Private company

Sitmar Line

Logo: Grimsworth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Italian shipping line

Sitmar Cruises and its predecessor Sitmar Line were company names derived from the acronym for the Società Italiana Trasporti Marittimi (English: Italian Maritime Transport Company). SITMAR originally was an Italian shipping line founded by Russian émigré Alexandre Vlasov, however the company's headquarters were later transferred to Monaco.² It was founded by Vlasov Group.¹ It is part of Italian Line.¹ It ceased to exist in 1988.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1937Founded¹

Industrysea and coastal freight water transport (NACE 50.2), sea and coastal passenger water transport¹
HeadquartersMonte Carlo¹

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Corporate structure

Sitmar Line is part of a group headed by Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale. 138 entities, 13 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale Rome
- Finmare Rome, Italy
  - Italian Line Genoa
    - Sitmar Line Monte Carlo
  - Adriatica di Navigazione Subsidiary · Venice, Italy
  - Lloyd Triestino Subsidiary · Trieste
  - Tirrenia di Navigazione Subsidiary · Italy
- Alitalia Subsidiary · Fiumicino, Italy
  - Aermediterranea Subsidiary · Roma Fiumicino Airport
  - Aero Trasporti Italiani Subsidiary · Naples
  - Air Europe Subsidiary · Gallarate
  - Air One Subsidiary · Fiumicino
  - Alitalia CityLiner Subsidiary · Rome
  - Alitalia Express Subsidiary · Rome
  - Alitalia Loyalty Subsidiary · Fiumicino, Italy
  - Alitalia Maintenance Systems Subsidiary · Fiumicino
  - Società Aerea Mediterranea Subsidiary · Rome
  - Volare Airlines Subsidiary · Ferno
  - Wind Jet Subsidiary · Catania
  - ITALIA LOYALTY S.P.A. Subsidiary · Fiumicino, Italy
- Autostrade per l'Italia Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
  - Autostrade Meridionali Subsidiary · Naples, Italy
  - Free to X Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
  - Raccordo Autostradale Valle d'Aosta Subsidiary
  - Società Autostrada Tirrenica Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
  - Società Italiana per il Traforo del Monte Bianco Subsidiary · Aosta, Italy
  - Strada dei Parchi Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
  - Tangenziale di Napoli Subsidiary · Napoli, Italy
  - AMPLIA INFRASTRUCTURES S.P.A. Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
  - MOVYON S.P.A. Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
    - MOVYON ELECTRONICS S.R.L. Subsidiary · Concordia Sulla Secchia, Italy
  - R.A.V. - RACCORDO AUTOSTRADALE VALLE D'AOSTA - S.P.A. Subsidiary · Saint Pierre, Italy
  - SOCIETA' ITALIANA PER AZIONI PER IL TRAFORO DEL MONTE BIANCO Subsidiary · Pre'-Saint-Didier, Italy
- Banca Commerciale Italiana Subsidiary · Milan
  - Compagnia di Antivari Subsidiary · Venice
  - Hrvatska banka D.D. Subsidiary
- Castalia Subsidiary
- Cofiri Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
- Credito Italiano Subsidiary · Bologna
- Fincantieri Subsidiary · Trieste, Italy
  - Isotta Fraschini Motori Bari, Italy
  - WASS Submarine Systems Livorno, Italy
  - Cantiere navale di Ancona Subsidiary · Ancona
  - Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini Subsidiary · Monfalcone
  - Fincantieri Marine Group Subsidiary · Washington, the District of Columbia, United States
    - Marinette Marine Subsidiary
    - Bay Shipbuilding Company Subsidiary · Sturgeon Bay, United States
  - Muggiano shipyard Subsidiary · La Spezia
  - Riva Trigoso shipyard Subsidiary · Riva Trigoso
  - Vard Group Subsidiary · Ålesund, Norway
    - Langsten Slip & Båtbyggeri Subsidiary · Tomrefjord, Norway
    - Vard Brăila Subsidiary · Brăila, Romania
    - Vard Tulcea Subsidiary
    - Vard Vung Tau Subsidiary · Vũng Tàu, Vietnam
    - Søviknes Verft Subsidiary · Norway
    - Trosvik Verksted Subsidiary · Norway
    - Vard Brattvaag Subsidiary · Norway
  - FINCANTIERI INFRASTRUCTURE S.P.A. Subsidiary · Trieste, Italy
  - FINCANTIERI NEXTECH S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
  - REMAZEL ENGINEERING S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
  - Sestri Ponente shipyard Subsidiary · Municipio VI Medio Ponente, Italy
  - VARD ELECTRO AS Subsidiary · Tennfjord, Norway
- Finelettrica Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
- Finsider Subsidiary · Genoa, Italy
  - Italsider Subsidiary
  - Dalmine S.A. Subsidiary · Italy
- Fintecna Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
  - CimiMontubi Subsidiary
  - Ligestra Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
- Iritech Subsidiary
- Iritecna SpA Subsidiary · Rome
  - Italstrade Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
- IRITEL Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
- Italgenco Subsidiary
- Italstat Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
- Italtekna Subsidiary
- Italtrafo Subsidiary · Naples, Italy
- Leonardo Subsidiary · Roma, Italy
  - E-GEOS Matera, Italy
  - Leonardo UK Ltd London, United Kingdom
  - Telespazio Roma, Italy
    - GAF AG Subsidiary · München, Germany
      - 1 more
    - Telespazio Germany Subsidiary · Darmstadt
    - Telespazio VEGA UK Subsidiary · Luton
    - TELESPAZIO FRANCE Subsidiary · Toulouse, France
  - Thales Alenia Space Subsidiary · 33% · Cannes
    - Cannes Mandelieu Space Center Subsidiary · Cannes
    - Quadrics Subsidiary · Bristol
    - Thales Alenia Space España Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    - Thales Alenia Space France Subsidiary · France
  - Aerfer Subsidiary · Naples
  - Aermacchi Subsidiary · Schiranna
  - AgustaWestland Subsidiary · Samarate, Italy
  - Alenia Aermacchi Subsidiary · Venegono Superiore, Italy
    - SuperJet International Subsidiary · Venezia, Italy
  - Alenia Aeronautica Subsidiary · Naples
  - Alenia Aeronavali Subsidiary
  - Ansaldo Subsidiary · Genoa
    - AER Subsidiary · Orbassano, Italy
    - Società Italiana Transaerea Subsidiary
  - Astra Subsidiary · Piacenza
  - Axiomatics (Sweden) Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
  - Elicotteri Meridionali Subsidiary · Frosinone, Italy
  - Iveco Defence Vehicles Subsidiary · Bolzano, Italy
  - Leonardo (France) Subsidiary
  - Leonardo DRS Subsidiary · Arlington, Virginia, United States
    - Rada Electronic Industries Ltd Subsidiary · Netanya, Israel
  - Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles Subsidiary · La Spezia, Italy
  - Nucleare Italiana Reattori Avanzati Subsidiary
  - Officine Galileo Subsidiary · Campi Bisenzio, Italy
  - OTO Melara Subsidiary · La Spezia, Italy
    - La Spezia Subsidiary · Province of La Spezia, Italy
  - PZL-Świdnik Subsidiary · Świdnik
  - Società Italiana Avionicaa Subsidiary
  - Vitrociset Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
  - ALEA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Pordenone, Italy
  - and 9 more
- Meridionale Electric Company Subsidiary · Naples, Italy
  - Italgel Subsidiary · Santa Vittoria D'Alba, Italy
  - Unione Esercizi Elettrici Subsidiary
- Metroroma Subsidiary
- Ponteggi Dalmine Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
- Scuola Superiore Guglielmo Reiss Romoli Subsidiary · L'Aquila
- SIP Subsidiary · Turin
- Società per le Strade Ferrate Meridionali Subsidiary · Florence
- and 4 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Vlasov Group in 1937.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Italian Line

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1988Dissolved Dissolved¹
1937Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataSitmar Line on Wikidata
2
WikipediaSitmar Line on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsSitmar Line logo by Grimsworth, Public domain
4
Wikimedia CommonsSitmar Line photo by Germenfer, CC0