Italian terminal logistics player Contship buys Tarros Group

Italian container terminal logistics player Contship, through its subsidiary Sogemar, is buying Tarros Group, a maritime transport and integrated logistics operator in the Mediterranean.

The deal covers the acquisition of the Tarros Group as a whole, including the activities and assets that make up its integrated service offering. These include Tarros S.p.A. and its foreign subsidiaries, Terminal del Golfo S.p.A., Car Box S.r.l., Compagnia Marittima Servizi S.r.l. and Med Logistics Malta Ltd. The companies operate across maritime services, port handling and inland transport.

According to Contship, the aim of the agreement is to ‘develop a new integrated logistics platform in the Euro-Mediterranean region and create new opportunities along logistics corridors between Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa.’

The Tarros Group, founded in 1828, offers door-to-door transport services and coordinates an integrated logistics network.

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