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.
Fincantieri’s Vard wins order for wind farm vessels
Trieste, October 4, 2021 – Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has secured contracts...
Navantia’s digital transformation will improve its operations by 20%
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) October 5, 2021 – The president of Navantia, Ricardo Domínguez, has said that the company’s digital transformation...
Turkey to sell land for shipbuilding in Zonguldak
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 29, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure is preparing to sell a 220,000 m2 piece of land in the...
Greece signs a agreement with Naval Group and MBDA
Greece signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Naval Group and MBDA opening negotiations for the supply of three FDI HNs and one optional – September...
Palumbo Superyachts awarded concession at Port of Savona
Savona, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – For the second time, Palumbo Superyachts has been awarded a 20-year concession of the Savona production...
3 Maj shipyard sale attracts no bids
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) September 2, 2021 – An attempt to sell an 88.27% stake in the 3 Maj shipyard owned by the bankrupt Uljanik group has...
“Norwegian Prima” floated out of port of Marghera
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 30, 2021 – The “Norwegian Prima” ship is the first of six vessels of Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL)...
Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard wins Russian icebreaker contract
Yalova, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 30, 2021 -Earlier this month, Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard was awarded the contract to construct an 18 MW icebreaker to be...
“Norwegian Prima” floated out in Marghera
Trieste, August 13, 2021 – “Norwegian Prima”, the first of six vessels of Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) new Prima Class of ships was...
MSC takes delivery of MSC Seashore from Fincantieri in Monfalcone
Monfalcone, Italy – July 26, 2021 – In the presence of Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility prof. Enrico Giovannini, MSC Group today...
MSC, Fincantieri and Snam to partner for world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship
Geneva, Switzerland, Trieste and San Donato Milanese, Italy – July 26, 2021 – Today the Cruise Division of MSC Group, Fincantieri and Snam announced the...
Uljanik d.d. shipbuilding group to sell stake in 3. Maj shipyard
Zaghreb, Croatia (Ports Europe) July 7, 2021 – Uljanik d.d. shipbuilding group, currently under bankruptcy proceedings, is inviting expressions of...
Navantia will invest €30 million in the Cádiz shipyard
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – The Spanish shipbuilding group Navantia will invest €30 million ($35.6 million) to modernize the open-unit...
Maersk signs shipbuilding contract for world’s first container vessel fueled by carbon neutral methanol
Copenhagen, Denmark – A.P. Moller – Maersk and Hyundai Mipo Dockyards have agreed on a contract for Hyundai Mipo to build a feeder vessel with a dual...
Fincantieri starts building new-concept luxury cruise ships for MSC Cruises
The first steel of “Explora I”, the first of four new-concept luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Explora Journeys, the new luxury brand...
Fincantieri and Comau together for innovation of production processes with robotics
Trieste/Grugliasco (Turin), May 20, 2021 – Fincantieri and Comau, two Italian excellences and world leaders in their respective reference markets, signed a...
Vulcano Shipyard wins auction for floating docks in Port of Palermo
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – The local Vulcano Shipyard srl has won the auction for the purchase of the two floating docks,...
Trade unions discuss Palermo port issues with AdSP manager
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – Am eeting between trade union organizations and the president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del...
CMA CGM Group announces the order of 22 new vessels
April 30, 2021 The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, signed today with CSSC (China State Shipbuilding Corporation) Group an order for: 6...
Piraeus Port Authority continues investments in Ship Repair Zone in Perama
Piraeus Port Authority has announced the approval of the tender evaluation regarding the “Supply of two (2) double level luffing jib cranes for the...