CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Family name                    Spallarossa 
Name                               Luca Elio
Born                                 Genoa (Italy)
Address                           16122  Genoa  (Italy)  Via Felice Romani 10-3
Phone number                 +39  3356065203
e-mail                               info@lucaspallarossa.com
website                             www.lucaspallarossa.com 

EDUCATION:

- Proficiency Certificate in English, Upper level, Cambridge University, 1966
- High School Diploma "Liceo Classico Statale A. D'Oria", Genoa, 1969
- Shipping Agent (Agente Raccomandatario Marittimo) per law 135, 1977

TRAINING AND SEMINARS ATTENDED:

- 1974/1980: participation to training courses and seminars organized by Genoa's Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Ships' Agents , ENFAPI, on general transportation issues;
- 1977: participation to "Seminar on Cargo Handling", Klekken (Norway), Capt Markussen.

PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM:

1972 - 1981

- He started to work in the family company "Sebastiano Spallarossa" s.r.l., Genoa, specialized in port handling, stevedoring, container leasing, supply of lashing/bracing materials. The group of Companies has been operating in shipping for 7 generations

- He founded in Genoa "Container Leasing Agenzia S.r.l. "as partner of Clou Containers, Hamburg and appointed Managing Director. The activity was container leasing.

- Member of the Board of Genoa's "GI.BI.SPED S.r.l.", international freight forwarders.

- As Director of "Agenzia Marittima Spallarossa" he finalized an agreement with the U.S. Government for the supply of husbanding agency services to the warships of the US 6th Fleet of the Navy in several Ligurian Ports.

1982 - to date 

At the foundation of "Agenzia Marittima Trasatlantica S.p.a." in Genoa (partnership between "S.Spallarossa S.r.l." and Compania Trasatlantica Espanola S.A. Madrid) he was appointed Member of the board and director of sales, with responsibility on the Leghorn/Milan branches and on the sub-agents. In this function, he fulfilled the tasks of the General Agent:

	-  Contacts with the represented shipowners

	-  Finalization of transportation contracts with forwarding agents and shippers

-  O/b/o of the Principals, participation in the Marine Conferences  (SEUSA, Accordo Merci Messico, Columbus Agreement Italy, Puerto Rico, Mepacol Magellan Conferences)

-  Management and coordination amongst Genoa's headoffice and the other offices, of sales, administrative, financial activities, personnel  management, procurement;

-  Contacts with the concerned associations (Ship Agents' Association, Forwarding Agents' Association, Foreign Trade Association and others); 

In march 1993 he was appointed Regional Chairman (Italy) of the South Europe USA Conference (Formerly W.I.N.A.C. , renamed South Europe American Conference), Genoa, a shipping conference governing liner traffics between the Mediterranean and the U.S.A. ;

-  In January 1997 he was appointed Westbound Director of the conference, with responsibility of the Westbound markets from Italy/France/Spain/Portugal to the United States.

The main functions performed in this position were:

	-  design and implementation of the owners' agreed policy;

	-  relationship with shippers finalized to the conclusion of transportation  contracts;

	-  coordination of  the Genoa main office and those of Madrid, Marseilles and New York

	-  contacts with authorities, shippers' councils, shipping agents, forwarders ’associations;

	-  contacts with new ocean carriers finalized to increase membership in  the conference;

-  legal matters concerning U.S. legislation, relationship with the Federal  Maritime Commission also through the American counsel based in Washington D.C.;

	-  filing, enhancement, updating of tariffs (freight, rules, inlands, service contracts) 

	-  organization, preparation, follow up of meetings at all levels (pricing, executive, owners)

- financial responsibilities, personnel hiring/dismissal, bank guarantees by  membership,  balance sheets of Genoa/Marseilles/Madrid offices, budgets and budget follow ups. 

In December 1997 he was appointed Director of Sales of R.Queirolo S.r.l., an international freight forwarding company specialized in seafreight and airfreight.

In January 2000, after the takeover by Interglobo Morra of R.Queirolo & C. he was appointed by the new company, Interglobo Queirolo S.r.L., as Director of Sales.

From 2003  to 2017 he was hired by Aprile S.p.A., an International Freight Forwarder - worldwide head office in Genoa, offices throughout the world, as Director, Key Accounts.

He is currently advisor for Blu Logistics Srl, Genoa, part of the Colombian Group www.blulogistics.com  an international freight forwarder.

He is member of the Board of Associazione Spedizionieri del Porto di Genova, the Association of the Freight Forwarders in Genoa(Spediporto)  www.spediporto-genova.com 

He is Vice President of Spediservices Srl, Genoa, the operational company of Spediporto. In  this function, he  represented, inter alia, the Association at the following major international events:

     - Transportlogistic 2008 in Shanghai,PRC  and 2009 in Munich,Germany
     - Fiata World Congresses : 2008 Vancouver, 2009 Geneva, 2010 Bangkok
     - Business Mission India Italy, December 2009 Delhi and Mumbai
     - CEMAT INDIA  www.cemat-india.com  Mumbai, December 2010
     - Seatrade Miami, Florida ,www.cruiseshippingmiami.com , March 2011

He represented  Spediservices in a project, together with the Genoa Port Authority, ICE (the Italian Government Trade Commission) and Simest Rome (the financial company of the Italian Ministry of the Economic Development) for the creation of  logistics platforms in the Tianjin East Port ,PRC and in the port of Nhava Sheva, India.

He is member of the Board of FEDESPEDI, Milan, the Italian Federation of the Freight Forwarders www.fedespedi.it.
He represents Fedespedi in the Board of International Chamber of Commerce ,Roma www.icciitalia.org 
He represents Fedespedi in the  Maritime Logistics Institute and in the Sustainable Logistics Advisory Board  of Clecat Brussels  www.clecat.org  the European Association for forwarding, transport ,logistic and customs services.
He represented Confetra, Rome www.confetra.it (the Confederation of the the Italian Transportation Associations) in a group at the Ministry of the Economical Development, Rome for the enhancement of trade between PRC and Italy.

He is member of the Board of C.I.S.Co  Genoa, www.ciscoconsultant.it 

He is currently an independent consultant in logistics, dba GLOBAL LOGISTICS ADVISORY. 

He is credited as advisor and trainer in shipping/logistics/transportation with the following private and public organizations:

-  Italian Trade Commission                       Roma  www.ice.it 
-  AS.FO.R.                                               Genoa www.asfor.info 
-  CFLI                                                      Genoa www.cfli.it 
-  ASSEFORM                                          Genoa www.asseform.genova.it   
-  I.A.L.        Liguria                                   Genoa www.ial.liguria.it 
-  Rina Academy                                       Genoa www.rina-academy.org 
- Scuola Nazionale Trasporti e Logistica,SNT  La Spezia  www.scuolatrasporti.com 
- Eni Corporate University, San Donato Milanese, Milan
- Accademia della Marina Mercantile ,Genova www.accademiamarinamercantile.it 
- The Genoa Association of Ships Agents and Brokers www.assagenti.it 
- GE MA    Gestioni e Management, Roma                     www.gema.it 
- University of Genoa – Permanent Training Center        www.perform.unige.it 
- Consorzio Formazione Polcevera Genova                    www.formazionepolcevera.it 
- IS.FOR.COOP.                        -La Spezia             www.isforcoop.it 
- BeP Business e Persone         - Milano                  www.bepconsulenza.it  
- ISFOR 2000                            -Brescia                 www.isfor2000.com   

Training experience

2009
January      - IAL  Genoa trainer in a course for GLOBAL FORWARDER, 24 hrs training 

2010
June           - ICE ,Campobasso, trainer in a course for 	FREIGHT FORWARDER ,16 hrs training
December  - ICE ,Bari, trainer in a course in Transportation and Logistics, 4 days ,8 hrs per day

2011
Jan –Feb      - IAL Genoa ,trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER,25 hrs
Feb - Aug     -ASFOR Genoa, trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER,40 hrs
April             -ICE , Sulmona, trainer in a course for Logistics,8 hours
May              -SNT La Spezia, trainer in a course for Transportation, 8 hours
November  -SNT La Spezia, trainer in the ‘’Training project for New Al Faw Port’’ Iraq, to Iraqi trainees, 16 hours in English

2012
January   - Eni Corporate University, Milan  o/b/o GEMA Roma in a course for ocean and air freight logistics, 2 days  
February -ACCADEMIA della MARINA MERCANTILE ,Genoa trainer in a course for SHIPBROKER 24 hrs 
Feb June  -ASFOR Genoa trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER,49 hrs
March June - ASSEFORM Genoa trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER,45 hrs
May –June  - CFLI Genoa trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER,38 hrs
April May - SNT La Spezia, trainer in the ‘’Training project for New Al Faw Port’’ Iraq, to Iraqi trainees, 10 hrs in English
2013 
January-April  - ASFOR Genoa trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER,46 hrs
January-February - SNT La Spezia, trainer in a course for Transportation 32 hrs
March – trainer in the TRAINMOS course www.trainmos.eu  Motorways of the Sea , Genoa
March - Eni Corporate University Milan o/b/o SNT La Spezia, trainer in a two days course for Logistics, Exploration and Production
May–June- Consorzio Formazione Polcevera– Genoa- trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER,42 hrs
October  - Eni Corporate University Milan o/b/o SNT La Spezia, trainer in a two days course for Logistics, Exploration and Production
November - Eni Corporate University o/b/o SNT La Spezia, trainer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in an 8 days course for Logistics, Exploration and Production,Warehouse and Inventory Management
2014
Apr - Sept  - ASFOR Genoa, trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER,58 hrs
Jul -Sept -Consorzio Formazione Polcevera,Genoa trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER 42 hrs
Jul - Dec -ASFOR Genoa, trainer in a MASTER in SHIPPING,LOGISTICS,TRANSPORTATION  110 hrs
September - Eni Corporate University,Milano ,o/b7o SNT La Spezia,in a course in MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION ,3 days
September - SNT La Spezia, trainer in a course for FREIGHT FORWARDER, 52 hours
September  -ACCADEMIA della MARINA MERCANTILE ,Genoa,trainer in a course for SHIPBROKER 24 hrs 
Nov - Dec – SNT La Spezia trainer in a course for LOGISTICS MANAGER ,32 hours
December- IS.FOR.COOP La Spezia, trainer in a course for LOGISTICS OPERATOR

2015
Jan – Mar - ASFOR Genoa, trainer in a MASTER in SHIPPING,LOGISTICS,TRANSPORTATION and tutor in the following PROJECT WORK
Jan- Feb  - SNT La Spezia , trainer in a course for SHIPBROKER 
April  -  ISFOR 2000 Brescia  : panelist on a seminar in Logistics ,Transportation 
July             - SNT La Spezia trainer in a course on OPERATIONAL ASPECTS of the SUPPLY CHAIN
September  - SNT La Spezia trainer in a course on OPERATIONAL ASPECTS of the SUPPLY CHAIN
September - trainer in the TRAINMOS course www.trainmos.eu  Motorways of the Sea , Genoa,at Genoa’s University Permanent Training Center  ‘POST LAUREAM’
2016
Jan-Feb  - Aprile SpA Genova – Trainer a course in Logistics
March  – SNT La Spezia- trainer in a course on OPERATIONAL ASPECTS of the SUPPLY CHAIN
ASFOR Genoa, trainer in a MASTER in SHIPPING,LOGISTICS,TRANSPORTATION  
May -Oct  ASFOR Genova, trainer in a course for Customs Broker and International Freight Forwarder
November  - SNT La Spezia, trainer in a course on OPERATIONAL ASPECTS of the SUPPLY CHAIN
2017
ACCADEMIA della MARINA MERCANTILE ,Genoa,trainer in a course for LOGITICS EXPERT
March - April  - Aprile SpA Genova – Trainer a course in Logistics 
June – July - SNT La Spezia, trainer in a course on OPERATIONAL ASPECTS of the SUPPLY CHAIN
October- December – trainer in course for Logistics Expert at Rina Academy, Genoa
October-December ASFOR Genoa -trainer in SHIPPING,LOGISTICS,TRANSPORTATION  

2018
ACCADEMIA della MARINA MERCANTILE ,Genoa,trainer in a course for LOGITICS EXPERT
ASFOR Genoa, trainer in a course in SHIPPING,LOGISTICS,TRANSPORTATION
SNT La Spezia, trainer in a course on OPERATIONAL ASPECTS of the SUPPLY CHAIN

Foreign Languages

-  English at mother tongue level
-  Spanish at mother tongue level
-  Notions of French and Portuguese

Genoa, September  2018