What The Maman Group does

The Maman Group is an Israeli air cargo and ground-handling company that provides import, export, and courier services for airlines and shippers at Ben Gurion Airport. Founded in 1974 and listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (tlv:MMAN), it operates 24/7 from a Lod-based hub comprising 76,000 square meters of storage and a 4,500 square meter advanced sorting center, processing approximately 234,000 tons and 6 million import/export packages per year plus 8 million e-commerce packages. Its service portfolio spans core air freight forwarding (import, export, courier) and an unusually broad range of specialized storage categories — pharmaceutical cooling at 15–25°C, deep freeze, hazardous materials, radioactive, plant quarantine, vault, and food — as well as customs facilitation.

The underlying platform combines an air-cargo logistics management system with a self-serve online portal that delivers real-time Air Waybill status tracking for imports, exports, and couriers, and a fee calculation tool that prices handling by storage type, weight, package count, and USD cargo value. Maman's distribution is built on direct airline partnerships: El Al operates as the primary anchor carrier with multiple daily flights, supported by a network of at least 13 additional international carriers providing route coverage across import and export lanes.

Maman earns revenue through a transaction- and usage-based model. Handling fees are charged per shipment processed (import, export, courier, e-commerce), while storage fees vary by cargo type and duration across its specialized facilities. Pricing is publicly disclosed through a published tariff, and customers access the service via the online portal, indicating a bottom-of-funnel self-serve motion layered on top of B2B relationships with airlines, freight forwarders, and shippers across pharmaceuticals, electronics, agriculture, and e-commerce verticals.

Name

The Maman Group

Legal name

Maman Group

Website

https://maman.co.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Maman Group is an Israeli air cargo and ground-handling company providing import, export, courier, and specialized storage services at Ben Gurion Airport, processing 234,000 tons and 14 million packages annually for airlines, freight forwarders, and shippers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Cargo Handling and Logistics Services

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazmat & Dangerous Goods Warehousing (Regulated Storage) (TLAIACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Devices & Diagnostics Temperature-Controlled Storage (TLALABAH), Chilled/Refrigerated Food Warehousing (0–5°C) (AFAOAFAD), Compressed Gases & Cryogenic Gas Storage (Class 2) (TLALAHAF)

Keywords

• Air cargo handling
• Ground handling services
• Cold chain logistics
• E-commerce fulfillment
• Freight forwarding

Headquarters

HQ city

Lod

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Air Freight Handling Services: Revenue from handling import and export air cargo, including processing fees for air waybill documentation, cargo reception, and customs clearance facilitation.
2. Storage Services: Fees charged for various storage facilities including regular storage, cold storage, pharmaceutical temperature-controlled storage, hazardous materials storage, and specialized vault services.
3. E-commerce Logistics: Fulfillment and logistics services for e-commerce packages, processing approximately 8 million e-commerce packages annually.
4. Courier and Express Services: Freight forwarding and courier express services for time-sensitive shipments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Maman Group is a comprehensive air cargo logistics and ground-handling services provider handling import, export, and courier shipments at its Israeli hub. It operates 76,000 square meters of storage, including specialized facilities for pharmaceutical cooling (15–25°C), hazardous materials, radioactive materials, cold storage, quarantine, and food, supported by a 4,500 sqm advanced sorting center and 24/7 operations. Customers access air waybill tracking, fee calculation tools, and service ordering through an online portal, with revenue generated from handling fees, storage fees, e-commerce fulfillment, and courier/express services.

Product overview

Maman Cargo operates as an integrated air cargo and logistics platform offering import, export, and courier services across Israel's primary air freight corridors. The company operates 24/7 with 76,000 square meters of storage facilities and handles approximately 6 million import/export packages and 8 million e-commerce packages annually. The service portfolio includes core shipping services (Import, Export, Couriers), specialized storage solutions (pharmaceutical cooling at 15-25°C, cold storage, dangerous goods, radioactive materials), and a 4,500 square meter advanced sorting center. Customers can access real-time cargo status tracking, fee calculation tools, and manage cargo documentation through the online portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Import Cargo Handling Services (ייבוא) Import cargo handling services including air waybill status tracking, fee calculation, and ground-handling for various commodity types arriving via air freight through the Israeli hub.
• Export Cargo Handling Services (ייצוא) Export cargo processing including shipment documentation, AWB status tracking, and fee calculation for outgoing air freight shipments moving out of Israel via multiple airline partners.
• Courier and Express Services (בלדרים) Courier and express delivery services with dedicated tracking, status monitoring, and expedited processing for time-sensitive documents and parcels.
• Specialized Cargo Storage (Pharmaceutical Cooling, Cold Storage, Hazardous, Radioactive, Quarantine, Vault, Food) Multiple specialized storage options including pharmaceutical temperature-controlled storage (15-25°C), cold storage, deep freeze, hazardous materials storage, radioactive materials handling, plant protection/quarantine storage, vault storage, food storage, and safe storage, totaling 76,000 square meters.
• Advanced Sorting Center Services 4,500 square meter advanced sorting facility enabling efficient processing and distribution, supporting roughly 8 million e-commerce packages and 6 million import/export packages annually.
• E-commerce Fulfillment Services End-to-end fulfillment and logistics services for e-commerce parcels, processing approximately 8 million e-commerce packages per year through the advanced sorting center with tracking and fee calculation tools.
• Online AWB Tracking and Fee Calculation Platform Online customer platform providing real-time Air Waybill (AWB) status tracking for imports, exports and couriers, plus a fee calculator that prices handling fees by cargo type, storage characteristics, weight, number of packages, cargo value, and intake/release dates.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• El Al Airlines (LY)coreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary airline partner operating cargo flights for both import and export services. Multiple daily cargo flight operations between Israel and international destinations.
• Various International Airlines (C6, K4, QY, X6, X7, 5C, N8, D0, M4, 95, 8S, 3V)coreTechnology or IntegrationNetwork of airline partners providing cargo flight capacity across multiple international routes for import and export cargo handling.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SATS Ltd: Singapore-based gateway services and food solutions group with a global air cargo handling footprint following its acquisition of WFS, providing airport cargo terminal and warehousing services directly comparable to Maman's model.
• Worldwide Flight Services (WFS): Major global air cargo terminal operator and ground handler (acquired by SATS) offering import/export cargo handling, warehousing, and specialized temperature-controlled storage services — a direct peer in airport-adjacent cargo logistics.
• Menzies Aviation: Global independent ground-handling and cargo services operator providing air cargo handling, warehousing, and specialized cargo services at airports worldwide — directly comparable to Maman's terminal handling and storage business model.
• Swissport International: World's largest airport ground services company offering air cargo handling, warehousing with temperature-controlled and special cargo capability, and airline partnerships across multiple geographies — a direct functional peer to Maman.
• dnata: Emirates-owned global air services provider delivering airport ground handling, cargo handling, and specialized freight services including pharma and dangerous goods — directly competes with Maman's air cargo handling and cold-chain/pharma offerings.
• Celebi Aviation Holding: Turkish-headquartered aviation ground services and cargo handling operator with Middle East and Indian operations, providing air cargo terminal handling, warehousing, and specialized cargo services comparable to Maman's portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• DHL Global Forwarding: Global logistics leader offering air freight, ocean freight, and contract logistics including temperature-controlled Life Sciences and specialized cargo, broadly competing for the same pharmaceutical and electronics airfreight customers Maman serves.
• Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with global airfreight operations and contract logistics/warehousing capabilities, overlapping with Maman's air cargo handling and specialized storage at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Challenge Airlines: Israel-based cargo airline group operating scheduled and charter cargo flights, sharing Israel's air cargo market with Maman and often acting as a partner airline while also operating its own handling capabilities.
• CAL Cargo Airlines: Israeli all-cargo airline operating international scheduled and charter services from Israel, a regional peer that both relies on and competes with cargo handling infrastructure at Israeli airports.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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