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Freight Handlers celebrates with SACO in Germany

Published:Tuesday | November 5, 2013 | 12:00 AM
All dressed up and ready to party: This international group was enjoying the fun and fellowship at the 25th anniversary party hosted recently by SACO Shipping GmbH at its brand, new warehouse facility headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. At left is Jamaican Denise Lyn-Fatt, managing director of Freight Handlers Limited and vice-president of the Shipping Association of Jamaica. She is joined by (from her right), Miguel Rodriquez, Dominican Republic; Hassan Hemid, Italy; Jully Bernadus, Rotterdan/Curacao; Carsten Geiser, SACO export supervisor for Central American and the Caribbean; Orlando Diaz, Puerto Rico; Helena James, Trinidad and Tobago; and Thomas W. Brown, representing Central America, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Denise Lyn-Fatt, managing director of Freight Handlers Limited, was among the over 1,500 global clients, partners and agents who recently joined the management and staff of SACO Shipping GmbH in celebrating that company's 25th anniversary, and attended its agency meeting in Hamburg, Germany.

The series of events held to mark the occasion and celebrate the milestone, included a special welcome cocktail reception held at the picturesque Hotel Hafen Hamburg and a party hosted at SACO's commercial complex. The location was artfully transformed to create a 'beach party' complete with live band and a disco.

SACO Shipping GmbH is one of Germany's largest neutral non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) consolidators, and is considered to be one of the pioneers in the independent consolidators business. Headquartered in Hamburg with offices also located in Bremen, the company is privately owned and managed by a partnership. As a receiving and trans-shipment agent for a number of overseas NVOCCs out of the Far East, India, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, South America and South Africa, SACO's team of more than 200 knowledgeable and highly equipped members offers its customers efficient and reliable consolidation services from almost any country in the world.

25th anniversary

Freight Handlers, SACO's agents in Jamaica, was founded in 1988 and is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. The company represents a number of NVOCCs and services its clientele through it Newport West office in Kingston and its location in Montego Bay. Freight Handlers' strategic partnerships in air and maritime transportation have facilitated the expansion of its regular service to North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the Pacific.