MODE 01 · AIR
We started with one lamp. And one line.
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founded, Rotterdam
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offices worldwide
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people, one desk
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calls answered at night
Lantern Cargo was founded in 2011 above a Rotterdam coffee roaster. Fifteen years later we're still an old-fashioned freight forwarder with a modern console bolted on.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Freight is a promise made in advance, and paid for in trust. We keep both.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Freight is a promise made in advance, and paid for in trust. We keep both.
Brass · kerosene · 1908
Human first
You get a person's name and a direct line before you get an invoice.
Human first
You get a person's name and a direct line before you get an invoice.
Signed, not modeled
Rate cards, emissions and writing. If we're wrong, we say so first.
Signed, not modeled
Rate cards, emissions and writing. If we're wrong, we say so first.
Slow when it matters
We won’t rush bookings just to meet KPIs. Some cargo needs extra thought.
No surprise fees
Named account leads
Signed carbon ledger
Brass · kerosene · 1908
Human first
You get a person's name and a direct line before you get an invoice.
Signed, not modeled
Rate cards, emissions and writing. If we're wrong, we say so first.
Slow when it matters
We won’t rush bookings just to meet KPIs. Some cargo needs extra thought.
No surprise fees
Named account leads
Signed carbon ledger
PEOPLE, NOT PORTALS
The desk
has a name.
PEOPLE, NOT PORTALS
The desk
has a name.
Every account has a named lane manager. When you call, you get them or their backup never a queue, never a bot, never a "let me connect you."
Chief lane officer · Ocean
Ismay Vermeer
17 years on the Rotterdam-Shanghai desk.
Head of night operations
Fatou Diop
Answered 4,112 calls between 22:00 and 06:00 last year.
Head of night operations
Fatou Diop
Answered 4,112 calls between 22:00 and 06:00 last year.
Rail corridor lead
Marek Kowalski
Speaks Mandarin, Polish, Russian. Sleeps on trains.
Pharma & AOG
Sara Bergqvist
Ex-clinical trial logistics at Roche. Doesn't lose vials.
Pharma & AOG
Sara Bergqvist
Ex-clinical trial logistics at Roche. Doesn't lose vials.
Road fleet director
Amadou Bâ
Runs 230 drivers like a family — because it is one.
Road fleet director
Amadou Bâ
Runs 230 drivers like a family — because it is one.
Road fleet director
Amadou Bâ
Runs 230 drivers like a family — because it is one.
Customs & compliance
Kenji Ito
Signs the paperwork so your legal team doesn't have to.
Customs & compliance
Kenji Ito
Signs the paperwork so your legal team doesn't have to.
Customs & compliance
Kenji Ito
Signs the paperwork so your legal team doesn't have to.
PLATFORM
Ask the awkward ones. We prefer them.
Do you actually own trucks and terminals, or is this a broker with a nice website?
We own our European road fleet (41 lanes, 220 tractors) and operate crews inside 12 marine terminals. Outside those, we contract with audited partners under our SLA, one contract, one bill.
What happens if my container is late?
Can we onboard without ripping out our TMS?
Do you handle dangerous goods, pharma, and high-value?
What does 'no surprise fees' really mean?
PLATFORM
Ask the awkward ones. We prefer them.
Do you actually own trucks and terminals, or is this a broker with a nice website?
We own our European road fleet (41 lanes, 220 tractors) and operate crews inside 12 marine terminals. Outside those, we contract with audited partners under our SLA, one contract, one bill.
What happens if my container is late?
Can we onboard without ripping out our TMS?
Do you handle dangerous goods, pharma, and high-value?
What does 'no surprise fees' really mean?
PLATFORM
Ask the awkward ones. We prefer them.
Do you actually own trucks and terminals, or is this a broker with a nice website?
We own our European road fleet (41 lanes, 220 tractors) and operate crews inside 12 marine terminals. Outside those, we contract with audited partners under our SLA, one contract, one bill.
What happens if my container is late?
Can we onboard without ripping out our TMS?
Do you handle dangerous goods, pharma, and high-value?
What does 'no surprise fees' really mean?
BOOK A BOX · GET A REAL NUMBER
Ship it with Lantern.
A signed quote in under four hours, or we buy the first coffee at your Rotterdam office visit.
BOOK A BOX · GET A REAL NUMBER
Ship it with Lantern.
A signed quote in under four hours, or we buy the first coffee at your Rotterdam office visit.
BOOK A BOX · GET A REAL NUMBER
Ship it with Lantern.
A signed quote in under four hours, or we buy the first coffee at your Rotterdam office visit.
