| Vincenzo Onorato | |
|---|---|
 Onorato in 2006 | |
| Born | 15 May 1957 (1957-05-15) (age 67) Naples, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Amateur Sailor |
Vincenzo Onorato (born 15 May 1957) is an Italian ship-owner and the head of the Mascalzone Latino Sailing Team which is in the Farr 40 circuit.
Sailing
Oronato competed in the Melges 32, Mumm 36, Farr 30, Farr 40 and X-41 World Championships as helmsman.
Vincenzo was also actively involved as figurehead of Mascalzone Latino America's Cup campaign at the 2003 and 2007 Louis Vuitton Cups.
Business
In 2015, Vincenzo Onorato acquired 100% of the Naples-based ferry company Tirrenia – Compagnia italiana di navigazione, which became a part of the Onorato Armatori group. Vincenzo Onorato also owns the ferry company Moby Lines and Toremar. His ferry group is the world's leader in beds capacity, and the European leader in passengers capacity (47 ships, 41,000 departures). He claims his company hires only Italian seafarers, and lobbies against competitors using non-EU labor to drive prices down. He argues that hiring an Italian-only staff costs his group 25 to 30 million euros more every year. In May 2019, he announced the acquisition of the cargo ship Maria Grazia Onorato with a message on the side that says "Honored for Italian seafarers" (pun, Onorato per i marittimi italiani)
References
- (In Italian) Traghetti, Onorato chiude l’affare Tirrenia: è al 100 per cento. Informata l’Antitrust, Ilfattoquotidiano.it, 7 July 2015
- (In Italian) Vincenzo Onorato, l’armatore a difesa dei marittimi: “50mila disoccupati, e sfruttiamo gli stranieri a 300 euro al mese”, Linkiesta.it, 26 January 2019
- (In Italian) Vincenzo Onorato: "No a globalizzazione della miseria", Adnkronos.com, 16 May 2019
External links
- Vincenzo Onorato at World Sailing
- ISAF 2007 World Sailor Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 October 2007)