Founded in 1828 as "M. A. Grendi", Tarros Group – today a leader in intra-Mediterranean shipping
– is managed by the same family since six generations.

The main steps of the Group's evolution:

1963: TARROS was incorporated

1965: TARROS built the first fleet of containers in Italy conforming to I.S.O. regulations.

1967: in springtime a new container service between Genoa and Sardinia started with two small
Ro–Ro container ships –, Vento del Golfo and Vento di Levante – , the first liner vessels carrying
containers on intra–Mediterranean routes.

1969: in January Vento di Tramontana started its service: a "Tarros class" vessel,prototype of
many built both in Italy and abroad, a Ro–Ro cellular container-ship designed to work in ports
without container handling equipments. In the same year Tarros started its first international liner
service deploying Vento del Golfo on the Italy/Greece trade.

1971: due to a conflictual situation with stevedores in Genoa caused by the employment of self
sustained vessels, Tarros moved to La Spezia, where better port conditions allowed development.
The company started a liner service from La Spezia to Sardinia.

1972 and following years: the Group upgraded its own activities in La Spezia, with a new
Ro–Ro quay and also organizing road/rail transport and Groupage services.

Meantime Tarros Mediterranean network was expanded introducing new services to Libya (1975),
Tunisia and Malta (1978), Turkey and Egypt (1984) .

In the 80s: Tarros developed a new inland activity in S. Stefano Magra through the subsidiary
Nora Spa, specialized in container storage, repairs and maintenance, being the first, in Italy, to
operate an automated empty container depot.

In 1993: Tarros opened the new port terminal "Cantieri Navali del Golfo" designed, built and
operated by Tarros and now denominated "Terminal del Golfo".

……and today: TARROS is not just a shipping line but a Multimodal Transport Operator (M.T.O.)
working with directly controlled means: containers, container ships, trucks and trailers, block trains,
depots, both inland and maritime terminals. TARROS connects over 30 ports in 15 Mediterranean
countries, shipping over 170.000 teus per year and employing about 400 people around the Med Sea.

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