Shipbuilding
Port activities associated with shipbuilding and ship repair. Includes both military vessels and cruise ship building.
Barreras shipyard to build ferry ship for Naviera Armas
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Canarian shipping company Naviera Armas SA and the Barreras shipyard (Hijos de J....
Uljanik terminates Wellard Ships build contract
Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Wellard Ships Pte Ltd, the Singapore subsidiary of Wellard, has been informed of the termination of the...
Three companies compete for Ravenna port’s former Mondomarine yards concession
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – The final decision on the new concessionaire of the former Mondomarine yards was due last week but has...
Algoma Central Corporation announces cancellation of Croatian shipbuilding contracts
Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – Algoma Central Corporation, a leading provider of marine transportation services, has said it has taken...
Ukrainian entrepreneur shows interest in Croatian troubled shipyards
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Ukrainian entrepreneur Vadim Novinski has expressed interest in investing in Croatian troubled shipbuilders...
Sicilian trade unions call for investment in Fincantieri’s Palermo port shipyards
Palermo, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – Sicilian trade unions Fiom and CGIL Palermo have requested a meeting with the commissioner Girolamo...
Italy’s Palumbo completes takeover bid for Viktor Lenac in Croatia
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Naples-based shipbuilding group Palumbo has successfully completed the takeover bid for Croatian sector...
La Ciotat Shipyards selects MB92 as long-term partner
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – La Ciotat Shipyards has selected MB92 as a long-term partner and financial investor in the...
Vittoria Shipyard launches tugboat destined for Russian navy
Chioggia, Italy (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA has launched at its Adria shipyard the РИМ-MОСКВА (Rome...
Italy’s Palumbo takeover bid for Viktor Lenac is successful
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Naples-based Palumbo’s offer for the acquisition of the entire capital of Croatian shipbuilder...
Vigo port to launch Ritz Carlton Yacht vessel in October
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – Shipbuilder Hijos de J. Barreras plans to launch a new luxury cruise ship for the Ritz Carlton Yacht...
President of troubled shipbuilder Uljanik resigns
Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 31, 2018 – Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik’s president has resigned to respond to the demands of employees who are on...
Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation sign MOU for extension of the industrial cooperation
Trieste, Italy, August 29, 2018 – Press Release – Fincantieri Fincantieri and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), have signed a Memorandum...
Croatia’s Uljanik shipyard employees launch strike
Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 23, 2018 – Croatian shipbuilding group Uljanik’s employees started a strike on August 22, due to the delay of the...
Greece rejects Piraeus port’s application for shipyard construction
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 21, 2018 – Greece’s economy ministry has rejected the application of Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) for the...
Croatian financial watchdog approves buyout bid for shipbuilder Viktor Lenac
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – Croatian financial watchdog HANFA has given the green light to the launch of a buyout bid for local...
Italy’s Tirrenia constructing 4,200 linear metre ro-ro ship in Germany
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 3, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia is constructing a new 4,200 linear metre ro-ro ship in the German shipyard...