Shipbuilding/Repair
Port activities associated with shipbuilding and ship repair. Includes both military vessels and cruise ship building. Also covered is ship repair and oil platform servicing.
Fincantieri and Viking sign contracts for two cruise ships
The order confirms a strong order pipeline as per the Industrial Plan 21 JUNE 2024 Fincantieri and Viking have announced that they have signed contracts to...
Med Marine delivers new tug to Seagate, a Greek towage operator
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Med Marine has delivered a MED-A2570 series tug to Seagate, a Greek towage operator. Med Marine is a...
Jan de Nul orders first plug-in hybrid dredger
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 16, 2024 – Jan De Nul Group has placed an order with India’s Goa Shipyard Limited for the construction of a...
Igmar orders tugboat from Med Marine
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – Med Marine of Turkey has received an order for a MED-A2875 series tug from Igmar of Greece, part of the...
Mersin Port International names new Sanmar tugboat
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Mersin International Port (MIP) has held the naming ceremony for its latest new tugboat at the port. It was...
Sanmar prepares new tugboat for Port of Burgas
Altinova, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 12, 2024 – Sanmar has carried out a naming ceremony for a new tugboat “Alioth” to be delivered to BMG...
Turkish shipyard launches second ferry for Scottish Isles
Yalova, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – The Cemre Shipyard has launched a second ferry to Caledonian MacBrayne in Scotland. The vessel, MV Loch...
Multraship adds Damen tugboat to fleet
Terneuzen, Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Multraship Towage & Salvage held a christening ceremony for its latest tug, Multratug 35, a...
Mersin International Port invests in tugs from Sanmar Shipyards
Mersin, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – Mersin International Port (MIP) has invested 250 million liras (€7.1 million) in environment-friendly tugs...
Skaramanga Shipyard appoints new board
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 24, 2024 – Skaramanga Shipyard has a new board of directors to run the company, which manages the facilities of the...
Chantier Naval de Marseille commits to “green” steps
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Grand port maritime de Marseille (GPMM) and Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNdM) have agreed a number of...
The largest offshore installation methanol vessel launched
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 20, 2024 – Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas was successfully launched at the China’s Yantai CIMC...
Fairplay Towage orders two ASD tugs from Damen
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – Fairplay Towage Group has ordered two more tugs from Damen Shipyards. One will be an ASD Tug 2813 and the...
Ferretti Group officially opens its Riva shipyard in La Spezia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2024 – Today, Ferretti Group officially opened its Riva shipyard in La Spezia. A ceremony attended by Chairman...
Kongsburg Maritime to supply thrusters for tugs bound for Tunisia
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine has awarded a contract to Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime to supply...
Ferretti confirms Taranto port withdrawal, what next?
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 25, 2024 – The luxury group Ferretti has confirmed its withdrawal from a proposed development of the former Belleli...
Rensen-Driessen contracts Romania’s Orsova for two vessels
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – The Netherlands’ Rensen-Driessen Shipbuilding has signed a contract with Romanian...
Cantiere Navale Vittoria seeks restructuring and buyer
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Cantiere Navale Vittoria, a shipbuilding company, has filed a restructuring plan with the Court of Rovigo....
Vernicos Scafi orders two more tug boats from Med Marine
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Vernicos Scafi, the Greek-Italian tug and salvage company, has ordered two more tugboats from Med...
Port of Naples receives new dry dock
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2024 – A new large floating dry dock capable of accommodating vessels up to 230 metres in length and with a lifting...