15-year anniversary of a. hartrodt in Colombia
Strong import business with Europe, US, China, and Latin America, plus growing exports.
In Bogotá, Adriana Villamil, Managing Director of a. hartrodt Colombia, and her team are enjoying the company's anniversary today, March 24, 2026. “Fifteen years of trusted services, operational excellence, and dedicated support for clients, employees, and partners,” she sums up. When she herself joined the family-owned company a decade ago, business operations in the South American country focused on air freight imports. Since then, sea freight imports, air and sea export business, and local services such as land transport, customs clearance, warehousing, and project logistics for oversized cargo have become firmly established.
Positive work environment and certifications
Over the past ten years, the team has more than doubled in size to 20 employees. Adriana Villamil considers the positive work environment to be “core to our corporate culture, which is focused on quality services”. Certifications such as those from the Business Alliance for Secure Trade (BASC) or the International Air Transport Association (IATA) play a key role in a. hartrodt Colombia’s strong reputation.
Significant growth in export business
For the past five years, a. hartrodt Colombia has seen “significant growth in exports,” reports Adriana Villamil. According to her, sea freight volumes increased by 60 percent, while air freight volumes rose by 15 percent. She continues to see developing the export market as a “key strategic challenge.” In the import business, Europe, the U.S., China, and Latin America are among the key trade lanes. Services have been expanded to handle dangerous goods, fashion products, cross-trade, bulk cargo, and project logistics. Trade with Germany is to be expanded with weekly air freight consolidations and less-than-container load (LCL) shipments.
In addition, a. hartrodt is focusing in Colombia on increasing its market share in trade with China and further strengthening its presence in the Latin American market. Adriana Villamil also sees “significant growth opportunities” in trade with the U.S.