Santiago - Sparber Group (Seafreight & Airfreight Chile)
Sparber Group traces its origins to 1981, with a broad footprint across multiple logistics disciplines. The group comprises dedicated brands for each activity, including Sparber Lineas Maritimas S.A. for seafreight, Sparber Air Cargo S.A. for airfreight, Sparber Project Cargo, and Exportlan S.A. (warehousing). These entities collectively cover a wide range of freight forwarding services, from insurance and customs clearance to consolidation, storage, picking and packing, distribution, and project forwarding.
In its operations, Sparber emphasizes timely and specialized transport solutions, offering just-in-time and urgent shipments, door-to-door service, split and full-charter options, and break-bulk handling. The group has positioned itself as a leader in European Groupage services using its own truck fleet to manage imports and exports to central and eastern Europe, while maintaining a strong seafreight presence as a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) with weekly direct services to numerous destinations in Latin America.
Sparber Air Cargo contributes to the network through consolidation services linked to major international airports, a capability that complements the express and project cargo offerings. The project cargo division is adept at handling international cross-trading shipments, aligning with the needs of complex, multi-leg logistics programs. The company emphasizes an integrated approach, combining own offices and warehouses with an extensive partner and agent network that spans major airports and harbors worldwide.
Headquartered in Europe, Sparber maintains its own facilities in key locations and remains open to expanding its footprint through new offices or joint ventures, including markets in Chile and Mexico. In the Chilean context, the group operates as Sparber Chile, leveraging local presence to provide specialized international freight solutions and alignment with the broader Sparber Group capabilities. The company prioritizes control and visibility through automation and information technology, including in-house systems and EDI, to keep clients informed throughout the shipping lifecycle. Multilingual support is available across branches, with English, German, and French commonly spoken, reflecting its international orientation.
Environmental and operational resilience are addressed through a combination of owned operations and a broad network, ensuring service reliability across sea, air, and logistics support activities. While the core regions and capacity are anchored in Europe, the group’s strategic approach includes maintaining an adaptable global network to meet evolving trade patterns, with a focus on timely communications and a client-centric logistics experience.
