With the aim of exploiting synergies and leveraging our partners’ expertise, an integrated operational hub was created in Genoa.

M.T.B. Maritime Trading & Brokerage is a broker house. About 950 vessels were chartered in 2007 (~80/month), of which some 40% for third parties.  Acting as a broker, M.T.B.’s is in charge of providing the best service to its customers, while optimizing utilization of resources (vessels) for its suppliers. M.T.B. is also doing vessel brokerage.  2007 turnover hit 5.3 M euro.

Italcementi Group’s ship-owning activities are based on two pillars:

MEDCEM (JV with Romeo Shipping) is a ship-owning company specialized in cement carriers and mini bulk carriers(from 3 to 15,000 DWT). Medcem turnover was almost 36 millions Euro in 2007 totaling Mt 1.8 plus transported.

SIDERNAVI (JV with Romeo Shipping, Navigazione Italiana, Duferco, I.U.D.) is a ship-owning company specialized in handysize on handymax vessels (from 15 to 40,000 DWT). 2007 turnover was about 50 millions Euro with some 2.3 Mt transported.