Connecting Italy to the world

MSC Italy has been helping customers to ship cargo to and from the Italy since 1975. We offer reliable and efficient shipping services for a host of markets and suppliers seeking to do business in and out of one of the largest economies in the European Union. If this is the first time you’ve shipped to Italy be sure to take a look at our in-depth country guide, covering everything from general trade information to import and export procedures, designed to ensure the smooth transport of your goods to or from Italy.

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INFORMAÇÕES DOS ESCRITÓRIOS LOCAIS

Storage and Demurrage

Storages: charge applicable, after the free time expires, for containers left inside the rail ramp or container yard (for the use of the land).

Plug in: charge applicable for the use of energy for reefer containers left inside the container yard.

Demurrage: charge applicable, after the free time expires, for the use of the carrier’s container inside and outside the marine terminal, rail ramp or container yard.

Government approval status

Authority in charge: Harbor Master – PSC Officers under the supervision of ‘’Comando Generale delle Capitanerie di Porto’’
Tolerance +/- 3pct ,
Fines unless the Law violation does not constitute or represent specific or more serious crime, every irregularity in the shipping document (declaration VGM) may be considered, prosecutable, towards shipper according to article 483 penal code.
Inspections carried out on random basis
M2 according to art.4 D.D 447/2016
No VGM – No Gate-in (unless approved in advance by terminal involved )

What to include in your VGM instructions
The following items are mandatory and must be on all VGM instructions

Booking or Bill of Lading number
Container number
VGM + unit
Responsible party Name in full
Place and date of signature
Legible Signature

How to submit your VGM instructions

myMSC
EDI (via INTTRA; GT NEXUS; Cargo Smart)

Deadlines for sending your VGM instructions
VGM cut-off aligned with Custom Documentation cut off

Admin Fees and costs
In case of discrepancy between the communicated gross mass and the actual gross mass, Carrier should any time roll over/discharge/dispose/abandon or restow the container or suspend the voyage at its sole discreption and any associated costs that will arise (including but not limited to: weigh or re-weight, additional lifts, storages, electricity, demurrages, gates charges) will be on Merchant account.

Recommendations

VGM records to be maintained till the end of the voyage but for a minimum period of 3 month
From terminals ( the general rule is no VGM – No Gate-in (unless agreed in with Terminal)
Failing the Shipper to provide to MSC Agent the VGM document, according to the IMO Resolution MSC. 380(94) dated 21/11/2014 which amended SOLAS Convention 74, sufficiently in advance of ship loading and in view to prepare and implement the ship stowage plan, the container/s would not be loaded.

Contact information
Contact us here.

Import regulations
Exports regulations

Welcome to our Customer Financial Service section.

See below for our Customer Finance Services within our local agency:

A. Debit & Freight notes Automatic email.
If you subscribe to this service, you will receive via email all debit notes, invoices and freight notes issued to your company as soon as available in our systems.

B. Customer Finance Area.
By accessing this area our registered customers will be able to download copies of their own documents such as bills of lading or invoices. To login to the customer area click below

Go to Customer Finance Area

If you need one or both of these access to our online services, please print our relevant forms (here and here) with your Company letterhead, stamped and signed by the legal representative, including his/her title and powers.

This document should be scanned in PDF format and sent directly to the attention of our local contact:

Mr. Andrea Pandullo
email: andrea.pandullo@msclenavi.it
ph: +39.010.6472.305

Pesagem de Contêiner (VGM)

Todos os escritórios locais da MSC fornecem balanças certificadas para registrar e verificar o peso do contêiner (massa bruta verificada ou VGM) de acordo com os regulamentos de Salvaguarda da Vida Humana no Mar (SOLAS). As instruções do VGM são obrigatórias para todas as remessas por motivos de segurança e os operadores de embarcações só podem carregar um contêiner se seu peso for devidamente verificado. Entre em contato com sua equipe MSC local para obter mais informações e suporte.

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Fumigation

Our team of in-house forestry experts enables us to provide dedicated cargo fumigation services for the seamless shipment of wood. As a specialist in log shipments, including a long track record of shipping wood to the Far East, we provide tailored support for all of our customers, including those with specific requirements due to the bark beetle infestation in Northern Europe.

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