Ocean Freight from Italy to the world
FCL, reefer and special-equipment ocean freight from every Italian port since 1998, on a global network of carriers and correspondents. One file from booking to release.
Italian ocean freight without the surprises
A forwarder, not a re-seller. Delta Novel quotes carrier-direct out of Genoa, La Spezia, Livorno, Venice, Trieste, Ravenna and Salerno, plans on the lane that actually fits your cargo, and stays on the file from booking to release.
Carrier-direct on the right lanes
Long-standing service contracts with the major ocean carriers calling Italian ports. We quote where the sailing actually exists — not where a back-to-back broker resold a slot.
Cargo-aware planning
FCL, reefer, hazardous, oversized and temperature-controlled cargo each move on a different plan. We hand carriers precise instructions, so the booking matches the cargo from day one.
One file, full visibility
Booking, departure, transshipment, arrival, customs, delivery — and every document, from B/L draft to PoD — live in the portal. The copilot answers about your shipment in thirty seconds; for everything else there is the Ravenna team.
FCL, reefer and special equipment, on global lanes
Whatever the cargo asks for — a 20ft DV, a 40ft reefer at +2 °C, a flat rack for an oversized component or a careful hazardous booking — Delta Novel plans it on the right vessel and the right port pair.
FCL — 20ft, 40ft, 40HC
Full container loads on Mediterranean and global lanes, with carrier-direct rates and clear free-time terms.
Reefer & temperature-controlled
Temperature-set reefer bookings (food, pharma, sensitive cargo) with pre-trip inspection and chain-of-custody documentation.
Hazardous (IMO/IMDG)
Class-aware bookings, MSDS handling, declarations and segregation planning. We pick carriers that will actually accept the class.
Out-of-gauge & flat rack
Open-top, flat-rack and break-bulk for oversized industrial cargo — coordinated with our project-cargo desk.
Port of Ravenna anchor
Operational base on the Adriatic with direct access to the port of Ravenna and the wider North Adriatic gateway system.
Global lane coverage
Asia, Americas, Africa and intra-Med via every relevant Italian port and trans-shipment hub.
Quay-side execution
We track every booking against the actual vessel call — cut-off, gate-in, VGM and load. If a sailing rolls, we re-plan before it becomes your problem.
- Vessel cut-off and gate-in monitoring
- VGM submission handled in time
- Roll mitigation on tight sailings
Terminal & reefer planning
Reefer plug points, hazardous segregation, ISPS rules and free-time clocks all change by terminal. We plan around them so the cargo flows instead of accruing demurrage.
- Reefer plug-in coordination
- Hazardous segregation per terminal rules
- Demurrage / detention tracking
Documentation & customs hand-off
B/L drafting, telex release, certificates of origin and the link into the customs file all live with the same operations team — there is no documentation black hole between modes.
- B/L drafting & telex release
- Certificates and origin documents
- Direct hand-off to our customs desk
From inquiry to release
1 · Inquiry & lane plan
Cargo brief, port pair, equipment and timing checked against live carrier sailings.
2 · Booking & cut-off
Carrier booking confirmed; cut-off, gate-in and VGM dates locked.
3 · Loading & B/L
Stuffing supervised where required, B/L drafted and confirmed before sailing.
4 · In transit
Sailing tracked vessel-by-vessel, transshipment milestones included.
5 · Customs & release
Documents handed straight to our customs desk for arrival clearance and release.
Every shipment, every document, every milestone — in one portal.
Every Delta Novel service lands in the same portal: milestone timeline, route map, document status and warehouse arrivals, updated by the same operators who run your file.
Live shipment timeline
Booking, departure, transshipment, arrival, customs, delivery: every milestone recorded on the file, dated.
Document status
Bills of lading, invoices, certificates and customs paperwork in one place — ready or pending, never lost in email.
Route map visibility
Origin, transshipment and destination plotted on the route map for ocean, road and multimodal moves.
Related services
Ocean freight rarely moves alone. The services below are the ones we most often run alongside an FCL or reefer booking.
Tell us about your next ocean freight booking
Send the lane, the cargo and the sailing window: we reply within one business day with a plan built on real sailings — not a placeholder rate.