Shipbuilding
Port activities associated with shipbuilding and ship repair. Includes both military vessels and cruise ship building.
Fincantieri signs for a concession to develop shipbuilding in Palermo port
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 15, 2020 – The Trieste-based shipbuiding group Fincantieri SpA has signed an agreement with Autorita’ di...
Piraeus Port Authority to proceed with ship repair facility development
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 9, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced the signing of the agreement to proceed with the project:...
Drydocks World expands into Montenegro, Eastern Mediterranean
Drydocks World, a DP World company, joins consortium to transform the Bijela Shipyard, Montenegro, into a world-class superyacht service, maintenance, repair...
Chantiers de l’Atlantique-Fincantieri merger delayed until year-end
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A few days before the merger of France’s Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Italy’s...
NIBULON ranks first among Ukrainian shipyards
Having analyzed the working results of the Ukrainian shipyards in 2019, the Association of Shipbuilders of Ukraine (Ukrsudprom) has acknowledged NIBULON...
Piombino Industrie Marittime (Pim) signs Piombino port concession agreement
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2020 – Piombino Industrie Marittime (Pim) and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale...
HySHIP project clinches €8 million funding award
Ground-breaking maritime innovation project is granted EUR 8m in European funding as Norwegian government announces strengthened focus on development and...
EU job-search aid worth €2 million for 500 former shipbuilding workers in Spain
Former shipbuilding workers from Galicia will receive €2,054,400 in EU aid to help them re-integrate into the labour market, following a plenary vote on...
Ukraine minister praises Kiliya Shipbuilding and Repair Plant
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, has visited the Kiliya Shipbuilding and...
Russia’s draft law on import substitution in shipbuilding adopted in the first reading
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – The State Duma of the Russian Federation has adopted a bill that will stimulate shipping, leasing...
Svitzer orders exclusive tug design from Turkey’s Med Marine
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 13, 2020 – Svitzer, a tugboat operator, has signed a contract for MED-A2360 series tugboat from Med Marine. The...
Sevastopol’s RSC Aquamarine plans to purchase 10 fishing vessels
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 9, 2020 – Sevastopol fish canning plant RSC Aquamarine plans to purchase 10 vessels frpm Sevastopol Marine Plant...
RINA and China’s SDARI sign MoU for classification of ships in 3D
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) September 29, 2020 – RINA and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) have signed a Memorandum of...
Fincantieri starts construction of Zeus, a zero-emission experimental ship
Castellammare di Stabia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding group has started constructing Zeus, a zero-emissions...
Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade presents new point system for localization of shipbuilding
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has again revised Resolution 719 (contains a list of operations and...
Ancona port receives funding to support local shipbuilding
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...
Gaeta port aims to relaunch shipbuilding industry
Gaeta, Italy (PortSEurope) August 25, 2020 – In the port of Gaeta, shipbuilding is a fundamental segment of the blue economy and an economically...