Piraeus Port Authority continues investments in Ship Repair Zone in Perama
Piraeus Port Authority has announced the approval of the tender evaluation regarding the "Supply of two (2) double level luffing jib cranes for the activities…
Elstat: Greek ship repairing industry – 2020
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces data of the survey on the activities of the Greek Ship Repairing Industry in 2020 - March 25, 2021…
Work progresses on the first LNG supply vessel built in Spain
Project is driven by Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Enagás, through a joint venture of its subsidiary Scale Gas, that will build the bunking vessel…
Russia proposes to delay localisation of shipbuilding law
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 18, 2021 - The Russian government is set to postpone the introduction of a scoring system for calculating the localization of…
Grimaldi orders new six new Ro-Ro multipurpose vessels
The Grimaldi Group continues investing to upgrade and modernize its fleet. Today, with the signing of an agreement worth over $500 million, the Neapolitan Group…
Orcelle Wind: Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s first full-scale wind-powered Ro-Ro ship
Oslo, Norway (PortSEurope) February 18, 2021 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a leading market operater in Ro-Ro shipping and vehicle logistics, has presented the new Orcelle Wind vessel,…
Contract with Greenland’s Royal Greenland company for fourth factory ship from Bilbao port shipyard
The shipyard Murueta, part of Astilleros de Murueta S.A., has signed a contract with the shipowner Qaleralik (a part of Greenland’s Royal Greenland publicly owned…
Spain’s Pymar shipbuilder holds shareholder meeting
Spain (PortSEurope) December 19, 2020 - In December, the general seeting of shareholders of Pymar, which includes the main private shipyards in Spain, took place, in…
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 Sistema Portuale del Mare…
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: “Infrastructure…
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 and refit facility -…
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 Fincantieri SpA, the relevant parties…
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…