Reconciling the DNA of a company historically rooted in a territory with the innovation demanded by a market undergoing continuous evolution. This was the challenge facing Livio Selva who, in August 2015, acquired Transtir Srl, an international shipping company based in Carpi, of which he is now chairman. Since then, Selva has forged ahead, adding two more targets to his reorganisation plan in quick succession: the take-over of the F.lli Meoni transport firm in Prato and the opening of a new branch in Milan. “Three bases located in the some of the main production areas of Italy where we are working with more than 60 professionals in the field,” said Transtir’s chairman. “A year of strong growth is behind us. Now we are focusing on gaining a widespread presence on national territory, but not only that. Thanks to an extensive network of correspondents, we are becoming established in the market at the European level.

A historic company with a strong innovative vocation. Formaro Spedizioni Srl founded its roots in Pordenone in 1985, in the heart of the productive northeast. Since then they have made personalized solutions their belief, always using the latest technologies on the market. "We were among the first, in 1998, to adopt Nova Systems’ Cloud solutions. A choice which has proven to be successful", explains Alessandro Formaro, CEO of Formaro Spedizioni Srl.

"In the life of a man 35 years often correspond to an age of maturation, to the achievement of their personal and work goals. Here, in the same way, OTS too, for its 35 years, aims to maximize its growth prospects”. Next year OTS will reach a historic milestone and the Managing Director Daniela Bernardi outlines future goals and partnerships, such as that with Nova Systems, which contribute to business development.

“The growth of our company is connected to the increasingly close link between the forwarding sector and the supply chain, in a context that is no longer the classic supplier and client framework but a partnership, with a direct and immediate relationship." Massimo Mirizzi, managing director of Multilogistics, leads a company undergoing great development, with branches in Genoa, Turin, Milan, Verona, Bologna and, in Spain, Barcelona and Valencia. “In the coming years, it is our intention to increase the market in the United States and in Asia,” said Mirizzi, according to whom “the transport sector in Italy is undergoing a marked improvement”.

“The combing of the ports of Genoa and Savona is the starting point for a major relaunch of the sector. A systematic approach is necessary to compete with the ports of North Europe.” Marco Cavalieri, owner and founder of Sinergy Cardo, together with Davide Onnis and Luigi Troianni, looks with optimism at the merger of the ports and sketches out the panorama of the challenges facing the sector in a continuously developing market.