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Shipbuilding

Port activities associated with shipbuilding and ship repair. Includes both military vessels and cruise ship building.

Piraeus Port Authority reports on evolution of business activities in 2019

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – The Board of Directors of Piraeus Port Authority SA, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...

Croatian government guarantee allows May 3 shipyard to resume work

The strong engagement of the Government enabled the shipyard to start a new beginning and concrete work on May 3, and activities in finding a strategic partner...

Fincantieri Palermo shipyard starts work on Windstar Cruises

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) September 6, 2019 – The Palermo shipyard of Fincantieri SpA has started work on the newly constructed mid-section of...

China Merchants Group signs agreement with RINA for cruise ship projects

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) September 4, 2019 – CMIT – Europe, a subsidiary of China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIT), has signed an agreement...

Croatian shipyard 3 Maj reaches debt restructuring agreement

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) September 3, 2019 – Rijeka’s 3. Maj shipyard has signed agreements with suppliers and sub-contractors to defer part...

Croatian government to help solve 3. Maj Shipyard impasse

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 5, 2019 – The government has decided to get involved in the process of unblocking the account of Rijeka’s 3....

Uljanik Shipyard delivers vessels whilst under bankruptcy proceedings

Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) July 29, 2019 – The Pula-based Uljanik Shipyard has delivered a luxury passenger ship to the PEC Ltd company from Malta. The...

Constanta port to benefit from Naval Group contract

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – The Romanian government has announced that Naval Group of France and the local Şantierul Naval...

Uljanik Shipbuilding cancels CLdN contract

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 22, 2019 – Due to the bankruptcy of Uljanik d.d., the company will no longer be able to fulfil a contract with CLdN...

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation visits Rijeka port

Zagreb, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 21, 2019 – Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Darko Horvat reported that a delegation of the China...

Croatia’s Pazin court launches bankruptcy proceedings against Uljanik Group

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 17, 2019 – Croatia’s Pazin court has launched bankruptcy proceedings against the Uljanik Group, the parent of...

Bankruptcy proceedings for Uljanik shipyard is not the end; Chinese interest

News Release – Government of Croatia – Opening of bankruptcy proceedings for Uljanik shipyard is not the end – May 13, 2019 Prime Minister...

Italy’s government approves €75.5 million financing for Fincantieri Palermo shipyards

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) May 13, 2019 – Italy’s government has approved a €75.5 million ($85 million) loan for the overhaul of Palermo...

China’s CSIC sees Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik as gateway to Europe

Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 9, 2019 – China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) sees Croatia’s Uljanik shipyard as a gateway to Europe,...

China’s CSIC considers investments in two Croatian shipbuilders

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) May 2, 2019 – Representatives of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) have visited troubled Croatian shipbuilders...

Jan De Nul requests repayment of instalments by Uljanik

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 24, 2019 – Luxembourg-headquartered dredging group Jan De Nul has demanded that Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik d.d. repay...

Brodotrogir d.d. shipyard enters bankruptcy proceedings

Split, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – The Commercial Court in Croatian port of Split has opened pre-bankruptcy procedures over the Brodotrogir...

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