A leading logistics service provider in the heart of Europe
As an integrated part of DP World, we connect Switzerland and the tri-border area with France and Germany to global trade – through innovative, efficient and sustainable logistics solutions that help our customers succeed.
Since our founding in 1972, we have been pioneers in container terminal and intermodal business in Switzerland. Today, we are fully integrated into the global DP World group. This enables us to combine our regional roots and experience with the international expertise of one of the world’s leading logistics companies.
This integration not only allows us to continue providing first-class service to our customers it also enables us to expand our global reach, ensuring your business remains successful in the future.
Timeline
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15.04.1978
The company moves from Basel to Frenkendorf, where it remains headquartered today.
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01.06.1994
Conteba container terminal in Basel is acquired from Danzas AG (today DHL).
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15.02.2003
Swissterminal becomes agent for ICF/Intercontainer-Interfrigo in Niederglatt as the first privately owned company in Switzerland.
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13.06.2013
Swissterminal gets ISO 9001:2008 certified.
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03.10.2016
The first Schweizerzug departs from Swissterminal’s terminal in Frenkendorf.
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23.01.2020
Swissterminal enters a strategic partnership with DP World to expand its terminal networks, increase efficiency and grow its service portfolio.
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Swissterminal AG expands its offering and enters the warehousing sector with “Break & Make Bulk.” From July 2020, the company will provide a comprehensive storage solution with integrated transport options by rail and truck at its Frenkendorf site.
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01.07.2021
Swissterminal takes over the operations of the three French inland ports Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon via its subsidiary Alsaceterminal, the operator of these ports.
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01.02.2024
Return to the Rhine with flexible barge service
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17.03.2025
Swissterminal becomes fully part of DP World;
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04.08.2025
Introduction of the Widnau Shuttle – we are complementing our existing network to the European seaports on a national level.
Our Story
Where tradition meets innovation
Swissterminal’s story began in 1972 – with nothing more than an empty depot, a single container, and a caravan that served as an office. Founder Alex Mayer had a clear vision and a pioneering spirit: to make container trade more efficient and, in doing so, help customers succeed.
Over the following decades, Swissterminal developed into a leading provider of container terminals in Switzerland and nearby Alsace. Under the second-generation leadership of Roman Mayer, the company expanded its sites and consistently developed its intermodal segment – from a terminal operator to a provider of integrated logistics solutions.
In 2025, Roman Mayer transitioned the company to the next generation as part of DP World. This combines our regional roots and decades of experience with the global strength and innovation of one of the world’s leading logistics providers.
Our core values
Constant in a changing world
At Swissterminal, our long-standing values guide the way we do business.
Our founder Alex Mayer instilled these six corporate principles into the company, and they have directed our development for five decades.
Continually caring
We take care for today, while actively preparing for tomorrow.
We are constantly working to understand the needs and ambitions of both our customers and our employees, and we make decisions that benefit their future.
Bravely innovative
We are never satisfied with things as they are; we always want to make them better, and we push boundaries to do it.
We enjoy challenges of all kinds, whether they come from a client or within, and we are excited by the potential of innovative technologies to create new relationships between data, people and processes.
Humbly communicative
Our customers and our suppliers are our respected partners; we listen, we learn, we share, and we create together. We maintain open lines of communication, and we are continually embracing new perspectives.
Consistently cooperative
We believe excellence can only be achieved through team effort.
At Swissterminal, our team moves as one, building on each other’s strengths and stepping up to compensate shortcomings.
Environmentally responsible
We are dedicated to reducing our impact on our environment, and we are frugal with our resources.
We work to ensure everything we do is safe, responsible and transparent.
Globally minded
We live up to our responsibility as an interface in the international container network.
We grow our influence globally by embracing diversity and optimising our operations locally.
Our Leadership
Moving the future forward
Our dedicated management continually embraces new perspectives, innovations and opportunities
to better serve customers and improve global trade in a growing world.
Matthias Dischinger
Fabrice Marti
Tatiana Mayer
Andreas Jeppesen
Together into the Future
From a Swiss Family Business to the Global DP World Network
As part of DP World, we are helping shape the future of global trade. Our goal is to further strengthen
Switzerland and the tri-border area with France and Germany as a logistics hub, and to create sustainable,
intelligent supply chain solutions for our customers for the future.