Lloyd Triestino becomes Italia Marittima SpA

Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione SpA has changed its name to Italia Marittima SpA to reflect its intention to strengthen its Italian national identity worldwide.

At the time when the shipping company was established, on August 2, 1836, Trieste and its port were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the original name of the company was Oesterreicher Lloyd. In 1919, shortly after World War I, the name changed to Lloyd Triestino.

In 1998, following the Italian government's decision to privatise many state-owned companies, Lloyd Triestino was acquired by Taiwanese shipping giant the Evergreen Group. The outcome proved extremely beneficial for the company.

Today, with a modern fleet including some of the largest containerships, Lloyd Triestino has considerably expanded its service network and connects almost every major port around the world, including but not limited to the traditional Mediterranean and North European routes, to Asia, Africa and Australia.

Italia Marittima calls at Malta Freeport with its feeders and main liners.

The line is represented in Malta by MBL Shipping.