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Europe
MSC and Palumbo team up for a new floating drydock in Naples
Two shipyards based in the port of Naples, La Nuova Meccanica Navale (50% owned by MSC Group and the local…
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Europe
Gestioni Armatoriali supramax fire sale in bid to survive
Ravenna-based Gestioni Armatoriali will sell four ships from its fleet of 12 before next summer. That’s what is written in…
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Europe
Fincantieri denies interest in Uljanik shipyard
Contrary to what local unions in Croatia have been saying this week, Italy’s Fincantieri will not invest in Uljanik Shipyard.…
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Europe
Maltese Falzon swoops for elderly tanker
Malta-based Falzon Group is adding an elderly tanker to its fleet. Brokers are reporting that in the chemical sector the…
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Europe
Taconic Capital buys into Gestioni Armatoriali
Ravenna-based Gestioni Armatoriali has been forced to welcome Taconic Capital among its creditors, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to…
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Europe
Battle for Giuseppe Bottiglieri heats up
The battle for control of Italian owner Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company is not over. Despite a court in Naples dismissing…
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Europe
Nova Marine Carriers confirms one deal, dismisses another
Lugano-based Nova Marine Carriers has confirmed a new entry in its shortsea dedicated fleet while dismissing reports linking it to…
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Europe
Giuseppe Bottiglieri rescue plan rejected
Giuseppe Bottiglieri can breathe a sigh of relief after a court in Naples rejected a rescue plan presented by Augustea and…
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Europe
T-Bulk sells its last bulk carrier to Navalmar
Carrara-based T-Bulk, part of Tirrena Group, is in the process to sell the last vessel in its fleet to compatriot…
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Operations
Moby updates fleet with new ro-ro pair
Italy’s Moby Group has chartered in two new ships due to be operated in the Mediterranean on routes covered by…
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Europe
Rival shipowning association launches in Italy
Following the exodus from Confitarma, the Italian shipowners association, of some key players such as Ignazio Messina & C., Grandi…
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Europe
D’Amato heads for a comeback in the shipping business
Denying that the bulk carrier recently sold at auction may be somehow linked to her family, Maddalena D’Amato, daughter of…
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Europe
Augustea and OceanBulk in for Giuseppe Bottiglieri
Three years after purchasing the dry bulk branch of Deiulemar Shipping, Augustea and Ocean Bulk are joining forces again to…
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Europe
RBD Armatori declared bankrupt
Naples-based shipping company RBD Armatori was formally declared bankrupt by the Court of Torre Annunziata on Thursday. A few weeks…
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Dry Cargo
D’Amato’s last bulk carrier finally secures Jamaican exodus
The 2011-built bulk carrier , after being arrested a year ago in the port of Kingston, Jamaica, has finally been…
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Europe
Moby sells ageing ro-ro to Unity Line
Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione, once public ferry operator Tirrenia and now owned by Moby, has sold ro-ro vessel Puglia to Polish shipping…
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Europe
NovaAlgoma Short-Sea Carriers adds a mini-bulker
Lugano-based NovaAlgoma Short-Sea Carriers announced the purchase of a mini bulker from Norwegian Owners Oslobulk. The vessel previously operating as…
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Europe
Marnavi places new chemical tanker order at Wuchang Shipbuilding
Naples-based shipowner Marnavi has set up a joint venture with Simest aimed at investing in new parcel chemical tankers. “We…
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Europe
Carboflotta snaps up a LPG tanker resale from Hyundai Heavy Industries
Genoa-based shipping firm Carbofin, part of Carboflotta group, has just signed a MOA for the purchase of a resale newbuilding…
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Europe
LGR di Navigazione exits MR segment, eyes gas
Naples-headquartered LGR di Navigazione is on the verge of selling the last two tankers in its fleet. Brokers report that…
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