucking to our company,” says Anne Kathrine Steenbjerge, CEO and owner of Anders Nielsen & Co. / ANCOTRANS. “We have long been impressed by their expertise and the quality of their service. With this takeover, we will be able to offer our customers an even better service and a greater capacity.”

Samskip and Anders Nielsen & Co./ANCOTRANS will work closely together in the coming period to ensure a smooth transition for all parties involved. Aarhus Container Trucking’s current customers will continue to receive the same high quality of service and will experience a smooth transition. Likewise, great attention will be paid to integratecurrent employees at Aarhus Container Trucking as part of Anders Nielsen & Co./ANCOTRANS.

“We would like to thank our employees at Aarhus Container Trucking for their commitment and dedication during their time at Aarhus Container Trucking/Samskip” says Steen Osorio, Managing Director – Samskip Denmark & ​​Sweden. “We wish them all the best in their future endeavors and look forward to continuing the collaboration with Anders Nielsen & Co./ ANCOTRANS in other areas.”

We wish Anders Nielsen & Co. / ANCOTRANS and Aarhus Container Trucking good luck with this new phase in their business.

For further information, please contact:

Samskip – Steen Osorio, Managing Director – steen.Osorio@samskip.com +45 28 35 10 50

Anders Nielsen & Co. / ANCOTRANS, Regarding the future cooperation and prices:

Sales Manager – P.H. Christiansen – ph@ancotrans.dk – +45 40 90 83 01

Branch Manager – Michael Strandby – mst@ancotrans.dk – +45 22 53 21 54

Branch Manager – David Nees Kynde – dnk@ancotrans.dk – +45 40 90 83 29

Anders Nielsen & Co. / ANCOTRANS, Regarding equipment, hauliers and drivers:

Transport Manager – Joakim B. Jakobsen – jja@ancotrans.dk – +45 89 41 90 39

Anders Nielsen & Co. / ANCOTRANS, Regarding customer support and booking a ride:

Team Manager Customer Support – Lise Rasmussen – lir@ancotrans.dk – +45 89 41 90 23

Many greetings,

David Nees Kynde & Steen Osorio

Anders Nielsen & Co A/S – ANCOTRANS Samskip Denmark & ​​Sweden

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