What Artoni Trasporti does

Artoni Trasporti is an Italian logistics and transport company founded in 1933 and headquartered in Reggio Emilia. It operates approximately 70 branches across Italy, processes roughly 7 million shipments per year, serves more than 13,000 corporate customers across 33+ European countries, and reports a headcount in the 1,001-5,000 range. The company sits within Artoni Group S.p.A. and owns A.Logistica Srl as a wholly-owned subsidiary; it also operates the Artoni-Samer joint venture with Samer&Co Shipping for maritime forwarding. Paid-in share capital is reported at €5,000,000.

The service portfolio spans eight products: ArtoniExpedit for domestic freight, Artoni Europe for intra-European distribution, Global Forwarding for international forwarding, Artoni Pharma for temperature-controlled pharmaceutical logistics, Artoni OnLine and Artoni EDI for digital booking and electronic data interchange, Logistica for warehousing, and Servizi Portuali for port operations centered on the Trieste hub. Underlying capabilities include a dense national branch network, dedicated cold-chain infrastructure for pharmaceutical customers, and port-side facilities. Pricing is contract-based, typical of B2B freight forwarding and contract logistics. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Operationally the company is in distress. Transport services were temporarily suspended in February 2017, a business development partnership with Fercam Group was announced in January 2017, a business unit was leased to Fercam in March 2017, and in October 2017 Artoni Trasporti was placed into Amministrazione Straordinaria, Italy's formal extraordinary administration proceeding for insolvent large enterprises. The current operating perimeter, retained headcount, and revenue base relative to the pre-2017 footprint are not disclosed in the available data.

Name

Artoni Trasporti

Legal name

Artoni Trasporti S.p.A.

Website

https://artoni.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Artoni Trasporti is an Italian logistics company founded in 1933, headquartered in Reggio Emilia, operating 70 domestic branches and serving 13,000+ corporate customers across 33+ European countries. It has been under Amministrazione Straordinaria (extraordinary administration) since October 2017.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Port and Harbor Operations (48831), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Terminal Maintenance Facilities For Motor Freight Transport (4231)

akta.pro primary industry

Temperature-Controlled Road Freight (Reefer Trucking & Cross-Border) (TLACAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Temperature-Controlled Intermodal (Reefer Container/Trailer) (TLADAFAH), Cold Chain RTI Tracking (Reefer Boxes, Insulated Shippers) (TLAEAMAE)

Keywords

• Freight forwarding services
• Domestic transport Italy
• Pharmaceutical cold chain
• Contract logistics
• European freight transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Reggio Nell'emilia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Domestic Freight Transport (ArtoniExpedit): Core domestic freight forwarding service in Italy with guaranteed delivery options, handling envelopes, parcels, pallets, and partial/full truck loads.
2. European Freight Transport (Artoni Europe): Import/export freight services to 33+ European countries with daily departures and bonded warehouse facilities for customs clearance.
3. Global Forwarding: International freight forwarding via sea and air to non-European destinations through partnership with Samer&Co Shipping.
4. Pharmaceutical Logistics (Artoni Pharma): Temperature-controlled transport for pharmaceuticals and medical products with cold chain compliance.
5. Contract Logistics: Warehouse management including dedicated, shared, and automated warehouses with logistics integration.
6. Port Services at Trieste: Port terminal services including cold storage (down to -25°C), storage yard (17,000 sqm), heavy lift handling (450 ton capacity), bonded warehouse, and VAT warehouse.
7. Online Services: Artoni OnLine portal, EDI integration, and e-billing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Artoni Trasporti provides road freight forwarding and logistics services across Italy, Europe (33+ countries), and worldwide destinations, handling packages, pallets, and full or partial truck loads. Its specialized offerings include the Artoni Pharma temperature-controlled transport service for pharmaceuticals (+2/+8°C and +8/+25°C) and port terminal operations at Trieste with cold storage, heavy-lift handling, bonded warehousing, and contract logistics through dedicated, shared, and automated warehouses.

Product overview

Artoni Trasporti is an Italian logistics and transport company offering a comprehensive suite of services for domestic (Italy), European, and international freight forwarding. The core product portfolio centers on three main transport services: ArtoniExpedit for Italy domestic transport with guaranteed delivery options (Garantito), Artoni Europe for 33+ European countries with import/export capabilities, and Global Forwarding for worldwide shipments via sea and air through partnership with Samer&Co Shipping. Specialized vertical services include Artoni Pharma for temperature-controlled pharmaceutical distribution (+2/+8°C and +8/+25°C), and Servizi Portuali for Trieste port operations including refrigerated storage, heavy lift handling, and bonded warehousing. The logistics division provides contract logistics with dedicated, shared, and automated warehouse options. Digital customer engagement is facilitated through Artoni OnLine portal (24/7 shipment management, tracking, POD access) and Artoni Edi for electronic data interchange with customer systems. With 70 branches throughout Italy, 7 million annual shipments, and 13,000+ corporate customers, Artoni operates under Artoni Group S.p.A. direction and coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ArtoniExpedit: National transport service within Italy offering flexible and customizable freight forwarding solutions
• Artoni Europe
• Global Forwarding
• Artoni Pharma
• Artoni OnLine
• Artoni Edi
• Artoni Logistica Srl

Products and services

• ArtoniExpedit Primary domestic road freight service within Italy offering flexible and customizable forwarding for packages, pallets, and full or partial truck loads without weight limitations. Targets Italian businesses requiring nationwide delivery to corporate recipients, GDO, shopping centers, hotels, ports, airports, state bodies, construction sites, freight forwarders, and private addresses.
• Artoni Europe European road freight service covering import and export to and from 33+ European countries with bonded warehouse facilities for customs clearance. Offers daily departures and serves Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
• Global Forwarding International freight forwarding for non-European destinations worldwide, via sea and air multimodal transport. Provided in partnership with Samer&Co Shipping, enabling connections to major worldwide destinations with customized solutions for cost and delivery time optimization.
• Artoni Pharma Temperature-controlled pharmaceutical transport service for medicines, diagnostic products, and biomedical equipment across Italy at +2/+8°C and +8/+25°C. Uses refrigerated cells at operational centers, insulated vehicles, and continuous temperature probes for cold-chain compliance and serving pharmaceutical companies, depositaries, wholesalers, pharmacies, hospitals, and ASL.
• Contract Logistics (Logistica) Contract logistics and outsourcing services including dedicated warehouses, shared warehouses, automated warehouses, and bonded warehouses. Covers inbound logistics, outbound logistics, production support, and after-sales logistics with full integration to the Artoni transport network. Delivered through subsidiary Artoni Logistica Srl (A.Logistica Srl).
• Servizi Portuali (Port Services at Trieste) Port terminal services at the Port of Trieste including a coastal cold store down to -25°C, a 17,000 sqm storage yard near the wharf, wharf operations, heavy-lift handling with up to 450-ton crane capacity, bonded warehouse, VAT warehouse, and a 6,000 sqm heavy-lift storage area equipped with 36-axle SPMT vehicles. Operated through joint venture Artoni-Samer with Samer&Co Shipping.
• Artoni OnLine Web-based customer portal providing 24/7 access to shipment management functions including pickup order requests, real-time shipment tracking by waybill, customer code or DDT number, proof of delivery (POD) access, invoice viewing, administrative archives, and shipping statistics. Compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari browsers.
• Artoni Edi Electronic Data Interchange service enabling automated data exchange between customer enterprise systems and Artoni's systems. Allows customers to send shipment files for automated billing and to print shipping labels directly at customer premises.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 million shipments processed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Samer & Co ShippingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Global Forwarding services providing international freight forwarding via sea and air to non-European destinations. The partnership strengthens Artoni's connections to worldwide destinations and enables customized solutions for extra-European shipments with optimized cost/delivery time ratios.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GLS Italy: European parcel and groupage network (Italy is a core market), competing head-to-head on domestic B2B road freight, tracking portals, and EDI/label integrations similar to Artoni OnLine.
• SDA Express Courier (Poste Italiane): Domestic B2B parcel and courier arm of Poste Italiane with nationwide Italian coverage, overlapping directly with ArtoniExpedit-style national road freight and tracked B2B delivery services.
• Fercam: Italian-headquartered freight forwarding and logistics group that leased Artoni's operating business (2017) under restructuring; directly comparable on domestic groupage, European road freight, and contract logistics for Italian SMEs.
• BRT (Bartolini): Italy's largest domestic parcel/express forwarder and a direct competitor for B2B domestic shipments, daily-departure road services, and enterprise EDI integrations across the same Italian geography Artoni serves.

Broad incumbents

• DHL Freight: European road freight and forwarding arm of Deutsche Post DHL, offering full domestic and pan-European services that overlap with Artoni Europe and ArtoniExpedit but at substantially greater scale.
• DSV: Global freight forwarder with strong road freight and pharma/cold-chain capabilities (post-Panalpina/DB Schenker), directly comparable to Artoni's full-service forwarding and reefer positioning.
• Geodis: Global forwarder with significant European road freight and contract logistics offerings, comparable to Artoni Europe and Artoni Logistica on cross-border and warehousing services.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL providing contract logistics, road freight, and specialized pharma/healthcare — overlaps with Artoni's A.Logistica warehousing and Artoni Pharma cold-chain offerings.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Top-tier global forwarder with leading KN PharmaChain cold-chain offering — overlaps with Artoni Pharma on temperature-controlled pharma logistics and with Artoni Europe on continental road/air forwarding.

Emerging players

• Samer & Co Shipping: Trieste-based shipping and forwarding partner in joint venture with Artoni for Global Forwarding — same port ecosystem, sea/air forwarding exposure, and overlapping pharma/maritime customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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