Shipping goods is a serious business
Giovanni De Mari & C provides regular road freight services connecting the main port, airport and intermodal terminals throughout Europe.
Our extensive experience and international network of partners enable us to provide solutions tailored to each customer’s specific requirements.
The services offered include both full trucks and groupage trucks, refrigerated trucks and special cargo, loaded at the reference warehouses.
Each phase of international or national land transport is directly managed and handled through a network of carriers whose reliability has been tested over time.
According to Eurostat data, road freight traffic in 2014 recorded a recovery of 0.41 tkm3 compared to 2013, with 1.725 billion tkm2 moved by trucks and trailers.
In 2014, the largest component of freight traffic was domestic transport with 1,112 billion tkm (64.51 tkm3T of total traffic, which remained stable at 2012 levels; international transport (including transit transport) accounted for 35.51 tkm3T with 613 billion tkm and an increase of 1.11 tkm3T.
The share of international transport has increased over the last decade, from 301 TP3T in 2004 to 35.51 TP3T in 2014, an increase that reflects the impact of the European single market. Approximately 781 TP3T of international transport is carried out by carriers registered in one of the countries between which the goods are transferred; the remaining 221 TP3T is carried out by carriers from a third country as part of transit operations, the fastest-growing market segment in the last ten years. International transport uses primarily heavier vehicles, over longer distances, and has a lower share of empty journeys than domestic transport. (Source: ANFIA - "Focus on road freight transport“)
How and what we ship
A “Break Bulk” shipment is essentially goods shipped in a unitized form but not in standard containers (e.g. palletized, in bales, in drums, in crates, etc. or large machinery, vehicles, etc.).
Loading/unloading must therefore be carried out using traditional cranes, excluding the use of pumps or augers.
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FCL stands for “Full Container Load.” It is an international ISO standard and involves shipping an entire 20- or 40-foot container.
Advantages
Shipping a full container of goods guarantees the cheapest possible price (per cubic meter of imported goods)
In this case it is possible to optimize the packaging and arrangement of the goods in order to make the most of the container space.
This is a relatively safe and fast method as it is not necessary to share the container with third-party goods.
Disadvantages
If you intend to import goods less than 15-20 cubic meters (i.e., the volume required to fill at least a 50-70% 20-foot container), renting an entire container may not be economically viable. In this case, it may be worth sharing a container with other importers in the same situation.
LCL stands for “Less than Container Load,” and in Italian it is also called “groupage.” This is also an international ISO standard, with the difference that the container will be shared by multiple importers intending to ship their goods to the same destination.
This shipping method may be of interest in cases where the volume of goods to be transported is less than the 50-70% of a 20-foot container.
Advantages
It offers an excellent compromise if the quantity of goods to be imported is too large to be shipped by air but insufficient to justify the price of renting a full container (FCL)
Disadvantages
The price per cubic meter of imported goods may be higher than that of an FCL shipment. If you're filling at least half a container, FCL shipping may be preferable, but these considerations should be made on a case-by-case basis.
We ship throughout Europe using 20-foot and 40-foot refrigerated containers operated by specialized teams, in full compliance with national and international regulations.
Controls
Cleaning to eliminate dirt and odors.
Checks to ensure that the interior of the container is suitable for the specifications of the product category that will be stored inside (such as food).
Checks to ensure that machinery is operating to predefined standards.
Ensuring that the container reaches the necessary temperatures correctly in relation to the goods it will contain.
Once the inspections are complete, the date, time, and name of the person who completed the inspection are documented on a label affixed to the container. This means you'll always receive clean, healthy, and safe containers with temperature-controlled equipment in perfect condition.