Having partners who are more than just other forwarders, trust and willingness to help each other, sharing concerns in an ever evolving and more complicated world.

Sharing ideas, past experiences and future expectations during each year’s AGM.

In a more practical sense, having our own NVOCC GTI Bill of Lading as added value to our clients, and trust in payments also makes us work with more peace in mind.

Being part of the GLA has enabled my company in many ways namely:
– work with first class Agents whom I have a personal relationship and trust
– access to compliance information in real time through the network and/or the agents
– Friendships which encourage development and provide opportunities of new trade lanes .
– a GTI NVOCC Bill of Lading
– A non-profit Network which is constantly evolving to provide tools to facilitate its members.

What I like about GLA is that it works the way our business actually works: through people. A name and a face on the other side of a shipment changes everything. After years in the network I still solve most problems with a message to someone I met at an AGM. Joining the board this year is a way to give something back to a network that has given Columbia Transport a lot.

What we appreciate most about GLA is the quality of its members. Every agent is thoroughly vetted before joining, so we know we are working with trustworthy partners. Another major advantage is GLA’s one-agent-per-port policy. Having only one exclusive partner in each port creates a fair business environment, avoids internal competition within the network, and gives every member a genuine opportunity to build long-term relationships and generate business together.

Since becoming part of the GLA family in 2021 we have developed relationships that we don’t believe would have been possible with any other agent network, GLA values are very much aligned with our own with a central focus on people. The GLA listens to the membership and continues to positively evolve as our industry changes.

Is the genuine connection we have with each other. It goes far beyond business relationships; we build real friendships with people from all around the world.
GLA gives us the opportunity to share experiences, create new opportunities, exchange knowledge, and continuously learn from one another. It is a valuable source of information and ideas that helps us find better ways of doing things and growing together.
Above all, GLA has created a warm and welcoming environment, built on clear principles of mutual respect, trust, and collaboration. That sense of community is what truly makes being part of GLA special.

Working with our long term partners and family within the association, and also able to build the trust & friendships among each other.

It is like a family and I was very pleased with how I was welcomed on my first meeting.

We can see Good partners and friends.

My company has been a member of the GLA for 20 years this year. I have personally been attending the GLA Annual General Meeting for 12 of those years. Although it might sound cliche, each time I attend, it feels more and more like a family. And what comes with family? Trust. This trust is everything for the GLA. There might be larger logistics and freight associations out there but we have elected to be a part of the GLA for this key reason (among others). The GLA’s size, due to its port exclusivity policy, for us, is a feature, not a bug. It is just so important to our organisation to know that we have partners in all corners of the world on whom we know we can rely for quality of service, communication, accountability and financial stability. To have a trusted extension of our brand through all of our fellow members has helped to generate and support countless business opportunities over the years. Because it is not such a large group, one is not a nameless face in a crowd. Instead, whether I’m developing a new and robust business opportunity, or I have a one-off oddball request in some faraway land, I know that I have a personal relationship with someone who can help – and that is simply huge.

I’ve been a member of GLA since over 20 years and I’ve had the privilege of serving on the board of directors for over 5 years now. GLA is a non-profit network which is owned and run by the members. It’s unique family oriented organisation whose primary aim is to foster cooperation amongst members. It’s an extreme contrast to the many non-exclusive networks in the market nowadays whose primary aim is to generate revenue for its owners.

Yes, I love being a part of GLA because GLA is the sense of community. It’s the space where people genuinely support each other, learn and grow together and We really enjoy the chance to build long-term relations to promote the business with each other.