France remains one of Malta’s top business partners. Products arriving from France include various imported commercial items such as automotive parts, fashion wear, food, manufactured products, chilled and frozen products, pharmaceuticals, luxury packaging and chemicals.
“We have always seen great potential in this market. In fact, Express Trailers has been operating scheduled weekly transport services between France and Malta since 1978,” said Franco Azzopardi, Express Trailers chairman and CEO.
“With departures and arrivals by sea, air and land from both Paris and Lyon, we have been providing a total logistics solution to all those doing business with France. We have 37 years of business experience with France and this gives us immense knowhow of this market and allows us to provide a more complete and low-risk service to our customers,” added Azzopardi. “Logistic risk management has become our routine because we believe that our customer is ever more sensitive to risk in today’s business environment.”
Today, Express Trailers offers efficient, continuous and reliable groupage services and part loads, both for import and export as well as transport of dry, chilled or frozen food products. Express Trailers is also regularly entrusted with the transport of specialised cargo namely pharmaceuticals and works of art.
Express Trailers’ hugely popular online platform www.shiplowcost.com also gives online shoppers the opportunity to buy from France. This web portal solution for online shopping has already been in operation for almost three years and allows online shoppers to have their items sent to Express Trailers’ depot in Paris from where they are shipped right to their door here in Malta.
“The competitive edge we offer here is that since the solution is powered by our trailer service, there are no size or weight limitations imposed on the products purchased,” explained Azzopardi.
“We can safely say that Express Trailers delivers reliably, continuously and efficiently to France, from France and through France. Above all, no matter what market, Express Trailers delivers trust. That is our promise,” added Azzopardi.