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 build contract for…
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 been…
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 steps to cancel the…
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 Uljanik and 3. maj. Novinski…
Sicilian trade unions call for investment in Fincantieri’s Palermo port shipyards
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) October 3, 2018 - Sicilian trade unions Fiom and CGIL Palermo have requested a meeting with the commissioner Girolamo Turone to raise concerns…
Italy’s Palumbo completes takeover bid for Viktor Lenac in Croatia
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 2, 2018 – Naples-based shipbuilding group Palumbo has successfully completed the takeover bid for Croatian sector player Viktor Lenac. Palumbo and its…
Port Said to receive two vessels produced by Germany’s Voith in 2019
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 28, 2018 – Port Said expects to receive in 2019 two vessels to facilitate the handling of ships, produced by…
La Ciotat Shipyards selects MB92 as long-term partner
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) September 27, 2018 - La Ciotat Shipyards has selected MB92 as a long-term partner and financial investor in the development of a…
Vittoria Shipyard launches tugboat destined for Russian navy
Chioggia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 26, 2018 - Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA has launched at its Adria shipyard the РИМ-MОСКВА (Rome -Moscow) tugboat which will be used…
Italy’s Palumbo takeover bid for Viktor Lenac is successful
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) September 21, 2018 – Naples-based Palumbo's offer for the acquisition of the entire capital of Croatian shipbuilder Viktor Lenac has been successful, according…
Vigo port to launch Ritz Carlton Yacht vessel in October
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) September 9, 2018 - Shipbuilder Hijos de J. Barreras plans to launch a new luxury cruise ship for the Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection…
President of troubled shipbuilder Uljanik resigns
Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 31, 2018 – Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik’s president has resigned to respond to the demands of employees who are on strike over…
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 of Understanding for the…
Croatia’s Uljanik shipyard employees launch strike
Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 23, 2018 – Croatian shipbuilding group Uljanik's employees started a strike on August 22, due to the delay of the company in…
Greece rejects Piraeus port’s application for shipyard construction
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 21, 2018 – Greece's economy ministry has rejected the application of Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) for the construction of a…
Croatian financial watchdog approves buyout bid for shipbuilder Viktor Lenac
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 13, 2018 – Croatian financial watchdog HANFA has given the green light to the launch of a buyout bid for local shipbuilder…
Italy’s Fincantieri increases stake in Vard to 91.91%
Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) August 8, 2018 – Norwegian shipbuilding company Vard has said that the shares of the company held by Italy's Fincantieri Oil & Gas Spa reached…
Italy’s Fincantieri to acquire ICT company Vitrociset
Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) August 8, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has said it signed an agreement to acquire a 98.54% stake in the capital…
Italy’s Tirrenia constructing 4,200 linear metre ro-ro ship in Germany
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 3, 2018 – Italian ferry company Tirrenia is constructing a new 4,200 linear metre ro-ro ship in the German shipyard of Flensburg. The ship, named Maria Grazia…
STX France renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique
Nantes-St.Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) July 24, 2018 - The STX France shipyards have been renamed Chantiers de l'Atlantique, a name previously held by the company until…