The region of Tuscany, Italy is one of the most well known and visited regions in the world.  Known as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and famous for its wine, rich history, geographical landscape and art, it is also the location of several major Italian cities.  The major cities of Tuscany include Pisa, Livorno, Florence and Lucca.  International trade to the region is mostly handled through the port of Livorno (Leghorn).  Located along the crystal waters of the Tyrrhenian sea basin, the port of Livorno offers international roll-on/roll-off and container shipping service to Tuscany and other several regions along northwestern Italy.  Each year thousands of vehicles and other general cargo is shipped from the United States to Livorno.  Today we will highlight the importance of Livorno to the northwestern region of Italy.

The Tyrrhenian Sea hits the western coast of Italy and is home to some of the most spectacular seaside views in Italy

The port of Livorno is located in northwest Italy and is considered one of the major ports of Italy. Each year millions of ro/ro and container cargo is shipped to the port of Livorno.  Affordable international car shipping and container shipping is available from the USA to Livorno. Below we highlight some interesting facts about the port of Livorno:

• The port of Livorno handles over 30 million tonnes of cargo each year
• The port of Livorno services the regions of Tuscany, Umbria, Marche and Emilia-Romagna in Italy
• Livorno (Leghorn) port has 8 major terminals.  The terminals in Livorno include: frozen food terminal, cereal terminal, copper and non-ferrous metals terminal, automobile terminal, container terminal, multi use terminal, breakbulk terminal and a natural gas terminal

The port of Livorno is one of the major ports in Italy.  Each year thousands of cars, containers and cruise passengers pass through this port.

The automobile terminal in Livorno handles ro/ro shipments of vehicles from all over the world.   In addition to handling cars, the automobile terminal also handles the receipt of other cargo normally shipped on ro/ro vessels including trucks, buses, construction equipment and agricultural machinery.   Overseas car shipping to Livorno (Leghorn), Italy is available from several USA ports and is very affordable.  Service to Livorno from the east coast of the USA (New York, Baltimore and Virginia) is available on a weekly basis and normally takes 20-30 days to reach Italy.  The container terminal in Livorno handles container shipments of general cargo including food, machinery, manufactured goods and other items.  We can also ship automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and small boats inside containers and ship to Livorno, Italy.

For more information on international shipping services to Livorno (Leghorn), Italy from the United States give us a call at 212-267-6400 or on Skype at kinternationalny.  To receive car shipping quotes to Livorno (Leghorn), Italy send an email to sales@kinternational.com or visit our international car shipping rate request page.  We provide some of the best international automobile shipping prices to Livorno, Italy from the United States.  Contact us today to find out how you can ship a car to the beautiful Tuscany countryside!