FRANCESCO CANNAVACCIUOLO HAS BEEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT ITALY AT THE “WORLD YOUNG FREIGHT FORWARDER CONTEST” HELD BY FIATA (WORLD FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION)
THE ITALIAN CONTEST HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY FEDESPEDI (THE ITALIAN FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION) AND HAS APPOINTED THE ITALIAN CANDIDATE TO THE WORLD CONTEST.
THE ENTIRE CONTRA’S STAFF CONGRATULATES FRANCESCO AND IS MOSTLY PROUD CONSIDERING THAT , IN THE LAST 20 YEARS A SOUTHERN ITALIAN COMPANY STAFF MEMBER HAD NEVER BEEN SELECTED BEFORE.
THIS PROVES THE HIGH EXPERTISE LEVEL OF OUR COMPANY
WE HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH HIM SO YOU CAN GET AQUAINTED WITH HIM
TELL US ABOUT YOUR CAREER
I STARTED TO WORK IN CONTRA WHEN I WAS A SENIOR IN COLLEGE WITHOUT DELAYING MY DEGREE. AFTER 2 YEARS I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET CLOSER TO OUT U.S. CLIENTS THANKS TO AN 18 MONTHS TRAINING IN NEW YORK, AT THE OFFICE OF AN ESTABLISHED CUSTOMS BROKER. THAT WAS A GROWING EXPERIENCE AS A MAN AND AS A PROFESSIONAL. I’M BACK FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW ABLE TO OFFER A FULLY STRUCTURED SUPPORT TO OUR CLIENTS
YOU’VE BEEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT ITALY IN THE YOUNG FORWARDER WORLD CONTEST. WHAT IS YOUR FEELING ABOUT THAT ?
THIS IS FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR MYSELF AND FOR CONTRA, BUT ALSO A PAYBACK FOR SOUTHERN ITALY. INFACT NEVER A YOUNG SOUTHERN ITALIAN FORWARDER HAD BEEN SELECTED BEFORE AND THIS MAKES ME PROUD. BUT IT IS ALSO CHALLENGING : THE TEST WILL CONSIST OF A SIMULATED BOTH IMPORT AND EXPORT PROCESS. SO I PICKED TWO CASE STUDIES REPRESENTING MY TERRITORY . IN CASE OF WIN MY WORK WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNATIONAL GAZETTE HAVING A WIDE EXPOSURE.
YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SHIPPING INDUSTRY
NO DOUBT LOGISTICS IS A FOCAL POINT IN EACH AND EVERY PRODUCTION PROCESS. TOO BAD OUR COUNTRY, FROM AN EDUCATIONAL POINT OF VIEW, IS RUNNING A BIT BELOW THE MAJOR COUNTRIES . IT IS MY OPINION THAT LOGISTICS SHOULD BE A PART OF ANY ACADEMIC SCHEDULE. BESIDES OF THIS THE ITALIAN LOGISTIC NETWORK SEEMS TO BE STILL UNSUFFICIENT.
THE COMPANY YOU WORK FOR IS BASED IN THE SOUTHERN ITALY, AN AREA OFTEN SUBJECT TO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. WHAT ARE THE NEXT CHALLENGES FOR YOUR INDUSTRY ?
CONTRA BELIEVES VERY MUCH IN THE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. THIS IS THE ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION WE FEEL WE CAN GRANT TO OUT TERRITORY. OUR CEO ERMANNO GIAMBERINI, CEO OF ACCSEA (THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FREIGHT FORWARDERS OF CAMPANIA REGION) HAS BEEN PROMOTING THIS POLICY OF “TERRITORIAL COHESION” FOR A LONG TIME TO EXPLOIT THE POTENTIAL OF OUR TERRITORY ; I SUPPOSE THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE BETTER KNOWN AS A PARTNER THAN AS A SIMPLE SERVICE PROVIDER.
YOU’RE YOUNG BUT ALREADY ESTABLISHED : WHAT’S YOUR NEXT STEP ?
I WOULD BE FOOL IF I THOUGHT I’M ALREADY ESTABLISHED. I KNOW I CAN ACQUIRE EXPERIENCE ONLY BY A ROUGH ROAD AHEAD : I’M READY TO FACE THE CHALLENGES HUMBLY AND AT THE BEST OF MY ABILITY; CONTRA AND MYSELF WE’RE READY TO OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE; CONTRA HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 YEARS NOW, AND IT WILL ALWAYS KEEP ON DOING THIS
HAVE A LOOK AT MY APPOINTING CERTIFICATE !