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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.

Remolques Unidos presents new tugboat at the Port of Santander

Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) September 14, 2024 – The Remolques Unidos group has presented its new tugboat “Trheintaycuatro” at the Port...

Sanmar delivers Boğaçay series tug to Moroccan operator JL Tug

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Sanmar has delivered a multi-purpose tug to the port of Jorf Lasfar, Morocco, a deepwater commercial...

Sanmar delivers second tug to the Italian operator SCAFI

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Sanmar has delivered its second tug to the Italian operator SCAFI, a leading company in the Italian...

Rosatom on Russia’s Arctic Northern Sea Route

Arkhangelsk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 30, 2024 – Under the headline Arctic Motion, Russia’s giant state-owned corporation Rosatom has published...

MED MARINE unveils new tugboat for SVS Maritime

Eregli, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 26, 2024 – MED MARINE has announced the launch of the MED-A2575 at its EreÄŸli Shipyard for SVS Maritime, part of...

Med Marine unveils new tugboat for Svitzer

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – Last month, shipbuilder Med Marine presented the MED-A2800 series tugboat, manufactured for Svitzer at...

Voith delivers new hybrid vessel to Port of Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – Voith has delivered the first of three new type 2030 ferries for HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienst AG...

Sanmar signs a contract for two tugs with Turkish authority

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Sanmar has signed a contract with the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety for the delivery of...

China could build Russia’s Arctic tanker fleet

Moscow, Rusia (Ports Europe) July 29, 2024 – The only way for Western sanctions-hit Russia to transport oil, oil products and natural gas via its Arctic...

Management buyout could save Cantiere Navale Vittoria

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – Earlier this year, Cantiere Navale Vittoria, a shipbuilding company, filed a restructuring plan with the...

Fincantieri signs order with Carnival for three mega-cruise ships

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – Fincantieri has signed a contract with Carnival Corporation & plc for the design, engineering, and...

World’s largest cable-laying vessel, Steerprop’s propulsion system

Rauma, Finland (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Expected to be delivered in 2026, the “Fleeming Jenkin” will be the world’s largest...

Sanmar has started work on seven more ElectRA class tugs

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Shipbuilder Sanmar has started work on seven more of its award-winning, emissions-free battery...

Canada, Finland, US create the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort

Vancouver, Canada (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Canada, Finland and the United States have set up the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact). The...

Elefsina Shipyards plan to start tug building

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – An agreement signed by ONEX and Robert Allan, a Canadian tug design company, signed at recent...

Voith Schneider to deliver propellers for tugs in Egypt

Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – Voith Schneider will deliver a total 22 Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) to the Egyptian Ship Repairs...

Sanmar is building seven more battery-powered tugs

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 13, 2024 – Istanbul-headquartered tug and workboat builder Sanmar has started work on seven more of its...

Cantieri di Puglia to take over Belleli year in Port of Taranto

Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Cantieri di Puglia has signed an agreement with the Ferretti group, to take over its project to build a new...

Sanmar delivers new-build tug to Rimorchiatori Laziali

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 10, 2024 – Shipbuilder Sanmar has delivered a high-powered, heavy-duty, new-build tug Civitavecchia-based operator...

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...

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