September20,2016

HiliCompanyacquiresleadingPolishfreight-forwarderAllcomHili Company, the logistics division of Hili Ventures, has acquired Gdynia-basedfreight-forwarder and customs agency Allcom, allowing it to gain an importantfootholdinthePolishmarket.Allcom specialises in a comprehensive range of freight forwarding services andwarehousing,supportingcustomers indiversesectors inPoland.FromitsofficesatGdyniaandportofficesatGdyniaandGdanskonthesouthcoastoftheBalticSea,Warsaw and Bydgoszcz, Allcom’s team of more than 50 staff share a wealth ofexpertiseandconnectionstoarobustglobalnetworkofagencies.Allcom’s core business is door-to-door and port-to-door freight forwarding ofcontainerisedcargo, includingfoodproducts,chemicalsandconstructionmaterials.Thecompanyprovidescustomsclearance,reloadingsandwarehousingsolutionsatitscustomswarehouses.AllcomalsodeliversLCL(lessthancontainerload)services,aircargoshipmentsandprojectcargo,besidestruckingandcharteringvessels.TheteamwillcontinuetobeledbymanagingdirectorPawelSkriabin.AllcomjoinsHiliCompany’sfamilyofdiverselogisticsoperationsextendingfromtheMediterraneantotheBalticsandNorthernEurope.Underitsumbrella,HiliCompany–whichissoontoberebrandedHiliLogistics–bringstogetherMalta-basedCarmeloCaruanaCompany,AirspedExpress,thenominatedMaltaserviceproviderforFedExExpress, CMA CGMMalta Agency (a joint venture with CMA CGM), and PetersonMalta (a joint venturewith oil and gas specialist Peterson), Lithuania-based BalticFreightServicesandPrimeLogisticsofBelarus.WithitsestablishedpresenceinPolandanditssoundoceanportfolio,AllcomgivesHiliCompany’sotherentitiesmultipleopportunitiestostrengthentheirownserviceoffering. Allcom will enhance Hili Company’s competitive advantage, primarily

through a number of synergies which will be created among its activities, alloperatingfromimportantlocationsaroundEurope.“AllcomisavaluableadditiontotheHiliCompanylogisticsfamily. IthassignificantpotentialforgrowthinoneofEurope’slargestmarketsandwillexpanditsproductofferingtocustomers.ItwillalsogiveourgroupofcompaniesaccesstoexistingandnewPolishcustomers,”HiliCompanyChiefExecutiveOfficerDavideBironsaid.“Inturn,AllcomjoinsHiliCompany’slong-establishedcommercialnetwork,bringingit closer to important hubs around the continent. We are looking forward todeveloping these new opportunities and to integrating the Allcom team into HiliCompany.”Photocaption(Gdyniaport):

Gdynia-based Allcom joins Hili Company’s family of diverse logisticsoperations.AboutHiliCompanyHili Company, soon to be rebranded Hili Logistics, encompasses Carmelo Caruana Company (est.1923),CMACGMMaltaAgency(ajointventurewithCMACGM),PetersonMalta(ajointventurewithoil and gas specialist Peterson), and Airsped Express (the nominated service provider for FedExExpress)inMalta,BalticFreightServicesofLithuania,andPrimeLogisticsofBelarus.HiliCompany isthe logisticsdivisionofHiliVentures,themulti-disciplinarygroup,headquartered inMalta,operating inninecountries fromtheMediterraneantoCentralandEasternEurope.Throughsix divisions, Hili Ventures is engaged in multi-sited activities in partnership with McDonald’s andApple, logistics, engineering, technology and property, thanks to 8,000 people. Hili Ventures is aproudpartnerofAllison,Cisco,CMACGM,FedExExpress,Konecranes,IBM,Lenovo,Microsoft,NCR,Peterson,Terberg,Tranter,WincorNixdorf,andmanyotherglobalbrands.

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