It has been a chastening year for the shipowners of the Naples area. This tight-knit community of family-owned shipowners did very well during the boom. But as its more experienced, and cautious, protagonists would always point out, it would only be when the boom ended that the real test of their abilities would begin. ...

THE shipowners of Naples have always had a reputation as savvy operators, adept at ducking and diving their way through the market’s inevitable storms, conservative enough not to get too carried away by fair weather. However, the last five years have tested the Neapolitan model, based on the native caution and operational flexibility of the tightly held, family-run company, as never before. ...

Blenheim Shipping’s newbuilding, the 91,800 dwt Sea Breeze , has been time chartered to the dry bulk arm of the Torvald Klaveness Group for an undisclosed rate, writes Michelle Wiese Bockmann . The ship is now on its maiden voyage. Last week, Clarksons reported that the vessel had been sold at $41m to an undisclosed buyer. ...

Il report appena pubblicato dall’analista di mercato di New York Poten & Partners, dedicato al mercato dei noleggi spot nel segmento tanker, lascia poco spazio alla fantasia, mostrando come la riduzione dell’attività delle raffinerie e il crollo di due milioni di barili al giorno nelle contrattazioni internazionali abbiano influito pesantemente sul numero di petroliere e chimichiere ...