SCAFI Società di Navigazione S.p.A. was founded in the 1950s by Salvatore Cafiero. Today is a leading company in the European ... shipping industry, managing the tug services in the port of La Spezia, Savona, Gioia Tauro and Rijeka. The group operates in Italy through three subsidiaries: Rimorchiatori Riuniti Spezzini (La Spezia), Con.Tug (Gioia Tauro, in partnership with the terminal operator Contship Italia) and Carmelo Noli (Savona-Vado), with over 20 modern ASD tugboats all certified under the highest IACS standards. In 2016, Scafi has acquired Jadranki Pomorski Servis d.d. (JPS) that manages the tug service in Rijeka port (Croatia). Furthermore, SCAFI has established together with Tunisian partners a company, gaining the licence to operate tug’s services in Tunisian waters. In the past years SCAFI has played a major role in two of the greatest success histories of Italian ports: the development of the Port of Gioia Tauro, now one of the largest transhipment hubs in the Mediterranean, and in the transformation of the Port of La Spezia from a regional to an international port. The SCAFI group is owned by Mrs Bruna Cafiero, President of the Board of Directors, and Mr Franco Visco, CEO of Scafi. The other board members are Mr. Paolo Visco CEO of Rimorchiatori Riuniti Spezzini Srl, Carmelo Noli Srl and JPS, Mr. Umberto Masucci, former President of FONASBA (The Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents) and Mr. Gian Luca Agostinelli General Manager of Scafi SpA. read more