The inland container depot facility was Established in Welisara on a one-acre site, the depot first served CTI and ICS containers from two global leasing giants.
1980
Constructed 1st warehouse of 15,000 sq. ft.
1982
Established Container Freight Stations (CFS).
1983
Set up Multimodal Container Terminal Ltd. as the second depot facility in Hendala, Wattala.
1985
Expanded into container trading and domestic leasing activities.
1996
Won Quality Depot Award from Trans america Leasing Incorporated, USA, for the best depot among 29 depots in the Southeast Asian region.
1999
Won Gold Medal from Trans america Leasing Incorporated, USA, for the best depot among 29 depots in the Southeast Asian region.
2002
Established ISO tank cleaning services.
2004
Established container conversion division.
2005
Constructed the second warehouse of 15,000 sq. ft.
2008
McLarens Logistics Ltd. was incorporated as a shipping agency, NVOCC and ISO tank agency and freight forwarding company.
2015
Second shipping agency division established – Specialised Shipping Services (Pvt) Ltd.
2017
Obtained the Quality Management Certification of ISO 9001:2015 for the three major companies, McLarens Containers (Pvt) Ltd., McLarens Container Refurbishers Ltd. and Multimodal Container Terminal Ltd.
2018
Obtained the Quality Management Certification of ISO 9001:2015 for the Shipping Agencies of the Group; McLarens Logistics Ltd. and Specialised Shipping Services (Pvt) Ltd.
NCE Export Award 2018
Obtained the Quality Management Certification of ISO 9001:2015 for the Shipping Agencies of the Group; McLarens Logistics Ltd. and Specialised Shipping Services (Pvt) Ltd.