A Global Freight Business with a Personal Approach
Bucci Freight Services Ltd (BFS) has been delivering freight solutions in the Anglo-Italian market since 1996. Part of the internationally established Roberto Bucci Group, we operate as a privately-owned logistics business with the reach of a global network and the accountability of a dedicated UK team.
We specialise in door-to-door shipping across sea, road, and intermodal transport, covering Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, the UK and Ireland, Western and Eastern Europe, the Far East, and India. Every solution is tailored to the customer’s priorities, whether that’s rates, transit time, or environmental considerations.
Built Around Our Customers
Our customers are at the core of everything we do. We tailor solutions to individual business needs and have built long-standing, collaborative relationships with key importers and exporters over the years. Our specialist UK based team ensures services and processes are streamlined for both client and operational needs, delivering reliability, cost-effectiveness, and consistency at every stage.
Roberto Bucci starts his own business as an insurance broker in the maritime industry.
Roberto Bucci's entry to the maritime broker list is documented.
Roberto Bucci Spa is founded.
Roberto Bucci's entry to the shipping agents list is filed.
The company operates as general agent for several foreign ship-owners including Jadranska Split; Jugoceanija Kotor; Jadrolinija Rijeka; Sudan Line Port Sudan; Blasco Line Odessa; Azov Shipping Company Zhdanov; Prudential Line New York; Scan Dutch; Nedlloyd Rotterdam; Metz Limassol; Pakistan National Shipping Corporation Karachi in Italy and Europe; Med Africa Line Genoa; GNMTC Tripoli; KNSM Amsterdam and DNOL Hamburg.
The RB Group starts to handle shipments via the Trans-Siberian railway from Japan and Hong Kong to Rinascente Upim Standa and other major Italian consignees. The business is handled in cooperation with Sojuzvneshtrans Moscow, Mat Basel, and Pracht Haiger.
Roberto Bucci invests to provide Shipping Lines with a higher standard of service in Italy. Two new branch companies are founded as a result - Bucci Carsica S.r.l. in Trieste and Marittima Veneziana S.r.l. in Venice.
Responding to radical changes in the market, the RB Group is compelled to change its core business into freight forwarding.
Sees the formation of Bucci Freight Services Ltd (formerly BFS London Ltd). BFS was established to specifically manage UK transport and distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) from Italy as well as other cargo on behalf of our parent company, RB. Based in London, BFS started off as a small team, and today we see BFS flourish with an evolving, loyal and dedicated team.
BFS branches out into moving general non-hazardous cargo.
BFS (London) continues to expand beyond its Italian base to form new strategic alliances in other parts of Europe and even worldwide, via the World Cargo Alliance (WCA).
BFS transitions to move high value fashion merchandise from Europe by road, offering a bespoke solution to a variety of major brands in the UK who rely on a "just in time" movement.
BFS continues to grow by forming service agreements with WCA members in the Far East, specifically with major Chinese freight forwarders.
To support an accelerating global network, Bucci Freight Services transitioned to a new operational headquarters in London. This move represents a major investment in our infrastructure in the UK, designed to support our growing operations and better serve our clients in one of the world’s primary logistics hubs. To meet emerging market demands, we founded Robert Bucci Senegal Sarl with a dedicated headquarters in Dakar. By expanding our team, we have created a seamless, reliable trade link between West Africa and our international network, combining global standards with local expertise.