Fincantieri: Dry dock work starts on first corvette for Qatar
FINCANTIERI: DRY DOCK WORKS START ON THE FIRST CORVETTE FOR QATAR - November 27, 2018 Trieste, November 27, 2018 – The keel laying ceremony of the…
Fincantieri announces major investments at Port Marghera
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 - According to an announcement by Fincantieri SpA managing director Giuseppe Bono during the presentation of the Nieuw Statendam,…
German lender Nord/LB to extend €49.9 million loan to Croatia’s Jadroplov
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) December 3, 2018 – Croatian shipping company Jadroplov d.d. plans to borrow a €49.9 million ($56.6 million) loan from German bank Norddeutsche Landesbank…
Damen gets concession to operate shipyard in Montenegro
Bijela, Montenegro (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Montenegro has approved a concession contract for the operation of Adriatic Bijela JSC Shipyard for a period of 30…
STX France completes shipyard expansion in Saint-Nazaire
Nantes St-Nazaire, France (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – French shipbuilder STX France has completed a project for the expansion of the area dedicated to pre-assembly of…
Fincantieri starts construction of biggest cruise ship ever built in Italy
Monfalcone, Italy (PortSEurope) November 27, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has started the construction of the MSC Seashore cruise ship of MSC Cruises which…
Croatian shipper Uljanik Plovidba seeks refinancing
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 - In an announcement to the Zagreb Stock Exchange, the Croatian shipping company Uljanik Plovidba say it has signed…
Italy’s Gesmar to start operating a new tugboat at Ravenna port by end-2019
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Italian company Gesmar, a subsidiary of Rimorchiatori Riuniti SpA, expects to start handling a new tugboat at Ravenna port…
Croatia has letter of interest in Uljanik from Italy’s Fincantieri
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 23, 2018 – Croatia's government has received a letter of interest from Italian group Fincantieri SpA for the acquisition of troubled…
Palumbo acquires Mondomarine Savona port shipyard
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 - Following a year of discussions, Palumbo Superyachts has acquired the Mondomarine shipyard in Savona port. The acquisition was made official on…
Ukraine’s Smart Holding eyes investments in Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) November 21, 2018 – Ukrainian group Smart Holding is interested in investing in Croatian troubled shipbuilding group Uljanik d.d., the owner of the…
Damen to supply two tugboats to Italy’s Rimorchiatori Riuniti Spezzini
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Dutch shipbuilding company Damen will supply Italian tugboat operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti Spezzini two new Damen ASD Tugs 2411 vessels…
Italy’s Fincantieri signs fleet upgrade contract with Windstar Cruises
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a €200 million ($228.6 million) contract for the upgrade of vessels with company…
Palumbo Superyacht Savona srl awarded port concession
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 18, 2018 - Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP - Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) has awarded a 20-year…
Shipbuilding in ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara to be discussed in December
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 14, 2018 - On December 3, 2018, there will be a meeting in Genoa to discuss the shipbuilding industry in…
San Giorgio del Porto included in list of ship breakers authorized by the EU
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 - The ship repair yard San Giorgio del Porto SpA (SGdP) has been included in the list of ship breakers…
Fincantieri: The Chinese cruise hub established
Trieste, Italy, November 5, 2018 In the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Economic development and Labour Luigi Di Maio and the Chairman…
Italy’s Fincantieri establishes cruise hub in China
Shanghai, China (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has signed a contract for the creation of an industrial hub for cruise, shipbuilding and maritime activities…
Spain’s Zamakona shipyard delivers bunkering ship to Suardiaz Group
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – Spanish shipbuilder Zamakona Yards (Astilleros Zamakona S.A.) has officially signed the delivery protocol of the new fuel supply…
Damen withdraws interest for Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) October 18, 2018 – Dutch defence, shipbuilding and engineering conglomerate Damen has withdrawn its interest in investing in Croatian troubled shipbuilder Uljanik d.d.…