About Us
A Growing Group For BIg Challenges
Founded in Italy in 1993 as a team of five hardworking friends deeply involved in the shipping business, over time the company has evolved into a diversified division .
31years provides a broad range of quality products and services that meet the highest international standards of the shipping industry.
Vision & Mission
Our company culture is based on a constant focus on efficiency and quality that is evident in everything we do.
Investing in efficiency means directly increasing customer satisfaction.
Maximizing service efficiency is both a categorical imperative and a challenge that we pursue with passion.
Added value
For CSA S.p.A., the shipping agency must represent a point of reference for shipping lines, ship owners, and charterers, and guarantee outstanding and continuous marketing and sales activities with superb operational assistance in port operations and logistics.
- CSA S.p.A. therefore focuses on a number of key factors that are able to provide added value:
- An outstanding organizational and managerial structure
- In-depth knowledge of the market
- The latest and most efficient communication and technology tools
- A solid commercial structure and financial reliability
- Close relationships with local ports and terminals, and with all entities therein.
BOARD DIRECTORS
Fabio Selmi
President
He started his career in 1976 working as water clerk in a shipping agency (Marittima del Nord). He progressed within the company until he became a manager, and in 1987 he started with his own shipping agency.
In 1993 he joined four friends at CSA. He has extensive experience in tankers, dry, ro-ro and navy port operations.
Paolo Bonucchi
CEO
He started to work in 1977 with “Società Generale Trasporti” as general agent of United States Lines until 1979 when he followed Mr. Amighetti to work at the United States Lines Italian office with primary duties in marketing and sales.
In 1982 he left United States Lines to become sales manager of “Agamare Agenti” in Milan, where he worked till 1990. Following the Liner activities of the Group in particular Dole , in 2008 more dedicated to LCL development following the Agents in the area of Med and North&South America and at same time member Board of Directors of Centralfin Group end CSA, in 2018 President of Centralfin and CSA CEO.
Matteo Lacerenza
Member Board of Director
His career in the trucking business began in 1981 serving the logistics needs of the shipping lines represented by various Italian shipping agencies.
In 1984 he left the company where he was working to join “Agamare agenti” where he followed the logistics activities of the lines represented.
In 1990 he left Agamare Agenti to found with other three friends the Centralfin Group.
The first years was in charge of the sales activities and of the development of consolidated cargo, after as Liner Manager of Lines represented. Since 2002 he get the desk as Director together with Franco for the LCL division, at same time continuing as owner to be a Member Board of Directors of Centralfin Group end CSA .
Franco Minichino
Member Board of Director
His career started in 1978 in “Società Generale Trasporti” as general agent of United States Lines in the operations department.
In 1979 he joined the Milan United States Lines office with the same functions.In 1982 he joined Agamare Agenti as traffic and operations manager until 1990.in 1990 he become one of the 4 partners of the Central Shipping Agency, following the LCL division and at same time member Board of Directors of Centralfin Group end CSA.
Pierluigi Amighetti
Member Board of Director
He started his career in 2001 directly in the ops department of the LCL Export division of Central Shipping Agency spa, working trough varius Area department In 2009 nominated as General Manager of the Import LCL department developing year by year new area and volume. At same time he become the F.E. , India and US Manager as responsible of all Countries Correspondents of the Company.
In 2018 nominated as one of the Directors of Central Shipping Agency spa and the entrance in the Board of Directors of Centralfin Group on behalf of Amighetti family.
Management
Fabrizio Laudadio
General Manager
In 1986 he started the Compulsory Army experience as Officer in the Paratroopers force for about remaining 3 years.
In 1990, 8 months in London after in Milan achieving a Marketing Master
In 1991 hired as Superstore Manager, after 2 years nominated as Responsible for the Franchising brand in Lombardy area.
During those years he got the University degree on Economic and Job organization.
In 1996 “landed” in Centralfin Group, in a Trucking and Intermodal Company of the Group. In 1997 moved to CSA as Agency Ops in various department becoming in 2001 Liner Manager of Hyundai Merchant Marine Since 2010 more dedicated to the International Business development of the group with particular attention focused on the Ship Service division of the Agency , for the main customer (Owner, Charter, Trader, Brokers, Ship Management…etc).
We can say 23 years to CSA and Centralfing Group dedicated.
Francesco Angiolella
Manager Ship Service
He started from the base in the Shipping Agency , soon his attitude and extreme dedication come out becoming water clerk. In coming years thank the great experience and the operationals skills. In 2004 moved to CSA as Branch Office and after few months becoming the Ship Service General Hub Manager in the CSA office in Taranto. After short period in CSA offices in Livorno and Genoa finally the Hub was established in Milan with where he build a great team following all the operational activities of all vessels managed by CSA in all the port. In 2008 moved in Ravenna office as CSA representative, where the strategically CSA busines become year by year more important.