Shypple opens office in Antwerp port
Shypple, a digital forwarder from Rotterdam, opens a branch at the port of Antwerp. With the support of Belgium in this region. Belgium is an important growth market for Shypple.
More than 3,000 companies manage their supply chain through Shypple. This includes Belgian organizations including Van Marcke, Prof Praxis NV and Oneflor Europe. Users, among other things, on their transport costs through increases and minimization of actions.
Nathalie Douillez is part of the Belgian team. In the role of Procurement & Customer Success Manager she works together with Belgian customers: “The traditional Belgian freight transport market needs a renewal. And Shypple’s Belgian customers are growing enormously. Because of this office at the port of Antwerp, we are close to each other as a team and at a strategic location for our customers. This strengthens our service and cooperation.”
Belgium important for international growth ambitions
Shypple is growing very fast. In August 2021, Shypple made 1, four months after April’s million Series A round, when it raised $7 million. The second investment round also saw the acquisition of a milestone, a European player in the logistics of fresh products. These investments and acquisitions fuel market growth and make Shypple the first digital freight forwarder for fresh produce.
A few months ago was declared the winner of the Tech5 country award presented by The Next Web and Adyen during The Next Web Conference. This award on the basis of its growth, international expansion and the way in which the organization of the freight transport sector innovates.
‘Next phase in internationalization’
For the opening of the new office, founder and CEO of Shypple Jarell Habets, in the photo below in a blue suit, traveled to Antwerp. Habets about the new office: “The next phase of our internationalization has started with the opening of this office in Antwerp. In the period of the Belgian expansion of the local team. We are taking a big step in our ambition to give an innovative boost to the European freight transport sector.”