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 starts construction of Zeus, a zero-emission experimental ship
Castellammare di Stabia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding group has started constructing Zeus, a zero-emissions...
Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade presents new point system for localization of shipbuilding
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has again revised Resolution 719 (contains a list of operations and...
Ancona port receives funding to support local shipbuilding
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...
Fincantieri sees technical launch of the first-in-class patrol vessel for Qatar
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 20, 2020 – Fincantieri SpA has completed the technical launch of the first-in-class patrol vessel (OPV –...
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri celebrate float out of MSC Seashore ship – Monfalcone port
20 August 2020 MSC Seashore will be the second MSC Cruises new ship to come into service in 2021 as part of the Company’s continued investment plan New...
MSC Cruises buys 50% stake in Palumbo Malta Shipyard
Geneva, Switzerland and Paola, Malta, 30 July 2020 – MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group today announced they have formed a joint venture to operate the Palumbo...
NIBULON to build border patrol boats for Ukraine under Ukrainian-French contract
The leader in Ukrainian shipbuilding, NIBULON, has become an official partner of the French company OSEA in the construction of border patrol boats as part of...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at ONEX Syros Shipyards, Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has visited the Neorion Shipyards to review progress since the...
Turkish Minister visits Istanbul shipyard to review construction of new naval vessel
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank has visited the Tuzla Sedef Shipyard to review progress on...
Rodman Group’s Metalships to invest €10 mln in Vigo port marine repair centre
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2020 – Metalships & Docks, a division of the shipbuilder Grupo Rodman, is to invest €10 million ($112.45...
Minister attends signing of contract worth HRK 554 million for development of Rijeka port
Today in Rijeka, the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, attended the signing of the ‘Contract for the execution of...
Shipyard Famagusta plans to increase new builds in 2021
Famagusta, Cyprus (Ports Europe) June 19, 2020 – Shipyard Famagusta Ltd is developing a new workshop facility capable of machining big capacity shaft,...
Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard to build trawler for P/F Havborg
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 18, 2020 – Tersan Shipyard Inc. has signed a new contract to build an arctic freezer trawler for P/F Havborg from...
Turkey’s Med Marine has signs tugboat contract with Kenya Ports Authority
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – Med Marine, one of Turkey’s leading tugboat builder, towage and pilotage operators, has signed a...
Greek finance ministry to review PPA shipbuilding development application
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 14, 2020 – The Greek Council of State (CoE), the country’s highest administrative court, has annulled an...
Turkey’s Uzmar to build tug for Port of Aarhus
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – Uzmar Shipyard has signed a contract to build a RAmparts 3000 series newbuild tugboat for the Port of...
Croatian government supports return of shipbuilding in Pula
Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) June 4, 2020 – The Government has indicated its readiness to create preconditions for starting shipbuilding activities in...
Russia prepares new rules for the localization of shipbuilding
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2020 – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a revised Resolution 719 (import substitution) to include...
Fincantieri confirms work in Palermo port until 2022
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 27, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding facility in Palermo has a guaranteed workload until 2022, the...
Ferretti Group reported to be considering Taranto port facility
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) May 21, 2020 – CEO of Ferretti Group, Alberto Galassi, is reported by local sources to have been in Taranto to meet Senator...