News Born in Italy in 1950, Battistello brought colour and glamour to the industry but was nevertheless a tough businesswoman who rose up through the ranks to become managing director of Contship Containerlines in 1988, and went on to hold other leadership positions CECILIA Eckelmann-Battistello, one of the most high-profile women in shipping and a pioneer of containerisation, has died. Her family announced she had passed away on Wednesday morning.