Shipping from Italy to United States

Italy is located in Southern Europe and has a population of 59 million people. Italy is among world's largest economies by GDP. It is also among the top exporters by value of exported goods. Italy's main export product categories are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals and agricultural products.

United States belongs to Northern America and its population is approximately 332 million. United States is one of the world's top countries by GDP. It is also among leading importers by value of imported goods. United States's main import products are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, fuels and mining products.

Transport infrustructure and shipping connectivity

Italy

Italy is well connected by sea transport with regular port calls by all major carriers. It has a well-developed rail infrastructure and makes moderate use of rail freight transport. Air freight does not appear to be particularly common for shipping goods from Italy.

United States

United States has outstanding connectivity by sea and frequently serviced by many sea carriers. It has the largest rail infrastructures in the world and rail freight plays important role in country's cargo traffic. There is relatively large amount of air freight in United States's cargo traffic.

Overview of shipping alternatives between Italy and United States

We were able to generate 5 shipping alternatives from Italy to United States by sea and rail/ multimodal transport. The fastest route involves sea transport and is expected to take about 13 days, including pre-carriage and last mile delivery. Predictably, it also appears to be the most expensive shipping alternative.

The cheapest shipping alternative is by sea and has estimated transit time of about 32 days. The most environmentally friendly alternative involves rail/ multimodal transport and offers estimated transit time of 24 days. Transport costs involved in this delivery solution also appear to be on a feasible level.

1. Lowest cost shipping alternative

Rome

Napoli (Naples)ITNAPport

New York/New JerseyUSNYCport

New York City

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

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Other

Freight rate index: 4 087
Transit time estimate: 32.25 days
CO2 emission index: 3 871

2. Shipping alternative with cost advantage

Rome

BagnoliITBLNport

PhiladelphiaUSPHLport

New York City

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 5 683
Transit time estimate: 20.9 days
CO2 emission index: 2 307

3. Fastest shipping alternative

Rome

AntwerpenBEANRport

New York/New JerseyUSNYCport

New York City

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

Forwarding

Other

Freight rate index: 8 138
Transit time estimate: 13.05 days
CO2 emission index: 3 334

4. Shipping alternative with transit time advantage

Rome

TilburyGBTILport

PhiladelphiaUSPHLport

New York City

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

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Other

Freight rate index: 7 273
Transit time estimate: 14.7 days
CO2 emission index: 4 085

5. Environmentally friendly shipping alternative

Rome

BagnoliITBLNport

PhiladelphiaUSPHLport

Philadelphia-GreenwichUSPHIrail yard

North & South KearnyUSNORrail yard

New York City

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Road Freight

Terminal Handling

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Other

Rail Services

Freight rate index: 6 550
Transit time estimate: 24.4 days
CO2 emission index: 2 114

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