We are an alliance of leading independent freight forwarding and logistics companies in Europe. 

You can be sure you are working with the best service providers in Europe. With the highest quality and uniform performance standards, our partners open the doors to the largest single market in the world.

So tell us – what is your goal?

Innovative, secure, paperless: SAE’s world is digital. All network processes are handled via our own IT platform – check capacities, manage orders, track shipments.

Shipments: Every partner has access to modern applications and IT tools to optimally plan and control transport and logistics processes.

Your benefit? Optimizing your supply chain.

At SAE, you will find more than just certified standards across all transport and logistics processes – whether hazardous goods, document transport, or time-sensitive shipments.

With our 9-Star Service, our members within the alliance set their own quality benchmark, connecting products with a clear performance promise.

Have you agreed on a precise delivery date or assigned priority to a shipment? We offer a solution for every deadline through our Star Services.

Strength, sovereignty, safety – what unites Europe as the world’s second-largest economy is part of the SAE program.

As the continent’s largest general cargo cooperation, our members manage goods flows across 33 European countries, with more than 46,000 employees and 170 branches. How can you become part of this powerful network? Directly, via the SAE platform.

Transparency creates planning security. It enables the perfect synchronization of production and logistics, forms the basis for efficient shipping processes, and drives customer satisfaction. That’s why the transparency enabled by digitalization is a fundamental principle of our collaboration.

Modern IT solutions help customers and partners track shipment progress, meet documentation requirements, achieve climate targets, and comply with regulatory standards. In short: with System Alliance Europe, you gain complete visibility.

Innovation plays a vital role across all areas of logistics. It helps us meet increasing customer demands, growing complexity, and rising cost pressure. That’s why at SAE we rely on an innovative IT platform developed in collaboration with our IT experts.

It provides the basis for automated and standardized processes and ensures seamless collaboration between partners and customers – with transparency and efficiency. This makes it easy and fast to connect production sites and sales markets across Europe.

At SAE, you will find best practices from all sectors and industries. Within our alliance, we pool extensive expert knowledge and share it with our partners and customers.

This shortens many paths. Whether automotive, chemicals, mechanical engineering, pharma, textile logistics, or e-commerce – leverage the boundless experience our cooperation offers. And benefit from the individualized planning and control of your shipments.

Only independent, owner-managed freight forwarding and logistics companies can become members of System Alliance Europe. 

This guarantees personal consulting from each of our network partners – and the reliability that comes with every SAE product and service promise. Customers are not just a number to us. They are dialogue partners whom we treat as equals – on a personal level.

Plan ahead and act appropriately.

Flexibility is crucial for remaining efficient and competitive in the complex, fast-paced, and often unpredictable environment of European logistics.
It is a key success factor for service providers and logistics professionals alike. Working with partners and hubs across Europe makes it easier to respond to market movements, manage fluctuating shipment volumes, and comply with country-specific rules and regulations. Our services adapt to your needs – perfectly.