Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello, president and guide of the terminalista group and logistic Contship Italy, has died in Hamburg. She previously served as president of Contship Containerlines until its sale to CP Ships in 1998. Battistello, who was born in Vicenza 73 years ago, has been a significant figure in the world of Italian ports as well as in Germany, where she serves on the Board of Directors of the Eurokai group, which is led by her husband Thomas Eckelmann. Giving news of her disappearance and expressing condolences to the family, the Contship Italy group emphasized that with Battistello, a visionary entrepreneur who has guided the Contship group's international expansion with courage and foresight, has left the scene, influencing the shipping industry globally. Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello was the woman who dyed the ships pink, which had a disruptive effect, as well as yellow. It was the president of one of the largest groups in the field of container terminals and intermodal traffic, but she was also one of the first women in shipping. A captivating woman, forceful, sometimes sour, but capable of amazing sweetness.
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