[ Our story · since 1997 ]
From a Swiss procurement desk to a global logistics group.
CSA Group started with one job: get our clients the best ocean freight terms in the market. Three decades later, the scope, scale and footprint have all grown but the standard of excellence remains.
[ Growth by reputation ]
Our growth story is organic. The book grew because clients told other clients - and because once they joined, they stayed.
[ Roots in procurement ]
Built around one job - done better than anyone else.
CSA (formerly Commodity Supplies) was founded in Wollerau, Switzerland, with a single, concentrated mandate: negotiate and manage ocean freight contracts on behalf of the world's most demanding shippers. Carrier-neutral. Shipper-aligned. Run by people who knew the market end-to-end.
From the first contract, the operating principle was simple: sit on the client's side of the table, take ownership of the complexity, and deliver as if the cargo were our own. That conviction is still how every brand in the group is run today.
[ Roots in procurement ]
Built around one job - done better than anyone else.
CSA (formerly Commodity Supplies) was founded in Wollerau, Switzerland, with a single, concentrated mandate: negotiate and manage ocean freight contracts on behalf of the world's most demanding shippers. Carrier-neutral. Shipper-aligned. Run by people who knew the market end-to-end.
From the first contract, the operating principle was simple: sit on the client's side of the table, take ownership of the complexity, and deliver as if the cargo were our own. That conviction is still how every brand in the group is run today.
[ Roots in procurement ]
Built around one job - done better than anyone else.
CSA (formerly Commodity Supplies) was founded in Wollerau, Switzerland, with a single, concentrated mandate: negotiate and manage ocean freight contracts on behalf of the world's most demanding shippers. Carrier-neutral. Shipper-aligned. Run by people who knew the market end-to-end.
From the first contract, the operating principle was simple: sit on the client's side of the table, take ownership of the complexity, and deliver as if the cargo were our own. That conviction is still how every brand in the group is run today.
[ The scope grew ]
Clients kept asking for more, so we kept building.
Trusted clients are the most honest product roadmap a service business can have. As relationships deepened, the questions changed: can you also handle the booking? The exception management? The destination operations? The platform?
Each new capability was built because a client needed it — not to plant a flag. Forwarding execution stood up alongside procurement. A control tower formed to give shippers one command desk across every lane. And the internal software that ran it all became Cargoo — now connected to carriers responsible for 98% of global container capacity.
The book today includes some of the most demanding multinationals in the world. They describe the relationship in almost the same words our first clients used in 1998.
[ The scope grew ]
Clients kept asking for more, so we kept building.
Trusted clients are the most honest product roadmap a service business can have. As relationships deepened, the questions changed: can you also handle the booking? The exception management? The destination operations? The platform?
Each new capability was built because a client needed it — not to plant a flag. Forwarding execution stood up alongside procurement. A control tower formed to give shippers one command desk across every lane. And the internal software that ran it all became Cargoo — now connected to carriers responsible for 98% of global container capacity.
The book today includes some of the most demanding multinationals in the world. They describe the relationship in almost the same words our first clients used in 1998.
[ The scope grew ]
Clients kept asking for more, so we kept building.
Trusted clients are the most honest product roadmap a service business can have. As relationships deepened, the questions changed: can you also handle the booking? The exception management? The destination operations? The platform?
Each new capability was built because a client needed it — not to plant a flag. Forwarding execution stood up alongside procurement. A control tower formed to give shippers one command desk across every lane. And the internal software that ran it all became Cargoo — now connected to carriers responsible for 98% of global container capacity.
The book today includes some of the most demanding multinationals in the world. They describe the relationship in almost the same words our first clients used in 1998.
[ The footprint grew ]
Each office opened to be closer to a client, a port, or both.
Miami in 2007. Singapore in 2012. São Paulo in 2013. Hamburg in 2014. Shanghai in 2019. Ho Chi Minh in 2022. Zurich in 2026. Seventeen offices today, spanning origin and destination across every major trade lane.
The footprint follows the cargo, not a map. Local teams at the ports that load it, local teams at the markets that receive it — and a single quality standard between them.
[ The footprint grew ]
Each office opened to be closer to a client, a port, or both.
Miami in 2007. Singapore in 2012. São Paulo in 2013. Hamburg in 2014. Shanghai in 2019. Ho Chi Minh in 2022. Zurich in 2026. Seventeen offices today, spanning origin and destination across every major trade lane.
The footprint follows the cargo, not a map. Local teams at the ports that load it, local teams at the markets that receive it — and a single quality standard between them.
[ The footprint grew ]
Each office opened to be closer to a client, a port, or both.
Miami in 2007. Singapore in 2012. São Paulo in 2013. Hamburg in 2014. Shanghai in 2019. Ho Chi Minh in 2022. Zurich in 2026. Seventeen offices today, spanning origin and destination across every major trade lane.
The footprint follows the cargo, not a map. Local teams at the ports that load it, local teams at the markets that receive it — and a single quality standard between them.
[ Building a global footprint ]
Three decades of growing scale, scope and trust.
1997
Wollerau
Founded by Roland Maier as an ocean freight procurement specialist for global shippers.
2007
Miami
Americas desk opens — first office outside Switzerland.
2010
Annual freight handled crosses CHF 100 million.
2012
Singapore
Americas desk opens — first office outside Switzerland.
2013
São Paulo
Brazil office opens at origin.
2014
São Paulo
European distribution hub established.
2019
Shanghai
China entity opens — scope widens beyond procurement into forwarding.
2022
Wollerau
Cargoo spun out as an independent platform company.
2026
Zurich
New Zurich office · CSA Group banner launches across four brands.
1997
Wollerau
Founded by Roland Maier as an ocean freight procurement specialist for global shippers.
2007
Miami
Americas desk opens — first office outside Switzerland.
2010
Annual freight handled crosses CHF 100 million.
2012
Singapore
Americas desk opens — first office outside Switzerland.
2013
São Paulo
Brazil office opens at origin.
2014
São Paulo
European distribution hub established.
2019
Shanghai
China entity opens — scope widens beyond procurement into forwarding.
2022
Wollerau
Cargoo spun out as an independent platform company.
2026
Zurich
New Zurich office · CSA Group banner launches across four brands.
1997
Wollerau
Founded by Roland Maier as an ocean freight procurement specialist for global shippers.
2007
Miami
Americas desk opens — first office outside Switzerland.
2010
Annual freight handled crosses CHF 100 million.
2012
Singapore
Americas desk opens — first office outside Switzerland.
2013
São Paulo
Brazil office opens at origin.
2014
São Paulo
European distribution hub established.
2019
Shanghai
China entity opens — scope widens beyond procurement into forwarding.
2022
Wollerau
Cargoo spun out as an independent platform company.
2026
Zurich
New Zurich office · CSA Group banner launches across four brands.
Four services. One connected supply chain.
[ WHY CSA GROUP ]
Tailored solutions for the Shipper, with neutrality and transparency
Tailored solutions for the Shipper, with neutrality and transparency
One group, four specialised brands
Each brand owns a distinct part of the value chain — procurement, execution, forwarding, technology — and works seamlessly with the others.
Global reach, local execution
From rate negotiation to last-mile visibility, our teams operate across 17 offices, supporting shippers in every major trade lane.
Carrier-neutral by design
We work for the shipper, not the carrier. Every brand in the group is built around independence and transparency.