World Express Logistics

World Express Logistics Ltd, usually called WEL, is a Maltese freight forwarding company that describes itself as a client's shipping department rather than only a forwarder. It coordinates the movement of goods by air, sea and road, and it is particularly strong in groupage, courier and air freight. Groupage means combining small consignments from several customers in one trailer or container so each pays only for the space it uses.

The company has built a regional reputation in the UK, Italy, Germany and Libya, and it works with a global network of agents. Its office is in Marsa, beside the Grand Harbour, and it appears in our courier and freight directory for Malta. The business has been trading for around twenty years and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for its freight forwarding and logistics services.

Freight forwarding in plain terms

For a UK reader who has never used a forwarder, the idea is simple. You tell the forwarder what you want to move and where to, and it books the airline, shipping line or haulier, prepares the paperwork and clears customs at each end. WEL does this for full container loads, smaller consignments and oversized cargo, combining air, sea and road where that gives the best route, time or cost.

Beyond transport, WEL offers supplier managed inventory, often shortened to SMI, plus warehousing and distribution. With SMI a supplier holds and replenishes a customer's stock, so that goods are available when needed without the customer managing the warehouse. Businesses that sell into Malta from Britain can use this to keep stock close to their customers. Staff are kept up to date through regular training.

Air freight and express courier

Air freight is a headline service. WEL uses relationships with major airlines and a network of agents worldwide to move cargo anywhere, and it is an accredited IATA agent, meaning it follows the rules of the International Air Transport Association. Options include full and part charters, door to door transport, express shipments and an on board courier or hand carry service, where a person accompanies a critical item for the whole journey.

Specialist cargo is included: temperature controlled pharmaceuticals, oversized machinery, hazardous goods, live animals and human remains shipments, each handled to the relevant rules and paperwork. Customs clearance and global shipment tracking support every air movement.

Express courier covers documents and parcels to more than 200 destinations, with help on documentation including Intrastat (NSO) entries, certificates of origin and customs clearance. WEL also handles local deliveries and pick ups across Malta and Gozo every day. Its online quote form asks for the type of shipment, collection and delivery addresses, destination country, weight and dimensions, and whether the package contains lithium batteries, flammables, chemicals or aerosols.

Sea freight and project cargo

Sea freight covers full container loads (FCL), where you have a container to yourself, and less than container loads (LCL), where your goods share a container with others. WEL also arranges intermodal and combined transport, pre and onward carriage so goods are collected from your supplier and delivered to your door, transhipments and cross bookings, hazardous cargo and project logistics for heavy or oversized pieces.

Pre and onward carriage means WEL collects goods from the supplier's premises, takes them to the departure port with the customs paperwork, and arranges delivery from the arrival port to the final address. Transhipment, where cargo changes vessels at an intermediate port, and cross bookings, where space is booked across several shipping lines, give flexibility on routes that no single line serves directly. Hazardous cargo is packed, labelled and documented to international safety standards, with the necessary permits coordinated with the relevant authorities.

A recent example of project cargo involved a 40 foot flat rack carrying two steel spud sections weighing seven tonnes each. They arrived at Malta Freeport from the UAE in September 2024, bound for Cagliari in Italy, a port poorly served by the main shipping lines from Malta, and WEL was assigned to organise the onward move.

If you are importing a vehicle or a boat, you may also want to speak to a dealer such as A&A Car Imports or a yacht broker like 73 Marine, and to protect goods in transit through an insurance broker such as ACCORD Insurance Brokers.

Road freight and weekly trailers

WEL runs regular road services between Malta and the main European markets. Weekly trailer services are listed for Italy, the UK and Germany and the Benelux countries, along with a weekly Europe consolidation service that combines small shipments in one trailer. Full truckload (FTL) and less than truckload (LTL) options are available across Europe, from a single pallet to a full trailer.

All of this includes collection, consolidation, customs clearance and delivery, with tracking so that you can follow a consignment. Weekly trailers are particularly useful for UK businesses that send goods to Malta on a regular schedule, and for householders who would rather share a trailer than pay for a whole one. Anyone planning a permanent move can pair these services with our Malta relocation guide.

Further options include intermodal transport that combines road, rail and sea, hazardous cargo by road, and pre and onward carriage on a door to door basis. Optimising routes and consolidating shipments is also used to reduce fuel use and emissions.

Who WEL works with

The range of services suits a broad client base. Importers and exporters use the sea and road routes for stock and materials, and online sellers use the express courier. Companies with heavy or oversized equipment can use project logistics, and anyone with a time critical item can consider air freight or the hand carry service. Individuals and families can use the courier and groupage services for personal consignments too.

WEL's mission is to build long lasting relationships through passion, flexibility and commitment, with a personalised, efficient and reliable service. WEL acts as a shipping department for its clients, handling documents, bookings and customs so that they can concentrate on their own work.

Customs, documentation and compliance

Customs clearance and documentation support are available as stand alone services as well as part of every shipment. The team prepares import and export declarations and customs forms, and assists with compliance needs, so shipments move across borders without avoidable delays. For companies setting up to trade, a corporate services provider and advisers such as CLA Malta can handle incorporation and tax registration first.

Quality is backed by the ISO 9001:2015 certification, by regular internal and external reviews, and by membership of established logistics networks. Its IATA registration as an agent adds a further layer of recognised standards for air cargo.

Marsa, community and contact

The office is on Patri Felicjan Bilocca Street in Marsa, a few minutes from Valletta. See our Valletta guide for things to do after a meeting, and our guide to flights from the UK to Malta for travel options. For wider context on the islands, visit about Malta.

WEL also takes part in the local business community: in March 2026 it joined a Chinese New Year reception hosted by the Attard and Co. Industrial group, a member of the Maltese Chinese Chamber of Commerce, at its premises in Marsa.

No rates are published, so describe what you are sending, from where to where, the size or weight and your timing. Use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to World Express Logistics for a direct reply.