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History

IFB International Freightbridge Ltd. is a privately owned freight forwarding and logistics company, founded in 1980 in Hong Kong by Mr. G. P. H. Glaser, who is the chairman and controlling shareholder of the IFB Group.

Company Timeline

  • 1980

    IFB was founded in Hong Kong by Mr. G. P. H. Glaser

  • 1982

    Taiwan office opened

  • 1983

    IFB Germany established in Hamburg

  • 1987

    IFB Thailand established

  • 1988

    IFB France opens office in Paris

  • 1990

    IFB China was incorporated, with office in Shanghai opened in 1997

  • 1990

    IFB Singapore office established

  • 1993

    Started office in Mongolia

  • 1994

    Vietnam to develop the trades to and from Vietnam

  • 1995

    IFB Spain to support Europe demands from Asia imports

  • 1996

    Malaysia to provide total freight solution for all customers

  • 1999

    IFB Cambodia established to support foreign trade

  • 2001

    Offices opened in Indonesia

  • 2001

    IFB India was incorporated

  • 2005

    IFB Belgium opened with office in Antwerpen

  • 2010

    Opened office in Poland: Gdynia, Warszawa and Wroclaw

  • 2014

    IFB Myanmar established

  • 2020

    40 years anniversary of IFB
The focus for IFB was from the start shipments from Hong Kong/China and South-East Asia to Europe and Latin America and vice-versa; by sea, by air and by land. By expanding our local offices and trusted network of partners, we cover most areas around the world today.
About IFB

“Our founding principle was to gain an intimate and deep knowledge of the local markets and products we offer, in order to become specialists that can meet our customers’ needs.”

G. P. H. Glaser – Founding Chairman

Port of Hong Kong
As a family-owned business, we focus on creating and nurturing sustainable relationships with our customers, partners and employees.

Since the beginning, IFB has grown together with our customers, and slowly expanded our geographical footprint and product offering. For example, in 2009 we established a Latin America trade lane department in Hong Kong to coordinate and develop shipments from China/Hong Kong and South East Asia to Latin America and all South American countries.

Today we are one of the main players in the Asia/China and Mexico market, and through our long-term agent network, which was built thoroughly over the last four decades, we can meet our customers’ freight needs no matter where from and to in the world.

The logistics industry has become increasingly complex, but with local expertise and strong customer service at its core, IFB is well-positioned to continue to meet the customer demands of the future.

Some of our important activities in Europe, South East Asia and in China are now in logistics and “just in time” distribution for importers, wholesalers, European-wide retailing groups and E-commerce traders.

We operate several own warehouses, and offer services such as sampling, commissioning, repairing, repacking, quality control, label-scanning, banking and documentation.

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