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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.

EU job-search aid worth €2 million for 500 former shipbuilding workers in Spain

Former shipbuilding workers from Galicia will receive €2,054,400 in EU aid to help them re-integrate into the labour market, following a plenary vote on...

Ukraine minister praises Kiliya Shipbuilding and Repair Plant

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, has visited the Kiliya Shipbuilding and...

Russia’s draft law on import substitution in shipbuilding adopted in the first reading

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – The State Duma of the Russian Federation has adopted a bill that will stimulate shipping, leasing...

Svitzer orders exclusive tug design from Turkey’s Med Marine

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 13, 2020 – Svitzer, a tugboat operator, has signed a contract for MED-A2360 series tugboat from Med Marine. The...

Sevastopol’s RSC Aquamarine plans to purchase 10 fishing vessels

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 9, 2020 – Sevastopol fish canning plant RSC Aquamarine plans to purchase 10 vessels frpm Sevastopol Marine Plant...

RINA and China’s SDARI sign MoU for classification of ships in 3D

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) September 29, 2020 – RINA and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a Memorandum of...

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...

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