VITA BAHARI Inc., founded and incorporated in New York in 1983, functions as International Freight Managers. Our specialty is the arranging of shipments of general merchandise and personal effects, either large or small, by sea or air, from any town/city in the U.S.A. to all countries abroad.

Vita Bahari, Inc. handles in particular the shipments belonging to foreign students, businesspersons and government officials who are returning to their homelands after finishing their terms of service or studies in the United States. Our plan is to handle shipments of personal effects that other shipping companies shy away from.

In connection with the above, an infrastructure of agents and warehouses have been assembled in many cities of the United States to receive, handle and arrange the consolidation and the subsequent transportation of these goods/shipments to any destination throughout the world.

Vita Bahari is also able to provide a full range of services for the importation of shipments to any town/city in the United States. Through the established network of agents in the U.S. as well as abroad we can handle the chartering of vessels for bulk as well as general/heavy lift cargoes.

Management:

Managing Director John Tumbelaka:

Born and raised in Indonesia, the founder and Managing Director, John Tumbelaka brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge in the matters of Transportation and Trade especially in respect to the South East Asian Nations. Prior to founding Vita Bahari, Inc., Mr. Tumbelaka was Owners Representative in New York for Trikora Lloyd (one of Indonesia's premier shipping lines) when it initiated their services to and from the United States. Before this assignment, he was a senior member of Trikora's management in their Head Office in Jakarta, overseeing the Liner Service Department culminating with a position as Sales Director in Tokyo, Japan.