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Shipbuilding

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 the...

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...

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,...

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...

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