Our History

As a Worldwide International Moving Company and thanks to a perfectly qualified staff, Ward Van Lines provides a service that comprises all aspects of an International and Domestic Move.


WARD VAN LINES was founded on February 25th, 1969 with some few employees and a couple of trucks. Nowadays, it is the local and international moving company most prestigious in Chile and has been recently re- accredited as a FAIM member. This means that it has obtained the most high service quality in the international moving industry. This accreditation was performed by FIDI, which is the worldwide Federation, with headquarters in Brussels, that gathers the best moving companies and has been also audited by Ernst & Young, who puts a great pressure and demand in all areas of our services, which results in professionalism, seriousness and efficiency, allowing us transmit these concepts to our customers, who directly receive the benefits. Visit www.fidi.com. Our Managing Director, Mr. Jorge Laporta, was appointed FIDI’S worldwide president for the period 2000-2002. Being now Past President and Fidi Consulting Committee member, it compels us to strive every day even more to keep the quality image that characterizes us. Apart from Fidi, we are accredited to OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International), Association that gathers exclusively the best Worldwide Moving Companies (only 260 companies in 70 countries), whose mission is to keep always only the best companies in the industry that offer their customers the most fine experience in quality and service for their moves. Visit www.omnimoving.com


WARD VAN LINES services more than 2000 companies or corporations and international organizations who certify the above mentioned. Recently, we have been awarded for being the best Worldwide International Moving Company for 2005. This award is granted annually by BID (Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo). Besides, there has been recognition from Embassies such as United States Embassy, and Multinational Companies, worldwide leaders in their business, such as mining, finance, transport, health, science, astronomy, engineering, etc. They choose us because we offer an effective development Plan regarding their moving politics, Administration, groupage move Management (projects). All this with just one purpose: provide the best market cost-benefit relation.


WARD VAN LINES also counts on a network of more than 1000 agents in the five continents that assure a perfect worldwide origin or destination service. Our goal is always work with the best agents of every country, who reassure us that moves will be handled the same as we do.


WARD VAN LINES staff consists of 130 people, including our offices in Valparaiso, San Antonio and Santiago airport.