Company · Shipbuilding

K-Ships S.R.L

Although established in 2005, our history predates 1930 with our founder, Matteo Garrè. Who had experience in the shipyarding field, which to this day remains vital to our business identity. He then became a “ship owner” in the 60s with his first ship named, “KARACHI”. Seeing that it turned out to be very profitable and quite lucky, this vessel later inspired our tradition to name all our ships with the letter ‘K’ — foreseeing our company’s name, K-Ships. In 2005, Matteo Garrè’s son, Ferdinando Garrè, and Engineer Francesco Russo met to discuss an ambitious partnership. An “in-house” ship management company, dedicated exclusively to operating a fleet of Oil and Chemical Tankers. Karina, Kachemire, and Ianuk were the first 3 vessels we managed. Since then K-Ships has managed several ships, our current 4 being Greta K, Nike, Aethalia, and Korsaro, and have expanded towards dry cargo ships. A final Key component that makes K-Ships stand out is our naval architectural background, which was brought to us by our Co-Founder and now CEO, Engineer Francesco Russo. Who consequently played an important role in combining our two offices. While the Genova office, the company's headquarters, focuses on the commercial side of things, our office in Messina Strait specializes in naval engineering and design. This dynamic has significantly fortified and expanded our technical management department, providing us with the capability to deliver different and more niche services to our vessels as well as the market.