1917
Chinubhai Kalidass & Bros. established by Mr. C. K. Sheth & Mr. S. K. Sheth
With every achievement, we strive for more
Over the last 10 decades, we’ve consistently reached remarkable milestones, setting new standards in logistics. Each accomplishment reflects our commitment to growth and delivering exceptional customer satisfaction.
1949
New opportunities came knocking. International markets were booming and exports from India showed an upward trend
1953
Established first branch office at the port of Kandla
1955
Procured Warehouses to facilitate EXIM trade
1957
Established Transportrade - our trucking division
1968
Major expansion undertaken, exports of non-traditional goods intensified
1968-84
Business consolidation phase
1984
Obtained the customs operating licence for clearance from Ahmedabad
1986-87
Major expansion of our fleet of Trucks / Trailers
1987
Established Pune branch office
1989
Established Anubhav Shipping Agencies Pvt. Ltd.
1990
We cleared the first ever container out of ICD, Ahmedabad on 1st Sep 1990
1991
Ahmedabad ICD got fully operational
1992
CKB celebrates 75 years in the service of International trade
1993
Established Jaipur branch office
1994
Established Axis Shipping Agencies Pvt. Ltd.
1996
Established Ace Shipping Pvt. Ltd.
1997
Established Vadodara & Udaipur branch offices
1997
A dedicated LCL Consolidation service to 550 destinations around the globe introduced at I.C.D. Ahmedabad
1997
1st CHA to ship out a container from ICD, Dasrath (Vadodara)
1998
Established Nagpur branch office
1999
Established our office in Mauritius
1999
Established our office in Chicago, USA
2000
Bought our own spacious office in Mumbai and consolidated group operations under one roof
2001
Joined forces with two freight forwarding giants to form a powerful logistics conglomerate CEL
CEL jointly owns and operates a large fleet of ISO Tanks
2002
Established Mundra branch office
2003
Established Delhi branch office
2004
Established Chennai branch office
2004
Established Pipavav branch office
2005
Established Bengaluru branch office
2009
Established Ankleshwar branch office
2009
Established Transliquid Company Limited - ISO Tank Operator with over 1600 owned ISO Tanks
2010
Established Dahej branch office
2010
Established CELware Logistics Pvt Ltd.
2011
Established Hazira Branch office
2013
Established Logistics Plus, Inida
2016
Entered the 100th year on 6th FEB 2016
2016
Established office at Mombasa, Kenya as Ark Shipping Kenya Pvt. Ltd.
2017
Completed 100 years on 6th FEB 2017
2017
Felicitated by Port of Antwerp for completing 100 years
2017
Got the Prestigious AEO Certification
2018
Established 2nd office in Kenya at Nairobi on 2nd Jul 2018
2019
Merger of Axis Shipping, Anubhav Shipping & Ace Shipping into CKB Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
2023
Business consolidation: All business of Chinubhai Kalidass & Bros including Customs License merged into CKB Global Logistics Pvt. Ltd.