AFZM Group (Columbus Shipping & Trading Co) was first founded at 1994 as one of the leading private owned company under the name of Columbus Shipping and Services; with its HQ in Lattakia city.At 2006, our company is merged with ZMC (owned and directed by Eng. Ziad Moufti; self-employed) to operate two companies under one group management (AFZM Group) with multiple services and activities. These two companies are managed by qualified directors (Eng. Ziad Moufti and Mr. Atef Fattal) in charge for following activities:
* Tenders ( Local and international markets)
* Projects execution and handling
* Agent of Container handling equipments DHIDCW agent (ZMC - Eng. Ziad Moufti).Gantry Crane (cap50-65 tons under spreader, Rubber Tyred Gantry,Stacker,Overhead travelling crane
* HUB operating and management
* Iron and steel trading and subcontracting
* Cement (OPC)
* Logistics (Columbus Shipping & Trading Co-
Mr. Atef Fattal)
Ship-management
Chartering and shipbrokering
Shipping
Protecting
Customs and transit
Heavylifts and projects transport
(Sea - BB - Land)
One of our remarkable achievements already executed by ZMC with Lattakia port general company according to tender contract with Dalian Huarui Heavy Industry International Co., Ltd (DHIDCW) for the supply of Four (4) gantry cranes designated to enhance the containers handling from ships to shore.
ZMC acts as the exclusive commercial agent of DHIDCW for that contract signed at 2006 and the cranes were supplied to Lattakia port 2nd quarter of 2008. Now the cranes are running and the manufacturer is using our group headquarter to contract for other projects in the Mediterranean region with their products range of heavylifts
