Contship Italia, an Italy-based container [ds_preview]terminal and intermodal operator, saw an increase of handling volumes in 2016 to about 6.39 mill. TEU – 1,7 % or 109,000 TEU more than the year before.
Furthermore the group has transported 9.7 % more volumes to 271,000 TEU (2015: 247,000). In addition the Italians reported an overall rise in transported volumes and directly operated number of trains. Reasons for that are Innovative fast customs corridors, an improved load factor of domestic trains in the second half of the year, plus the increased routing of cargo via the southern gateway to south and central Europe the company stated. That all has lead to an increased market share of 25 % in the Italian maritime intermodal business.
Direct rail throughput in La Spezia raises by 31 %
The biggest facility of Contship Italia is the Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) in Gioia Tauro. La Spezia, Contship’s gateway to southern and central Europe, has reported an 31 % increase of direct throughput transported by rail, three times more the average in Italy. La Spezia continues to develop and grow the volume of cargo to central and south Europe allowing cargo owners to benefit from improved risk management and competitive operating costs offered by the group’s Hannibal Intermodal Services Contship Intaly stated. The group believes this is a great opportunity for customers and end-users of La Spezia Container Terminal to benefit from a reliable and eco-friendly supply chain system that is capable of supporting any future growth in trade volume.
Contship Italia operates terminals in Gioia Tauro, Ravenna, La Spezia, Salerno, Cagliari, and in Tangier (Morocco).
