ALMAR was established in 1988 by Managing Director, Alistair Forbes, with the core business of leasing and trading containers.
ALMAR has proved to be a reliable supplier of new and used shipping containers for both a sale and lease solution.
With a global network including offices in South Africa, Dubai, Brasil and India, a growing container fleet and a growing global customer base, the team at ALMAR, through its strong relationships with customers, service providers and suppliers, looks forward to providing you with a solution for your container requirements.
Accreditations and Memberships ALMAR is a member of the Container Owners Association which ensures that we continually comply with international standards and form part of a global network of container expertise.
ALMAR is a member of the Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal (B.I.C.) with two registered prefixes, namely ALRU and ALMU, you are assured of all our container codes being ISO standard.
In addition to managing the ALMAR owned fleet, we also manage Third Party container fleets using the Real Asset Management container management system.
Our off-shore containers are all certified by Lloyds Register to ensure that they meet the Det Norske Veritas (DNV) 2.7-1 standards.
Within the ALMAR family, we also provide a bulk packaging solution known as the ALPAL.