Sponsored By

La Spezia Container Terminal seeks more business from AsiaLa Spezia Container Terminal seeks more business from Asia

Contship Italia is seeking more Asian business for its La Spezia Container Terminal in Northern Italy.

Marcus Hand, Editor

October 21, 2015

1 Min Read
Kalyakan - stock.adobe.com

Senior management are holding a series of roadshows in Asia that started in Singapore on Tuesday, and then move onto Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Shanghai. According to Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello, president of Contship Italia, the port is a gateway to North Italy and the South of Germany up to Munich, as well as Switzerland.

According to Michael Cashman, commercial director of Contship Italia Group Maritime Terminals, key advantages for the port are over 200 weekly rail connections, and they fact it operates on Sundays. Contship is does not only run the terminal but also the trains that connect to it.

“It is quite a unique value proposition, at least in Italy,” he said.

La Spezia currently has four weekly services calling from Asia, with the G6 Alliance the only major liner grouping on the East – West trade not calling at the port. These calls account for roughly 40% of its volumes. In 2014 the port handled 1.11m teu, and currently has a capacity of 1.4m teu.

Transit from Singapore to La Spezia is 17 days, while Shanghai is 27 days.

The company is investing EUR200m to expand the terminal to give it a capacity of 2m teu. It is the first terminal in Italy to have quay cranes with 23 row outreach and can vessels of 14,000 – 15,000 teu.

Contship Italia operates terminals in the the ports of La Spezia, Gioia Tauro, Cagliari, Ravenna, Salerno, Tangier and in the multimodal inland port of Milan, Melzo.

About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

Conferences & Webinars

Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

Get the latest maritime news, analysis and more delivered to your inbox
Join 12,000+ members of the maritime community

You May Also Like