Nicola Capuzzo
- Europe
Emanuele Lauro becomes president of Monaco’s Chamber of Shipping
Emanuele Lauro, chairman of Scorpio Bulkers and Scorpio Tankers, has been elected as president of the Monaco Chamber of Shipping.…
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MSC establishes Antwerp towage company
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is developing a new harbour towage business. The Geneva-based boxline has formed MedTug Antwerp in the…
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Carboflotta sells LPG tanker to Hartmann and now eyes newbuilds
Genoa-based shipping company Carboflotta, lead by the Telesio and Filippi families, has told Splash that it has sold 2003-built LPG…
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Italy goes to court over port tax exemptions
The Italian government has dismissed accusations of state aid linked to tax exemptions to local ports. Italy’s transport minister Paola…
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Ultra large floating dry dock needed at Gioia Tauro
The port authority of Gioia Tauro in Italy has launched a tender aimed at finding a company to help it…
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Fratelli Cosulich opens new bunker trading office in Greece
Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich Group has announced an important addition to its network of marine fuel trading offices. “With the establishment…
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Van Oord orders cable layer at Vard
Dutch dredging and subsea specialist Van Oord has placed an order at Norwegian shipbuilder Vard for the design and construction…
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Italy’s Snam on the hunt for FSRUs and LNG tankers
The Italian energy infrastructure company Snam is looking for operators to provide LNG tankers and FSRU units on time charter.…
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Nova Marine Carriers grows fleet with two handysize deals
The Lugano-based shipping company Nova Marine Carriers, controlled by the italian families Romeo, Bolfo and Gozzi, has announced the purchase…
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Sogestran invests in De Poli Tankers to jointly acquire Team Tankers’ European chemical tanker business
Chemical tanker consolidation continues apace. France’s Sogestran Group is taking a majority stake in Dutch chemical tanker specialist De Poli…
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PIFIM and Port of Amsterdam International plan for Cagliari terminal rejected
The port authority of Cagliari has announced that the offer received from UK-based company PIFIM, supported by Port of Amsterdam…
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Ocean Infinity orders eight marine robotic vessels at Vard
Fincantieri-controlled shipbuilder Vard has secured a new contract for the design and construction of eight marine robotic vessels for Houston-based…
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Petraco renews charter agreements with Navigazione Montanari
Lugano-based Petraco has renewed its charter ties with Navigazione Montanari for 2021. Thanks to the renewed links with Navigazione Montanari…
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Italian owners share views on how they want nation’s international register to develop
Italy’s competing two shipowner associations have differing opinions about the future of the nation’s international registry. The Italian shipowners’association, Assarmatori,…
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Cenk takes ageing roro from Grimaldi
Malta Motorways of the Seas, a company fully controlled by Grimaldi Group, has just sold the 1995-built roro Euroferry Malta…
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New container terminal to be built at Italian port of Augusta
A newcomer on the Mediterranean container terminal market is set to arrive in the near future in Sicily, Italy. The…
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Anthony Veder takes small gas carrier from Mediterranea di Navigazione
Ravenna-based Mediterranea di Navigazione has sold the 2012-built gas carrier to Dutch gas shipping specialist Anthony Veder for $11m with…
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FSRU Toscana to become LNG bunkering station off the coast of Italy
The Italian Ministry of Economic Development in agreement with the Transport Ministry has issued the decree authorising OLT Offshore LNG…
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Columbia Shipmanagement debuts in Italy with Premuda joint venture
Pillarstone-controlled shipping company Premuda has announced the setup of new joint venture CSM Italy with Columbia Shipmanagement, based in Genova.…
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Marnavi acquires Swire Pacific Offshore MPSV
Naples-based shipping group Marnavi has just purchased, via its controlled company Next Geosolutions, 6-year old multipurpose subsea vessel . Renamed…
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