The logistics infrastructure for those who work in Venice.
Water logistics
- Goods transport by water (18 third-party licences + 1 hire licence)
- Door-to-door, truck + boat
- Fleet coordination (when our 20 boats aren't enough)
- Customs operations (ATA Carnet · Soprintendenza)
Crane & lifting
- Six vessels with crane, up to 20 tonne-metres
- El Nini: up to 60 tonnes and 56 m³
- Heavy, oversized handling: machinery, sculptures, installations
- Logistics for sites, restoration and large installations
Art & events
- Artwork transport
- Transport for installations and exhibitions
- Logistics for film and productions
- Major events: Biennale · Carnevale · Redentore
Waste & storage
- Transport and disposal of special waste (also for film, events and installations)
- Environmental Operators Register, cat. 1·4·5·8
- Digital waste-tracking forms (FIR)
- Storage and warehousing for crates and installations — 1,000 m² on the mainland and 200 m² in central Venice
One less variable.
Our fleet of twenty vessels isn't only carrying capacity: it's redundancy. If one boat goes down, another takes its place. Our crews know the lagoon and plan routes around the tides, so fog and high water become managed variables, not surprises that halt the work.
For anyone trusting us with a deadline that can't slip — an installation to open, a set to shoot, a fixed delivery date — it's the assurance that the job gets done. An operational continuity few operators in Venice can guarantee.
Who we work for
[01]logistics and installations
sets and crews in the lagoon
artwork transport
ongoing certified services
the lagoon leg as sub-carrier
ConfidentialityWe show the work, not the names of those who entrust it to us: for us discretion is a condition of the service, not a courtesy.
Company & contacts
[02]| Legal name | Catil Servizi S.r.l. a socio unico |
| Form | Società Benefit (Benefit Corporation) |
| Identity | Consorzio Artigiano Trasporti Interni Lagunari |
| VAT / tax code | 02525760274 |
| Share capital | €300,000 fully paid |
| Fleet | 20 vessels · 6 with crane · 2 vans |
| Certifications | ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 (URS) |
| Registers | Environmental Operators Register · White List |
| Status | Operational |
Base · Isola Nuova del Tronchetto 14, 30135 Venezia (VE)
Mestre dock: 45°28'13.6"N 12°16'19.2"E
Venice dock: 45°26'28.3"N 12°18'50.8"E
Fleet — specifications
[03]| Vessel | Length o.a. | Hold | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Nini | 20 m | 56 m³ | crane |
| Marcello | 17 m | 35 m³ | crane |
| Sante | 15 m | 26 m³ | crane |
| Catil II | 14 m | 17 m³ | crane |
| Riccardo | 13 m | 12 m³ | crane |
| Susanna | 13 m | 12 m³ | — |
| Brunetto | 13 m | 10 m³ | crane |
| Giulia | 13 m | 12 m³ | — |
| Kratos | 12 m | 7 m³ | refrigerated |
| Orso | 12 m | 9 m³ | — |
| Monica | 12 m | 9 m³ | — |
| Filippo | 12 m | 9 m³ | — |
| Michele | 12 m | 9 m³ | refrigerated |
| Bruno | 12 m | 9 m³ | — |
| Autorizzata | 11 m | 7 m³ | — |
| Delfino | 11 m | 7 m³ | — |
| Lima 08 | 11 m | 7 m³ | — |
| Oscarina | 8 m | 5 m³ | — |
| Rivollina | 8 m | 4 m³ | — |
| Catilina | 6 m | 4 m³ | — |
Fleet licensed for third-party goods transport under the City of Venice; one unit operates under a self-drive hire licence.