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Europe
Italian shipowners arrested in fraud and corruption case
The mayor of the Calabrian town of Villa San Giovanni, Giovanni Siclari, as well as Antonino Repaci and Calogero Famiani,…
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A new era starts for the Zacchello family with Maia Shipping
Motia Compagnia di Navigazione has completed the process of a €130m ($145m) debt restructuring through an agreement approved by a…
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Romeo offloads cement carrier to Sirios Shipmanagement
After 17 years service, cement carrier was sold by the Romeo family-controlled Shipping Technical Management to Sirios Shipmanagement of Greece.…
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Fratelli Cosulich enters LNG joint venture with Novella and Autogas
Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich has made a step forward in the process to enter the Italian LNG bunker market by taking…
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ITF’s Merk renews block exemption debate
At the annual conference of the Confetra logistics association held this week in Rome, Olaf Merk, project manager for ports…
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Micoperi OSV attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico
Offshore support vessel , owned by the Italian shipping group Micoperi, was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico.…
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Nova Marine Carriers opens Geneva grain desk
Lugano-based dry bulk specialist Nova Marine Carriers has announced the opening of a new branch office with a dedicated grain…
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Europe
Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido orders innovative LNG bunker barge at Rosetti
Italian shipyard Rosetti Marino has received a new order from Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido of Venice for an innovative LNG bunker…
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Bain Capital puts three Giuseppe Bottiglieri bulkers up for sale
US-based private equity fund Bain Capital Credit has put three 10-year old bulkers of the fully controlled Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping…
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Europe
Italy votes for a Mediterranean ECA
Following Spain and France, Italy has now voted for the creation of an ECA in the Mediterranean basin. Talking at…
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Middle East
Hanan Shipping takes small tanker from Amoretti
Hanan Shipping is to add a sixth tanker in its fleet. A public notice from the local Coast Guard in…
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Europe
MSC gets Italian antitrust approval for Messina deal
Italy’s antitrust authority has given the green light to a June agreement between MSC and Messina, which will see MSC…
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Europe
Grimaldi attacks oil refineries over ‘unjustified’ low sulphur bunker price increase
Emanuele Grimaldi, CEO of Grimaldi Group and vice president of the International Chamber of Shipping, speaking at the Euromed Convention…
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Saipem awarded new contracts by BP in Azerbaijan
Italy’s Saipem, in consortium with Boshelf LLC and Star Gulf FZCO, has been awarded three new contracts by BP for…
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Europe
Gestion Maritime exits tanker market with double sale to Hafnia
Monaco-based Gestion Maritime has exited the MR sector with the en bloc sale of two ships to clients of Hafnia…
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Asia
PSA stamps control in Genoa
PSA International is bolstering is position in Genoa, firming a deal to take majority control of Terminal Sech, the city’s…
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Europe
Vitiello brothers make dry bulk return to shipping
A famous Italian name in shipping is on the verge of making a dry bulk comeback. Brothers Luca (pictured) and…
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Europe
Cagliari looking for new terminal operator
The port authority of Cagliari announced that a new public tender will be launched soon in order to find a…
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RBD Armatori’s fleet to be split in two
Seven months after Reuben Brothers’ private equity fund presented an offer to buy out all the assets controlled by the…
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Asia
SR Shipping takes d’Amico supramax
Italian shipowner d’Amico Dry has sold 2008-built supramax bulk carrier . Confirming the sale to Splash, the company said: “We…
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