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.
Navantia to invest €43 million in the Puerto Real (Cádiz) shipyard
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2023 – Spanish shipbuilder Navantia will invest €43 million in the Puerto Real (Cádiz) shipyard. It will...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s Solid Sail rig installed on first sailing cargo ship
Chantiers de l’Atlantique’s Solid Sail rig to be installed on the first sailing cargo ship – January 18, 2023 The Solid Sail technology,...
Grimaldi orders five new car & truck vessels from China
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2023 – Italian shipping and logistics company Grimaldi has started the year by ordering five new PCTC (Pure Car...
Iran orders ship to operate from Russia’s Caspian Sea port of Solyanka
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) January 5, 2023 – The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has ordered a new cargo vessel from Russia to operate...
GTT leaves Russia in a blow to country’s LNG industry
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, France (Ports Europe) – In another major blow for Russian gas and shipbuilding industries, the global leader in liquefied...
EBRD to provide a $100 million loan to Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will finance the development of...
Delegation from Dagestan visits Baku Shipyard
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 29, 2022 – Leader of the Republic of Dagestan, Sergey Malikov, has visited the Baku Shipyard LLC, heading a...
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping has ordered another vessel from Baku Shipyard
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 29, 2022 – Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC (ASCO) has ordered another Ro-pax vessel from Baku Shipyard LLC....
The United States imposes sanctions on Russian naval entities
Washington, United States (PortSEurope) December 26, 2022 – The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on 10 Russian naval entities this time over Russian operations...
Fincantieri to build new Hydro-Oceanographic Ship for the Italian Navy
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 23, 2022 – As part of an European Union tender for the Defence and Security sector, Fincantieri has signed a contract...
Greece’s ONEX signs shipbuilding contract with Fincantieri
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – Fincantieri and ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group have signed an agreement to establish a...
Sestri shipyards under development in Port of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – The Sestri Ponente shipyards in the Port of Genoa are being developed into a state-of-the-art super dock....
In Russia, in one day, 400 ships needed became 400 ships ordered
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – Russian officials, desperately trying to please President Vladimir Putin and to feed good news to the...
PPA completes upgrade works in Perama shipbuilding repair zone
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced the completion of the infrastructure upgrade works in the...
Russian government orders 400 ships
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 25, 2022 – Russia’s Ministry of Transport has placed an order for 400 cargo ships built at Russian shipyards...
Russia considers adding river-sea cruise ships
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – Russia is considering adding river-sea cruise ships to its fleet, reports the TASS news agency. It said...
Piraeus Port Authority – 9-month traffic figures
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 28, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority has reported traffic figures for the first nine months of 2022. Containers...
Cemre Shipyard signs contract with Molslinjen A/S for two ships
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 19, 2022 – Cemre Shipyard has signed a contract with Molslinjen A/S for two ships. The contract is for two...
Baleària launches the first electric ferry in Spain for passengers and cargo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2022 – Baleària has launched the first electric ferry in Spain for cargo and passengers with zero...
Greek parliament votes to support Elefsina Shipyards
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 1, 2022 – The Greek parliament has voted to support Elefsina Shipyards. The bill “Sanitation of the...