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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.

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...

Croatia’s Brodosplit to build luxury passenger vessel

Split, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 24, 2022 – Shipbuilder Brodosplit is to build a luxury, 753-foot passenger vessel with 547 private residences on...

Tersan Shipyard to build factory fishing ship

Yalova, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 3, 2022 – Tersan Shipyard has signed contract with Nordbank Hochseefischerei GmbH for the building of an 88.1...

Kazakhstan plans to create its own ferry fleet in the Caspian Sea by 2030

Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 31, 2022 – Kazakhstan plans to create its own ferry fleet in the Caspian Sea by 2030 with 10 ferries stationed in...

Work starts in dry dock in Ancona on “Seven Seas Grandeur”

Trieste, July 12, 2022 – The keel laying ceremony was held today at the Ancona shipyard for “Seven Seas Grandeur”, the third luxury cruise ship that...

Port of Huelva renews Nuevo Astillero de Huelva concession

Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) July 19, 2022 – The Port Authority of Huelva will renew the concession to the Nuevo Astillero de Huelva shipyard. The...

Western sanctions bite against Russia’s shipping

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – Western sanctions-hit Russia is in dire need of attracting additional fleet capacity, especially in the...

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