Pérez y Cía

Main information

Pérez y Cía. Group is one of the largest shipping and logistics networks in Spain with 20 offices in the Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands, including its headquarters in Madrid. Partnerships with local agencies in other medium and small Spanish seaports enable us to provide our clients with a vast presence in our country.

Our expansion in The Americas since 1979 proves our international vocation, mainly concentrated in the Caribbean with presence also in Colombia and Panamá. Providing global support services in the shipping and logistics industries in a professional, efficient and environmentally friendly way, while covering the entire supply chain.

History

Pérez y Cía. Group dates back to 1853 when Mr. Angel Bernardo Pérez started the business by establishing a Ship Agency Office in Santander and commissioning trade with the island of Cuba using brigantines “Teresa” and “Tersicore”. As a result of his close relationship with the first Marquis of Comillas, the company took part in the foundation of “Compañía Transatlántica Española” in 1881. Passing on from father to son, the business was managed by the family until Mr. Jaime Pérez-Maura, the main developer, took over. He expanded the company to its current size by encompassing the different activities that the Group carries out today. When he died in 1994, his widow Mrs. Elena García Botín became the Chairwomen until 2014. Currently the CEO is Mr Javier Ferrer Muñoz-Seca.