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Croatia

Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe. Its Adriatic Sea mainland coast is 1,777 kilometres long. The main ports are Rijeka, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Ploče and Dubrovnik, which are overseen by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.

Uljanik to submit business plan to Brussels

Rijeka, (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Pula-based Uljanik shipbuilding group is preparing a comprehensive restructuring programme to be sent to the...

German lender Nord/LB to extend €49.9 million loan to Croatia’s Jadroplov

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Croatian shipping company Jadroplov d.d. plans to borrow a €49.9 million ($56.6 million) loan from German...

Rijeka port again delays deadline for container terminal construction

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 30, 2018 – Rijeka port has again delayed the deadline for the completion of the construction of a new container...

Croatian shipbuilder 3. maj employees to meet Fincantieri management on November 27

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 26, 2018 – Trade union representatives of Croatian troubled shipbuilder 3. maj, part of Uljanik group, plan to meet...

Croatian shipper Uljanik Plovidba seeks refinancing

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – In an announcement to the Zagreb Stock Exchange, the Croatian shipping company Uljanik Plovidba say it...

Luka Rijeka approves business plan for 2019

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Luka Rijeka d.d. has approved the business plan for 2019, the company said. The company’s investments...

Croatia has letter of interest in Uljanik from Italy’s Fincantieri

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Croatia’s government has received a letter of interest from Italian group Fincantieri SpA for the...

Ukraine’s Smart Holding eyes investments in Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Ukrainian group Smart Holding is interested in investing in Croatian troubled shipbuilding group Uljanik...

Croatian seaports passenger traffic grows 3.8% in Q3

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Croatian seaports handled a total of 17.9 million passengers in the third quarter of 2018, up 3.8% on the...

Luka Rijeka receives part of grants for upgrades

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Luka Rijeka d.d. has been granted non-refundable funds for the reconstruction and upgrading of the port...

Golar Power awarded Croatian FSRU LNG contract

Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 13, 2018 – Golar Power Ltd has been selected by LNG Croatia LLC to build a floating storage and regasification unit...

Croatia reports increased cruise ship traffic in Jan-Sep 2018

Zagreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – In the first nine months of 2018, 64 cruise ships visited Croatian ports with a total of 554 visits...

Croatia hopes its ports to become gateway for Chinese foreign trade

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Croatia hopes its ports to become a gateway for the import of cargo to Europe from China, prime minister...

Luka Rijeka board accepts Q3 2018 financial results

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – Luka Rijeka d.d. held a  supervisory board meeting on October 30, 2018. At the meeting, the unaudited...

Gianni Rossanda resigns as president of Uljanik shipbuilding group

Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Uljanik shipbuilding has reported that its president, Gianni Rossanda, has offered his resignation to the...

Luka Rijeka’s shareholders approve supervisory board salary rise

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – A shareholders’ meeting of Luka Rijeka d.d., the operator of Rijeka port, has approved a substantial...

Croatia’s Jadrolinija baptises 51st ship in its fleet

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Croatian ferry operator Jadrolinija has carried out an official baptising ceremony of the...

Uljanik Shipyard workers strike over pay

Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Workers of Uljanik Shipyard d.d. were again on strike on October 22  because they were not paid for...

Rijeka port improves competitiveness against Trieste, Koper

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Rijeka port is improving its competitiveness against Trieste and Koper, the board member of port operator...

Damen withdraws interest for Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Dutch defence, shipbuilding and engineering conglomerate Damen has withdrawn its interest in investing in...

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