Genoa-based liner Kalypso Compagnia di Navigazione has filed for liquidation.
Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas crippled the Italian containerline. A charter conflict broke out between Kalypso and Zhonggu Shipping with the Chinese tonnage provider refusing to allow its four 2,518 teu ships to call in Israel. The vessels had been deployed on Kalypso’s Marco Polo service connecting Asia with the Mediterranean.
Kalypso is the liner shipping subsidiary of the Italian forwarding company RifLine, which entered the Asia – Europe trade during the covid pandemic.