Corporate Time Line

1979 The Birth of Air Express Consolidators in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1984 Sets up first overseas office in India, Bangalore / Chennai.
1985Charters an alliance with Hecny Transportation Hong Kong.
1986 to 1988Sets up Offices in main metros in India under Hecny Freight India
1989Setting up of Hecny Transportation Bangladesh
1990Setting Challenger International Cargo (CIC) Dubai for all Transhipments
Setting up of an offshore company Hecny South West Asia
Limited to conduct affairs relating to Management/ Accounting and Promoting sales of branch Offices.
1992Setting up of Hecny Transportation Pakistan.
1998 Obtained Indian Custom House Agency certificate (CHA) For New Delhi and Chennai
1999Part ways with Hecny and Birth of HTL Logistics.
2004Obtains Indian Custom House Agency Certificate for all India.
2005 Setting up of a subsidiary A E Logistics in India to cater to the growing inbound market, the subsidiary consists of a dedicated team to handle Inbound freight.
2006 Entering the booming Chinese market by setting up a own office in Shenzhen.
2007 Plans are afoot to set up offices in key African markets and expand offices in the Middle East.


Milestones
1983Tonnage in the region touches 500,000 kilos.
1988Tonnage tops 3 million Kilos.
1990 Operating over 40, 747 freighters from Sri Lanka & India to US for the apparel clients.
1991CIC Dubai obtains GSA for American Airlines
1995Inbound ocean freight exceeds 2000 TEUs and Outbound 1000 TEUs.
2000Air Freight Tonnage exceeds 20 Million Kilos.
2006Turnover touches US $ 40 million.