Who owns Contship Italia?
Contship Italia is owned by Eurokai (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: EUROKAI Jahresbericht 2025, EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Hamburg
- Origin
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Contship Italia
Contship Italia is the Milan-area holding company of the CONTSHIP Italia group, which its EUROKAI parent describes as container terminals at La Spezia, Ravenna and Salerno plus intermodal rail logistics. EUROKAI's 2025 annual report says it holds 66.6 percent directly and 16.7 percent through EUROGATE, and fully consolidates the group.
Ownership timeline of Contship Italia
Where Contship Italia sits in Eurokai
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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|---|---|---|
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| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
About the owner: Eurokai
Eurokai is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
EUROKAI is a Hamburg holding company for container terminals. Its 2025 annual report gives the preference share ISIN DE0005706535, says it holds 66.6 percent of Contship Italia directly and 16.7 percent through EUROGATE (83.3 percent economically), and holds 50 percent of the EUROGATE group with BLG LOGISTICS. The report says Thomas H. Eckelmann GmbH holds 75.47 percent of the ordinary shares and that the Eckelmann family holds that company directly or indirectly.
🇮🇹 Contship Italia and other Italian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 209 brands that began in Italy. 76 of them (36%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Contship Italia among them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Contship Italia?
The parent company of Contship Italia is Eurokai, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Contship Italia Italian or German?
Contship Italia originated in Italy, but it is owned today by Eurokai, which is headquartered in Germany. So Contship Italia is an Italian-origin brand under German ownership.
Is Contship Italia still owned by Eurokai?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Contship Italia is still owned by Eurokai. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] EUROKAI Jahresbericht 2025 — EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA, Annual report; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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