Italy is a developed country of the European Union, as in all developed countries, the transport and logistics industry is also developed. Despite the fact that Italy is a peninsula, Italy borders Austria, Switzerland, France, San Marino, Slovenia, Vatican, making Italy very important destinations, in the transport and logistics sector. Italy's sea border includes such countries as Albania, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Malta, Montenegro, making Italy a sea transport superpower. Italy is ranked 21st out of 160 countries in the world - in the Global Transport and Logistics Performance Index, showing how important this industry is in Estonia. source: Logistics Performance Index. Italy is the 8th largest exporter in the world according to OEC data, as well as a more capable importing country, the United Kingdom ranks 10th as the largest importer, according to OEC data. Italy has a well-developed, modern infrastructure - railway, airport, highway system. In Italy, the railway network plays a very important role in the infrastructure. Which reaches more than 24t.km in length, which is also part of the international railway union. The Italian railway connects all Italian border countries: Italy - France, Italy - Switzerland, Italy - Austria, Italy - Slovenia. Road transport: Italy's expressway system reaches the 6,758 kilometer mark.
The Italian expressway system includes thirty-eight expressways and twelve bypasses, which make freight transportation very fast and efficient.
The cargo is insured against the following incidents
- Vehicle accident
- Fire or explosion
- Theft or attempted theft, robbery, vandalism
- Damage to the cargo due to careless actions
- Other specific cases
The cost of freight transport consists of
- Type of cargo transportation
- Amount of cargo (number of pallets, boxes, etc.)
- Cargo weight
- Freight delivery address
- Cargo delivery time
