Shipbuilding
Port activities associated with shipbuilding and ship repair. Includes both military vessels and cruise ship building.
MSC Cruises and Fincantieri celebrate float out of MSC Seashore ship – Monfalcone port
20 August 2020 MSC Seashore will be the second MSC Cruises new ship to come into service in 2021 as part of the Company’s continued investment plan New...
New tugboat, powered by LNG, is officialy part of fleet in Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 31, 2020 – The tugboat, Ibaizabal Quince, powered by LNG and diesel, is officially part of the fleet, providing the...
MSC Cruises buys 50% stake in Palumbo Malta Shipyard
Geneva, Switzerland and Paola, Malta, 30 July 2020 – MSC Cruises and Palumbo Group today announced they have formed a joint venture to operate the Palumbo...
NIBULON to build border patrol boats for Ukraine under Ukrainian-French contract
The leader in Ukrainian shipbuilding, NIBULON, has become an official partner of the French company OSEA in the construction of border patrol boats as part of...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at ONEX Syros Shipyards, Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has visited the Neorion Shipyards to review progress since the...
Huelva port presents project for its new facilities
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) July 17, 2020 – Nuevo Astillero de Huelva SA will present a long-term project for its new facilities in the port of Huelva...
Turkish Minister visits Istanbul shipyard to review construction of new naval vessel
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2020 – Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank has visited the Tuzla Sedef Shipyard to review progress on...
Minister attends signing of contract worth HRK 554 million for development of Rijeka port
Today in Rijeka, the Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, attended the signing of the ‘Contract for the execution of...
Shipyard Famagusta plans to increase new builds in 2021
Famagusta, Cyprus (Ports Europe) June 19, 2020 – Shipyard Famagusta Ltd is developing a new workshop facility capable of machining big capacity shaft,...
Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard to build trawler for P/F Havborg
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 18, 2020 – Tersan Shipyard Inc. has signed a new contract to build an arctic freezer trawler for P/F Havborg from...
Turkey’s Med Marine has signs tugboat contract with Kenya Ports Authority
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – Med Marine, one of Turkey’s leading tugboat builder, towage and pilotage operators, has signed a...
Greek finance ministry to review PPA shipbuilding development application
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 14, 2020 – The Greek Council of State (CoE), the country’s highest administrative court, has annulled an...
Turkey’s Uzmar to build tug for Port of Aarhus
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 8, 2020 – Uzmar Shipyard has signed a contract to build a RAmparts 3000 series newbuild tugboat for the Port of...
Croatian government supports return of shipbuilding in Pula
Pula, Croatia (Ports Europe) June 4, 2020 – The Government has indicated its readiness to create preconditions for starting shipbuilding activities in...
Russia prepares new rules for the localization of shipbuilding
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 1, 2020 – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a revised Resolution 719 (import substitution) to include...
Fincantieri confirms work in Palermo port until 2022
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 27, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding facility in Palermo has a guaranteed workload until 2022, the...
Last year, 73 ships were repaired at ASCO’s Bibiheybat shipyard
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 20, 2020 – The Bibiheybat shipyard of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) repaired 73 ships in 2019. Of...