At Consolhub we have the best options and the best prices for sea freights for your consolidated LCL cargo. Get an instant quote, book and ship your consolidated cargo to Italy, and its main ports. Sea freight is very important for the Italian economy, proof of this is the appearance of nine Italian ports among the top 30 ports of the UE in terms of traffic of containers. Among Italy’s main ports are:

You can obtain online freight quotes and booking your shipments to and from Italy or its main port Milan , wich is one of the most important ports in the world being the main gate for Italy´s exports and the main entrance for imported goods .

Other important ports in Italy you can choose from are:

•Livorno: is an industrial center by the Mediterranean Sea, with an important presence of the chemical and metallurgic sectors. Important oil refinery, also free port.

•Geneva: is Italy’s number one port, and the second of importance in the Mediterranean Sea after Marseille. This port is an important generator to Italy’s economy, due mostly to its imports and exports moving through this port.

•Ancona: is another important port of Italy to transport consolidated shipments and groupage cargo.

•Naples: is one of the biggest ports of Italy and of the Mediterranean Sea, with a great traffic capacity, being able to handle dangerous cargo.

If you are planning to import or export goods and looking for ocean freight companies or international freight forwarders Consolhub gives you access online to ship schedules and rate sheets for consolidated ocean freight shipments.

The most important routes to ship ocean LCL cargo to and from Italy are:

• Maritime routes from Germany to Italy and Italy to Germany and its main ports (Hamburg, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Kiel, Emden)

• Maritime routes from France to Italy and Italy to France and its main ports (Bordeaux, Brest, Dunkerque, La Pallice, Marseille)

• Maritime routes from USA to Italy and Italy and its main ports (Los Angeles, Portland, Queens, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Newark, Norfolk, Long Beach, NY, NJ, Charlotte, Detroit)

• Maritime routes from China to Italy and Italy to China and its main ports (Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Qingdao, Guangzhou)

• Maritime routes from Netherlands to Italy and Italy Netherlands and its main ports (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Zeeland, Vlaardingen, Moerdijk)

• Maritime routes from Spain to Italy and Italy to Spain and its main ports (Valencia, Algeciras, Barcelona, Las Palmas, Bilbao)

• Maritime routes from UK to Italy and Italy to UK and its main ports (Liverpool, Southampton, Immingham, Thamesport)

• Maritime routes from Belgium to Italy and Italy to Belgium and its main ports (Antwerp, Ghent, Ostende, Zeebrugge)

• Maritime routes from Switzerland to Italy and Italy to Switzerland and its main pors (Basel, Birsfelden)

• Maritime routes from Poland to Italy and Italy to Poland and its main ports (Gdansk, Gdynia, Szczecin)

How to Import to Italy and Export from Italy

In 2016, Italy was number 8 with most imports of the world ranking according to the World Trade Organization, its imports are mainly: cars, raw oil, packaged drugs, gasoil, and car parts. Its main destinations for exported goods are Germany, France, USA, UK, and Spain. Its main exported goods are packaged drugs, cars, car parts, refined oil, leather footwear. Its imported goods arrive mostly from Germany, France China, Spain, and Belgium