Our company was founded by Carmelo Abela, better known as Alfaran, in the 1930’s. In those days, Abela was one of the principal stevedores in the islands, owning the most common transport equipment in that period - a horse-driven cart. Even in those early days, Abela realised that the future lay in providing mechanically oriented services to the business' clients. During the 1960’s, the work was h
anded over to his only son, John. With great enthusiasm, John Abela began a further process of innovation. The services offerred to Abela's clients was amongst the best in Malta, quickly attracting the attention of the Malta Hilton Hotel, which was being built during this period. During the early 1970’s, John Abela began offerring an international haulage service, amongst the first to offer this service to Maltese customers. Early in the 1980’s John Abela, together with his three enterprising sons, Charles, Anthony and Lino, continued to build their on their reputation for excellence. The family began another round of heavy investment in the most sophisticated equipment used in the haulage industry. John Abela passed away in 2002, but his ideas will never be forgotten by his sons. In fact, John Abela Ltd., as it is today, is one of the best clearing and forwarding agents on the islands.
