The Genoese group Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired the total control of the fellow citizen Thermocar, a company that operates in the logistics sector of refrigerated containers at temperature controlled. The deed of sale of 100% of Thermocar shares among the sellers Adriana and Federico Puccetti and the group shipping and logistics has been perfected in the days at the Bonelli Erede studio in Genoa. The Puccetti brothers will continue to be involved in the management of the Thermocar and, in particular, Federico has been appointed director delegate.

Thermocar, which boasts a long specialization in the transport of temperature-controlled goods between Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and India, has been collaborating with Messina for decades, directly controlling the entire cold logistics chain. The company has a fleet of refrigerated containers (20' reefer, 20' reefer high cube, 40' reefer high cube Atmosphere 45' reefer high cube palletwide), of vehicles for the transport of containers, a terminal and a cold room inside the port of Genoa. The fleet also includes the Multitemp containers, which through a system of bulkheads and a remote temperature control, allow you to transport in the same container goods that require constant temperatures of different gradation. From the Genoa terminal, the following are controlled and carried out all operations concerning temperature services controlled: from the testing, repair and washing of containers, to storage powered by 45 refrigerator sockets inside the Messina Terminal in the customs area with the temporary storage warehouse. The vehicles owned are all equipped with generator and are lowered to be able to move throughout Europe high cube container respecting the four meters in height overall.

"This operation - commented Andrea Gais, president by Ignazio Messina & C. Spa - reflects a precise strategy of the our group and to ensure maximum reliability to our customers, believes that it should oversee as much as possible to the entire cycle of the goods, from origin to final destination, providing specialization, experience and qualified presence on the markets". In addition, it was highlighted that for the Genoese Group This operation takes on a precise value strategic not only because the reference market of Thermocar largely follows the routes of the navigation of which he is a long-standing customer, but also because in the investment plan in new full container ships that the Compagnia Genovese is implementing increasing its capacity on the reference markets with the aim of completing the cycle total of the goods, particular attention was paid reefer transport capacity to destinations of the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Africa and India.