George Charalambidis Lymberpa S.A., Hellenic International Forwarders & General Enterprises Co., is the first and oldest today, transport company in Greece. This as it is the successor of Giovani Sofianopoulos Hellas, a company established and operating in Greece in the field of International Transport since 1859 (29 years after the sovereignty of the Greek State of the Modern Times was confirmed in the London Protocol).

Back then the company was specializing on Maritime Transport. After the invention of the Automobile (1861) and the Airplane (1903), the Company expanded to cover these, new at that time, emerging means of transportation (road freight and air freight, respectively).

As it regards Airfreight in particular, the Company has 50 years IATA experience as it was the first to introduce professional air freight in Greece – back in the 1960’s – when it first imported and applied the use of air freight containers (the predecessors of our known today ULDs). Naturally, the Company’s IATA license, is the oldest in Greece today.

It is difficult to fit 152 years in a profile.. Fact is that TODAY, Loving what we do daily, we are a Young team Motivated & Blended with Experience, offering Reliable solutions, operating with Privately owned means & facilities, Adjusting to your needs!!