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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.

Galician ports see labour shortage in shipyards

Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – In the last 10 years, Galician shipyards have signed orders for around 30 vessels at a value of around €1.2...

Palumbo Shipyards set to acquire Mondomarine

Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) June 15, 2018 – The Mondomarine SpA company of Savona has been provisionally assigned to Palumbo Shipyards of Naples for a...

Six financial companies interested in lending USPA funds for pilot vessel purchase

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 13, 2018 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has contacted 15 financial institutions (the first 15 in the...

MSC Cruises new flagship to use Barcelona as home port

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – MSC Cruises has officially received, its new flagship, the “MSC Seaview”, in the Fincantieri de...

Brittany Ferries orders two cruise-type ferries for routes to Spain

Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – Brittany Ferries has confirmed the order for two new cruise-type ferries. The new vessels are part of a...

Genoa shipyard Ente Bacini attracts just one privatisation bid

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – The Ente Bacini SRL shipyard (five basins) is to be privatised but has attracted just one bid. A joint bid...

Astilleros Zamakona launches fuel supply ship of Grupo Suardiaz

Santurtzi, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Zamakona SA celebrated at its facilities in Santurtzi the launch of a new fuel...

VARD Q1 2018 financial statement comments of Romanian port activity

Tulcea, Romania (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – The shipbuilder VARD has reported its Q! 2018 financial results and commented on the activities at its...

Gaeta port looks to revive shipbuilding industry

Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – At a meeting between the Municipality of Gaeta and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...

Grimaldi renews fleet with €1 billion investment

Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 1, 2018 – Italian shipping company Grimaldi has renewed its fleet with investments of €1 billion ($1.2 billion) to be...

Piraeus port launches the new “Piraeus III” floating tank

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announces that after the completion of its permanent...

Call for investment in Venice port shipyards

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – The Carnival Horizon cruise ship was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Porto Marghera, but was presented...

Baleària launches the ship ‘Hypatia de Alejandría’, the first ferry powered by LNG from the Mediterranean

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2018 – Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. has completed the floating of the ship Hypatia de Alejandría ,...

CCB Zamakona Offshore set for Las Palmas concession

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (Port Authority of Las Palmas) is set to grant...

Navantia delivers container ship to Ibaizabal Group

Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Spanish shipbuilder Navantia delivered the oil tanker “Monte Udala” to ship management company...

New Piraeus III dry dock arrives at port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced the arrival, with the specialized cargo ship “XIN...

Military ships will not be dismantled in Piombino

Piombino, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – A plan for naval vessels to be dismantled in Piombino port seems unlikely to be realised. The plan was...

Vard awarded contract to build two vessels for Ponant

Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) March 10, 2018 – Vard Holdings Limited, a Norwegian company active in the design and construction of special ships, has...

Bordeaux port named international ship recycling site authorised by the EU

Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) March 5, 2018 – In January 2018, the European Union has published a list of international ship recycling sites authorised...

VARD reports high activity in Romanian shipyards

Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Vard Holdings Limited, part of Fincantieri S.p.A., has reported its financial results for q4 2017. Higher...

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