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The history of the Group started at the beginning of the 20th century, when Genoa's shipping business developed very substantially with American and British oil and coal companies, as well as merchant banks and insurance companies, opening offices in the city.

The Company was originally established in 1900 by Edmund Burke, great-grandfather of Enrico Burke, and - with the exception of the period during World War II - continued to operate under various names, the best known being "John Burke Shipbroker", until 1961, when Enrico Burke and Giovanni Novi founded "Burke & Novi". At the beginning, Enrico Burke was mainly in charge of dry cargo chartering and sale & purchase, while Giovanni Novi concentrated on the tanker market. In 1970 Giovanni' s brother Franco joined the partnership and worked in the dry cargo branch with Enrico Burke; they continued developing the department including sale & purchase of any type of vessel and specialising in newbuilding contracts and new projects. During this period the Israelis launched six days of preemptive attacks on Egypt, Syria and Jordan. The Suez Canal was closed and east-west trade had to go around the Cape of Good Hope. The Tanker Department was frantically busy so Enrico Burke moved from dry cargo to tankers, giving Giovanni great support in this field. From 1971 to 1974 Burke & Novi became shipowners, buying - in partnership with others - four 33,000 DWT tankers. In 1975 the Company started a new barter activity in support of major Italian engineering groups and their activities abroad; this involved marketing crude oil and other raw materials received as payment for debts. In the same years Burke & Novi established a broking company abroad. In 1984 Franco Novi became Consul General A.H. for the Kingdom of Thailand for the whole of Liguria. In 1985 Burke & Novi added a new company to the Group, called Burke & Novi Trading and active in the international trade of non-ferrous metals and raw materials. In 1986 Franco Novi was appointed for a 2-year term as President of FONASBA, the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents, headquartered in London.

In 1992 Franco Novi was elected President of Federagenti, the Italian Federation of Ship Brokers and Agents; he presided over the national body for four years. For several years Enrico Burke's activity focused mainly on developing special projects as well as following the fleets of some key clients.

On 2 June 1995 Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro appointed Giovanni Novi Cavaliere del Lavoro.

The backbone of the Company is represented by tanker and dry cargo chartering, as well as sale & purchase of any type of vessel including newbuilding contracts. Other important activities are ship repairs, bunker and lube oil supply, ship agency work and special projects.

In 1992 Giovanni Novi's son Andrea joined the Company and soon afterwards was appointed a Member of the Board and a Partner. He has made a major contribution to the success of the Tanker Chartering Department.

In February 2004 Giovanni Novi was appointed Chairman of the Genoa Port Authority and consequently resigned from the Board and also as a Partner of Burke & Novi. After having served his four-year term in office at the Port Authority, the Company made him Honorary President.

In April 2019 Andrea Novi became President of Burke & Novi.

Enrico Burke passed away on 8 January 2018. Aged 80, Franco Novi resigned from the Board in February 2019. Giovanni Novi still keeps an eye on the Company.



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