Plaisant

Maritime Ship Agency and Freight Forwardingplaisant.it

Company typePrivate
Founded1840
HeadquartersCagliari, Italy
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingServices

Plaisant firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Plaisant
Legal name: Plaisant & C. srl
Website: https://plaisant.it
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1840
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Plaisant industry classification

Industry

Product category: Maritime Ship Agency and Freight Forwarding
NAICS: Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)
SIC: Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Water Transportation (4400)
akta.pro primary industry: Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF) (TLACABAE)
akta.pro secondary industry: Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG)

Keywords

Ship agency services
Freight forwarding
Customs brokerage
Port call handling
Vessel husbandry

Where Plaisant is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Cagliari
HQ country: Italy
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Plaisant business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

Ship agency fees: Agency commissions and fees earned on port-call handling for container ships, tankers, gas carriers, cruise vessels, maxi yachts, and dry bulk vessels calling at Cagliari. Likely transaction/per-call based billing against principals (shipowners, operators, charterers).
Freight forwarding and customs brokerage: Fees from arranging air, land, and sea shipments including containers and exceptional/out-of-gauge cargo, plus customs import-export operations carried out under AEO authorization. Per-shipment billing model.
P&I Club and Lloyd's correspondent services: Compensation for acting as local P&I Club correspondent and Lloyd's of London sub-agent — handling surveys, claims support, and representation on behalf of clubs/insurers for vessels calling Cagliari.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Other	—	Quote-based per engagement

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Plaisant product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Plaisant & C. srl provides ship agency services and freight forwarding/customs operations from Cagliari, Sardinia. The ship agency division handles vessel calls including container ships, tankers and gas carriers, cruise vessels and maxi yachts, and dry bulk carriers, and acts as P&I Club correspondent and Lloyd's of London sub-agent. The freight forwarding division (Spedizioni Plaisant) handles air, land, and sea shipments, container transport, exceptional loads, and import/export customs clearance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Plaisant Ship Agency: Ship agency division offering container, tanker and gas carrier, cruise and maxi yacht, dry bulk, and P&I Club/Lloyd's of London sub-agency services.
Spedizioni Plaisant

Products and services

Plaisant Ship Agency
Spedizioni Plaisant (Freight Forwarding & Customs) Freight forwarding and customs brokerage services covering air, land, and sea shipments, container transport, exceptional loads, and import/export customs operations. AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certified. For Sardinian and Italian importers, exporters, and cargo clients.

Quantifiable outcome

Continuous operation since 1840 — nearly two centuries of unbroken service
+1 more outcomes

Companies that use Plaisant

Customer profile

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Plaisant technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Plaisant partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

Lloyd's of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlaisant acts as a Lloyd's of London sub-agent, providing local representation at the Port of Cagliari for Lloyd's-related maritime matters. The relationship is institutional and long-standing, channelling international insurance mandates that require on-the-ground support at Cagliari.
Club P&I (Protection & Indemnity Clubs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlaisant serves as a correspondent for P&I Clubs at the Port of Cagliari, handling surveys, claims support, and local representation on behalf of clubs for vessels calling the port.

Scale indicators3 records

Plaisant competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

DSV: Global transport and logistics company with extensive freight forwarding and customs capabilities. Compares to Plaisant's freight forwarding and customs brokerage business line, though DSV serves a global customer base rather than a single port region.
Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with air, sea, and road forwarding plus customs brokerage. Overlaps with Plaisant's Spedizioni division on freight forwarding and customs, though Kuehne+Nagel operates globally and at vastly greater scale.
CEVA Logistics: Global third-party logistics provider offering freight forwarding, contract logistics, and customs services. Comparable to Plaisant's multimodal freight forwarding business but operating at enterprise scale across many geographies.
DHL Global Forwarding: World-leading air, ocean, and road freight forwarder with customs and supply chain services. Competes with Plaisant's Spedizioni division for import/export forwarding and customs brokerage in the Mediterranean trade corridor.

Direct peers

GAC Group: Global ship agency and logistics provider offering port call handling, husbandry, and freight forwarding services worldwide. Directly comparable as a ship agency competing for the same vessel-type portfolios (containers, tankers, gas, dry bulk) on a relationship-driven local-representation model.
Wilhelmsen Port Services: Global port services arm of Wilhelmsen offering ship agency, husbandry, and maritime services. Directly comparable in vessel-type coverage (containers, tankers, gas, bulk) and in serving international principals requiring local port representation.
Inchcape Shipping Services: One of the world's largest ship agencies providing port agency, vessel husbandry, and maritime services across global ports. Direct competitor for the same container, tanker, and bulk port-call mandates that Plaisant services at Cagliari, though at vastly greater geographic scale.

Others

MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company): World's largest container line with extensive Mediterranean and Sardinian port coverage. Not a direct competitor to Plaisant but a key principal/customer in the container liner segment that Plaisant's ship agency division services at Cagliari.

Regional players

Grimaldi Group: Italian shipping and logistics group operating ro-ro, container, and passenger ferry services in the Mediterranean with regular calls at Sardinian ports. A potential principal/customer for Plaisant's ship agency services and a comparable Italian maritime operator, though operating at much larger scale and in a different vertical.

Market position

Customer concentration

Plaisant compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

Plaisant financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Plaisant leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Plaisant subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries2 records

Plaisant funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Plaisant M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Plaisant

What does Plaisant do?

Is Plaisant a public or private company?

Plaisant is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.

When was Plaisant founded?

Plaisant was founded in 1840. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Plaisant based?

Plaisant is headquartered in Cagliari, Italy, in the Europe region.

How does Plaisant make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Ship agency fees are the primary driver. The others are freight forwarding and customs brokerage and P&I Club and Lloyd's correspondent services.

Who are Plaisant's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are DSV, Kuehne+Nagel, CEVA Logistics and DHL Global Forwarding. Direct peers are GAC Group, Wilhelmsen Port Services and Inchcape Shipping Services. MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) is listed as an others. Grimaldi Group is listed as a regional player.

Does Plaisant have an API?

No public API is recorded for Plaisant.

What industry is Plaisant in?

Plaisant's product category is Maritime Ship Agency and Freight Forwarding. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLACABAE, Ocean Import Forwarding (Destination Handling/DO/ISF), with a secondary code of TLACABAG, Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance). Its NAICS code is 488510 and its SIC code is 4731.