Shipbuilding
Port activities associated with shipbuilding and ship repair. Includes both military vessels and cruise ship building.
Aegean Shipping Management enters dry bulk market
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Piraeus-based company Aegean Shipping Management has announced the signing of a new building order of a...
NIBULON Continues Modernizing Its Shipbuilding and Repair Yard
Mykolayiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – NIBULON with the support of the European Investment Bank (EIB) continues implementing its...
Paris government nationalise STX France
Nantes St.Nazaire, France, (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – The French government will nationalize the STX France shipyard to keep the ship yards under...
Bulgaria’s Odessos Shiprepair Yard reports lower H1 net profit
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) July 21, 2017 – Bulgaria’s Odessos Shiprepair Yard S.A. has reported an after-tax profit decreased to BGN 1.73...
Higher workload for Vard’s Romanian shipyards
Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – As part of the announcement of the its latest financial results, Vard said that its two Romanian...
Fincantieri starts on the multipurpose amphibious unit
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – At Fincantieri’s shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, work has begun on a multipurpose amphibious unit...
Ancona developing as super yacht centre
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 – The Adriatic port of Ancona is experiencing growth in the super yacht business. The port is the location for...
Government officials visits Piraeus port’s Perama Ship Repair Zone
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – In the presence of P. Kouroumplis, Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy, S. Pitsiorlas, Deputy Minister...
Petrogress looks at investment in Cypriot shipyard
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – Petrogress, Inc. has announced today a Memorandum of Understanding with F & T Investments, Ltd. to open...
Greece has biggest merchant fleet globally
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Data from Clarksons Research show that Greek shipowners have taken the lead among merchant ship owners...
Vigo’s Barreras wins Ritz-Carlton luxury yacht contract
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – Astillero Hijos de J. Barreras (HJB) has announced that it will construct a luxury cruise yacht for The...
Cosco plans new floating dock for Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 27, 2017 – China’s Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited has announced that Piraeus Port Authority S.A.(PPA) is...
USPA will update the dredging and ecological security fleet of Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – On June 21, Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) together with the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine...
Romanian shipyard brings in 300 Vietnamese workers
Tulcea, Romania (PortSEurope) June 18, 2017 – The Vard shipyard in Tulcea will bring 300 welders and locksmiths from Vietnam, due to a shortage in the...
Ukraine’s USPA to fleet renewal plans to shipbuilders
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 13, 2017 – The Ukraine Sea Ports Authority (USPA) plans to carry out a conference on the development of the...
Italy’s Caronte & Tourist to build ten LNG-fuelled ferry ships
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2017 – Italian company Caronte & Tourist S.p.A. plans to invest a total of €200 million ($225.53 million) in the...
Spain’s Nodosa Shipyard delivers two MARPOL vessels to Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2017 – Spanish company Nodosa Shipyard, based in Marín, has delivered two marine pollution (MARPOL) vessels...