Italy Archives - The Loadstar Making sense of the supply chain Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:28:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 31889032 Enrico Farneti to take over from Daniela Coppola as MD Hellmann Italy https://theloadstar.com/enrico-farneti-to-take-over-from-daniela-coppola-as-md-hellmann-italy/ https://theloadstar.com/enrico-farneti-to-take-over-from-daniela-coppola-as-md-hellmann-italy/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:55:02 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=284181 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Enrico Farneti (above) as its new managing director of Hellmann Italy, succeeding Daniela Coppola, who will leave the company at the end of the year, as planned.
The move follows last year’s acquisition of Hellmann Italy by the Germany-headquartered firm, which “enabled Hellmann to significantly strengthen its presence in the central Alpine region and expand its seafreight operations in the strategically important Mediterranean region, particularly through ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/enrico-farneti-to-take-over-from-daniela-coppola-as-md-hellmann-italy/feed/ 0 284181 Acquisition-happy Dachser strikes again as it takes control of Italy JV https://theloadstar.com/acquisition-happy-dachser-strikes-again-as-it-takes-control-of-italy-jv/ https://theloadstar.com/acquisition-happy-dachser-strikes-again-as-it-takes-control-of-italy-jv/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:01:46 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=269199 It’s been a busy week for acquisitive Dachser. Hot on the heels of news that it is to buy food logistics group Brummer, comes another purchase.
The German group last month bought 80% of the shares of its joint-venture with Fercam Italia, a groupage and contract logistics division.
A competition law review – and approval – by EU authorities in November allowed Fercam to start separating its distribution and logistics businesses from ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/acquisition-happy-dachser-strikes-again-as-it-takes-control-of-italy-jv/feed/ 0 269199 Italy loses patience with Austria over Brenner corridor traffic restrictions https://theloadstar.com/italy-loses-patience-with-austria-over-brenner-corridor-traffic-restrictions/ https://theloadstar.com/italy-loses-patience-with-austria-over-brenner-corridor-traffic-restrictions/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:43:38 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=265373 The Italian government has taken the first step towards infringement proceedings against Austria with a ‘letter of formal notice’ to the European Commission (EC).  
Italy’s lawsuit is directed against Austria’s 2021 anti-transit measures along the Brenner corridor, which include a sectoral driving ban, a night driving ban, a winter driving ban and a block clearance. 
The measures have led to traffic jams of up to 70km and rear-end collisions in the ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/italy-loses-patience-with-austria-over-brenner-corridor-traffic-restrictions/feed/ 0 265373 New logistics park at BGY could open a new export chapter for the airport https://theloadstar.com/milan-bergamo/ https://theloadstar.com/milan-bergamo/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:12:32 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=264401 Shippers, forwarders and airlines could solve their “extremely challenging new network and distribution needs”, thanks to a new logistics park at Milan Bergamo (BGY), the airport has claimed. 
The value of the investment going into BGY for its new logistics park is approximately €52m ($56m). The overall area is 41,000 sq metres, including areas for approach roads and car and truck parking.  
“Aware of the fact that passenger and cargo airlines ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/milan-bergamo/feed/ 0 264401 Frédéric François to lead FedEx Express ground operations in Italy, Spain & Portugal  https://theloadstar.com/frederic-francois-to-lead-fedex-express-ground-operations-in-italy-spain-portugal/ https://theloadstar.com/frederic-francois-to-lead-fedex-express-ground-operations-in-italy-spain-portugal/#respond Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:39:52 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=262723 FedEx Express Europe has announced the appointment of Frédéric François as VP of ground operations Italy, Spain and Portugal, succeeding Stefania Pezzetti. 
Mr François joined FedEx in 2017 and has held senior leadership legal positions, most recently as chair of the board in France, one of FedEx Europe’s largest and most strategic markets. 
In his new position, based in Italy, Mr François will be appointed chair of the board of FedEx Express ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/frederic-francois-to-lead-fedex-express-ground-operations-in-italy-spain-portugal/feed/ 0 262723 Cosco Shipping acquires Italian logistics player Trasgo https://theloadstar.com/cosco-shipping-acquires-italian-logistics-player-trasgo/ https://theloadstar.com/cosco-shipping-acquires-italian-logistics-player-trasgo/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:24:55 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=262621 PRESS RELEASE
Cosco Shipping has announced the acquisition of Italian logistics supply chain company Trasgo via Coscos Srl, the joint venture between Cosco Shipping Europe and Fratelli Cosulich.
Established in 1981 in Novara, Trasgo with 14 warehouse facilities offers a wide range of services including transport, warehousing, customs operations, goods handling, trade fair logistics and direct management of warehouses at customer facilities.
Augusto Cosulich, chairman of Fratelli Cosulich said: “It’s time to underline that it is possible to grow together with established ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/cosco-shipping-acquires-italian-logistics-player-trasgo/feed/ 0 262621 RTR: Italy tells China it is leaving Belt and Road Initiative https://theloadstar.com/rtr-italy-tells-china-it-is-leaving-belt-and-road-initiative/ https://theloadstar.com/rtr-italy-tells-china-it-is-leaving-belt-and-road-initiative/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:11:23 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=260900 REUTERS reports:
Italy has officially informed China that it is quitting the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), dismissing fears the move might sour relations and damage the Italian economy, government sources said on Wednesday.
Italy in 2019 became the first and so far only major Western nation to join the trade and investment programme, ignoring warnings from the United States that it might let China take control of sensitive technologies and vital infrastructure…
The ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/rtr-italy-tells-china-it-is-leaving-belt-and-road-initiative/feed/ 1 260900 UPS inaugurates three new centres in Puglia to support local exports https://theloadstar.com/ups-inaugurates-three-new-centers-in-puglia-to-support-local-exports/ https://theloadstar.com/ups-inaugurates-three-new-centers-in-puglia-to-support-local-exports/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:25:39 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=257373 PRESS RELEASE
UPS has announced the opening of three new logistics centers in the provinces of Bari, Taranto and Lecce, representing 10,000 m2 to support SMEs and Made in Italy exports in the south of the country.
UPS’s announcement is part of its strategy to strengthen its network to give local businesses greater access to the most profitable export markets, not only in Europe and the United States, but also in emerging ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/ups-inaugurates-three-new-centers-in-puglia-to-support-local-exports/feed/ 0 257373 A need for speed – IRU again urges EC to fast-track Brenner negotiations https://theloadstar.com/a-need-for-speed-iru-again-urges-ec-to-fast-track-brenner-negotiations/ https://theloadstar.com/a-need-for-speed-iru-again-urges-ec-to-fast-track-brenner-negotiations/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:11:21 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=256879 The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and several national transport associations have again reiterated their call for the EC to act over the “intolerable situation in transalpine traffic”. 
Their latest letter urged the commission “to act decisively against actions of individual member states that are hostile to the internal market”, adding: “It is already five past twelve.” 
On 3 October, Italy saw a traffic jam exceeding 100km after Austria blocked HGV access ...

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]]> https://theloadstar.com/a-need-for-speed-iru-again-urges-ec-to-fast-track-brenner-negotiations/feed/ 0 256879 ‘Golden power’ to fight China – one of the latest logistics headaches https://theloadstar.com/golden-power-to-fight-china-one-of-the-latest-logistics-headaches/ https://theloadstar.com/golden-power-to-fight-china-one-of-the-latest-logistics-headaches/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:40:07 +0000 https://theloadstar.com/?p=248728 ‘China offshoring China’, the biggest threat to box lines, as we wrote last month, is part of the narrative where corporate and political decisions go hand in hand.
And while we wait to determine to what extent contract logistics (CL) operations will also be affected there, with hindsight it’s the late 2018 CL deal that Deutsche Post DHL struck with China’s SF Holding – for an initial €700m, to sell its ...

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