CY CFS ALCON SA Information

Alcon was founded in Cartagena, Colombia, in 1993. After the economic liberalization and global openness in the early nineties, Colombia experience a strong growth in its foreign trade and an increasing demand for related services. Alcon responded to this challenge, offering specific solutions to targeted clients Through its growth, Alcon has contributed remarkably to the development of the Colombian foreign trade, offering a complete and integral set of logistics services to shipping lines, shipping agents, freight forwarders, NVOCC’s, shippers, exporters, importers, customs intermediation entities , among others. Alcon started operations with repair and maintenance services for conventional containers in the city of Cartagena, extending their coverage promptly to the main ports of the country, like Barranquilla, Santa Marta and Buenaventura, in accordance with the needs of the potential customers. Through time, Alcon has extended its services to all types of reefer containers, a key partner in the perishable cargo industry. Alcon has built a valuable customer data base, which includes important Colombian companies in the International Trade Sector, as well as key important foreign entities .