We manage a fleet bulk of carriers.
We manage a fleet bulk of carriers.

We manage a fleet bulk of carriers.

Iblea’s vessels are employed on both Time Charter and Voyage Charter. The Company is incorporated in Malta with the main office located in Athens, Greece. Respect to the seas is a must for our onboard and onshore personnel as well as our commitment to innovation, safety, efficiency and environment.

History

Augustea Group also holds investments in primary companies operating in the same business.

Over the decades, and under the control of the Cafiero-Zagari families, Augustea Group has grown to become a leading and reputable player in the shipping industry, with the headquarters in Milan (Italy), and operating branches in Milan, Athens, Malta, Buenos Aires, Singapore, the Philippines and London.

As of June 2023, Augustea employs more than 140 onshore people and more than 1,100 crewmembers.

The Augustea Group is owned and controlled by the Cafiero, a family originally from Meta di Sorrento, a small town of ship-owners and seafarers situated in the Bay of Naples, whose shipping interests date back to the 17th century.

Historically, Sorrento has always been an important shipping centre: since early Greek and Roman times adventurous people, from this area, navigated the Mediterranean and even beyond. Over the centuries, the Sorrento shipping community thus became an economic pillar of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and, later, of the Italian maritime industry.

The Cafiero family shipping interests go back to 1629, when Pietro Antonio Cafiero established a charitable fund for the release of sailors captured by pirates. Today, another member of the family, Pietro Antonio Cafiero, ocean-going master, is member of the board of Augustea.

Early in the 19th century Salvatore Cafiero founded the local Sailors' Mutual Society and became director of the "Steamship Navigation Company of the Sorrento Peninsula". In 1850, the shipping interests of the Cafiero family were entered into Lloyd's Register.

In 1955 Salvatore Cafiero, Captain with Lauro’s fleet and for many years in charge of the chartering department, founded the company “Augustea” to participate in the development of petrochemical ports of Augusta and Syracuse, in the eastern coast of Sicily, by providing harbour towage services.

In 1964, Salvatore Cafiero added the deep-sea shipping business at the towing activities and continued to develop both businesses until he died in 1982.

The generation that followed continued and expanded his work, promoting and consolidating the international growth of the Group.

Today, Mr. Raffaele Zagari is the group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Our Vision and Mission

Our Mission

Our Mission

To provide world-class ship and crew management services delivering the most competent seafarers in the Shipping Industry.

Our Vision

Our Vision

To be the leading provider of seafarers in the Philippines, where seafarers prosper and are empowered as key professionals.

Core Values

Core Values

We are committed to INTEGRITY.

We are PROACTIVE.

We work with EXCELLENCE.

We value TEAMWORK.

We work with utmost PROFESSIONALISM.
Moreover, we ensure to provide our clients with the highest level of quality service through our highest level of customer service, customer satisfaction, efficient operation, and sustainable reputation in the shipping industry.

Our Clients & Partners

We proudly collaborate with trusted clients and partners worldwide, building lasting relationships through excellence and reliability.
Bimco
Rightship
Intercargo
Quality Policy

Quality Policy

Iblea’s vessels are employed on both Time Charter and Voyage Charter. The Company is incorporated in Malta with the main office located in Athens, Greece. Respect to the seas is a must for our onboard and onshore personnel as well as our commitment to innovation, safety, efficiency and environment.

Top Management

Lucio Zagari

Honorary Chairman

was born in 1936. He successfully attended the “Federico II” University of Naples achieving a Degree in Economics in 1960. He then continued his education attending courses at Svimez, Galbraith, Cambridge Academic of Transport, Insead and Bocconi. From 1966 to 1986 he worked as Administration & Financial Manager of Augustea. In 1987 Lucio Zagari became CEO of Scinicariello and AuguStea Group in Naples and has been Chairman of Augustea Group since 1992.

Maurizio Pavesi

Group CFO

Born in 1957 and graduated in Economics from the University of Naples in 1982. He joined Augustea group in 1991 as financial advisor. Prior to this he was a partner at Fincon, a financial advisory boutique. Maurizio has extensive experience in M&A, investment banking, debt financing and ratings advisory. During the years 2006 to 2008 Maurizio was Italian senior advisor to UBS Investment Banking with extensive coverage on private and public sector entities. From 1994 to 2005 he was Senior Advisor to Merrill Lynch, contributing to the expansion of the bank in the Italian market. Prior to 1994 Maurizio worked in Sige/Italfinanziaria Internazionale, a private equity firm owned by IMI, and Sofiban, an asset management company. He was lecturer in finance at the universities of Rome and Naples.

Raffaele Zagari

Group CEO and COO Dry Bulk Shipping

Was born in 1969. In his career, he has developed approximately 25 years experience in the shipping business.
Since 2010, as CEO of Augustea Group Mr Zagari engineered and implemented the expansion and consolidation of the dry bulk business that has led to the incorporation of Augustea Atlantica, and its subsidiaries in Argentina, Singapore, London and Malta. He has actively promoted the incorporation of CBC, AOM, ABML and ABY, the joint ventures in which Augustea is a shareholder. He has funded the towage company Augustea Grancolombia in the Santa Marta area in Colombia and he has, over the years, worked closely with Drummond Coal and Glencore on their logistical/maritime needs for their local coal loading operations, which have a combined 60 million tons yearly throughput.
During this time he supervised in excess of 50 sale and purchase projects (both new building and second hand), and more than a dozen long-term ship leases primarily with the support of Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co. Since 1997, he has been actively leading the Chartering Department of Augustea Dry Bulk Division, and directing the other business of the Augustea Group.
In 2017, Raffaele was appointed Chairman of Augustea Group Holding SpA, in addition to his role as the Group’s CEO. He is also appointed as non-executive director in Steamship Mutual, one of the largest P&I marine insurance, where he also chairs the Underwriting and Reinsurance Committee.
Mr Zagari holds a Diploma in Commercial Operation of Shipping at Guldhall University London.

Massimo Piotti

Accounting, Tax and IT Director

Was born in 1966. He graduated in Economics from the University of Naples in 1990, and was certified as an accountant in 1992 and as a legal auditor in 1995. He joined Augustea in 1998 managing accounting, tax and reporting. In 2005, the coordination of Information technologies (IT) was also added to the previous responsibilities. From 2018 to 2021, he became the CFO of the Technical Services division, contributing his expertise to strengthen the new business. From 1990 to 1998, Massimo worked at PWC in the audit and assurance department, gaining experience mainly in industrial companies.

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