COMPANY PROFILE

company profile

Israel’s largest company in the field of international sea and air freight forwarding. ABETRANS Ltd. is a publicly traded company in Israel, rated by the credit rating agency Dun&Bradstreet Israel under Globes Dun’s 100, ranked eighth consecutively for the last three years in a row, and forms one of the leading companies in Israeli industry and economy.

Areas of operation

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ABETRANS Logistics Ltd. dominates the areas of international freight forwarding, shipping, customs brokerage and import and export of cargo by air and by sea.

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The company relies on extensive experience of over 33 years in international freight forwarding.

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ABETRANS operates branches both nationwide and worldwide with agents all over the world – in Haifa, Ashdod and Ben Gurion Airport, and at some of the border crossings with our neighboring countries. The company experiences constant leveraging and growth, and currently transports huge quantities of dry and refrigerated containers in export, import and air shipments. In addition, the company also specializes in Ro-Ro ship cargo shipment and large projects such as: Relocation of entire factories from one country to another and more.

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The company is characterized by operating agents and and forwarders overseas using a global network of 3,500 international freight forwarders deployed in over 100 countries worldwide.

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ABETRANS is very active in countries such as: China, Turkey, Bulgaria, Italy, Belgium (Europe), Poland, USA and more ..

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In other destinations we cooperate with multinational freight forwarding companies and maintain close work relationships with the world’s leading airlines and shipping companies.

Professionalism, reliability and service orientation

ABETRANS management is led by Mr. Abraham Firian, acting CEO and owner, who has an experience of over 36 years in international freight forwarding, shipping, customs brokerage, and in the import and export of cargo by air and by sea. The company employs around 100 people, who make up a skilled, experienced and professional team with decades of heightened awareness to reliability and of providing excellent service to its customers.

Management team

ABE-PIRIAN

Avraham (Abe) Biryan

Founder and CEO

Abe individually founded the company in 1983. Currently he's the major shareholder and CEO. Abe has a BA and MBA in Economics and Management from Roosevelt University in Chicago USA. Abe holds an International Forwarder Certificate.

ALBERT-SHALOM

Albert Shalom

Chief Operations Officer

Albert holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from LSU in Louisiana, USA. Albert was first employed by ABETRANS in 1983, upon the Company's foundation. Holds an International Forwarder Certificate.

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Natalie Kagan Firian

Director of Customer Retention

BA in psychology from IDC, Herzliya. Natalie is the Abe's daughter, and she serves as the director of customer retention.

RAFI-NAHMANI

Rafi Nahmani

VP

Veteran of Zim Shipping Company, with 12-year experience in operations and sales. Establishment of the EVERGREENshipping company in Israel, and its management for four years. 20 years of local and global experience in the management of international freight forwarding companies.

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Aki Mualem

Chief officer and Director of the Department of Agriculture

Many years of experience in agricultural export and refrigerated containers. Licensed International Forwarder and Licensing Clerk.

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Dalia Omesi

Director of Accounting

Chief Accountant, and payroll accountant. Dalia was first employed by ABETRANS in 1988.

SOLI-SOLIMAN

Suleiman Shehada

Haifa branch manager

He began working for ABETRANS in 1997. Holds an International Forwarder Certificate from the Chamber of Commerce. Great knowledgeable in the field of release and handling of special projects vis-a-vis the Haifa Customs, Haifa Port, Haifa Health Ministry and Haifa Ministry of Agriculture.

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David Shalom

Abetrans group Financial officer

with B.A. in Economics and Business Management with honors and a master's degree M.B.A with funded and accounting with honors. Certificate of commercial credit officer of Bank Leumi Israel. Served as a director in ABETRANS Company Ltd. between 2015-2016.

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Baffy Samara

Ashdod Branch Manager

Employed by ABETRANS since 2001. 22 years of experience in international freight forwarding and customs brokerage, licensed international freight forwarder and and licensing clerk.

Our story

1983
1983
The company was founded by Mr. Avraham (Abe) Biryan.
1983
1986
1986
Initiated operations as a ship-agent of Italian Spedit Shipping Inc.
1986
1990
1990
Initiated operations as a ship-agent of Greek Marilink Inc.
1990
1992
1992
Initiated operations as a ship-agent of Bulgarian Navibulgar Inc.
1992
2005
2005
The company went public in Israel’s capital market trading.
2005
2007
2007
The company’s first public offering.
2007
2008
2008
initial purchase of real estate investments in Warsaw Poland. Acquisition of 70% stake in KIslev inc.
2008
2011
2011
Acquisition of the remaining 30% stake in KIslev inc.
2011

Currently the company belongs to and forming a member of the world’s largest international freight forwarding organizations

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