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 shipbuilding and repair yard…
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 (AdSP - North Tyrrhenian Sea…
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 commercialization of hydrogen as a…
MSC Cruises to implement next-generation air sanitation system developed by Fincantieri for the cruise industry
Trieste, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland 21st October 2020 – Fincantieri, in close cooperation with the virology lab of the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, ICGEB, has developed…
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 Monday…
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 Shiprepair Plant (KSBSRZ), and praised…
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 companies and…
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 contract was…
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 division of Zvezdochka…
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 Understanding (MoU) to create…
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 vessel powered by a fuel…
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 equipment…
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 Adriatico Centrale (Centrale Central…
Fincantieri sees technical launch of the first-in-class patrol vessel for Qatar
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 20, 2020 - Fincantieri SpA has completed the technical launch of the first-in-class patrol vessel (OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel)…
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 important…
Leixões port invests €13.5 million in two 70-ton tugboats
Leixões, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 20, 2020 - APDL - Administração dos Portos do Douro e Leixões SA (APDL - The Administration of the Ports of…
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…
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 towage…
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…