Shipbuilding
Port activities associated with shipbuilding and ship repair. Includes both military vessels and cruise ship building.
Fincantieri Muggiano shipyard in La Spezia start submarine production work
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 12, 2022 – Fincantieri has started production activities for the first of two new-generation submarines, as part...
Ah Camogli (RR), Etrusco (Elbana di Navigazione) and two ships of Grimaldi under the care of Besiktas Shipyard
Cooperation between Italian ship owners and Besiktas Shipyard dates back to more than 10 years, and Besiktas Shipyard holds the leadership position in Italy...
Dry dock removed from Port of Palermo
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) January 6, 2022 – A 19,000-ton dry dock has been removed from the Port of Palermo, an action that will free up...
Port of Vigo plans shipbuilding facility
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – The Port Authority of Vigo is planning a tender to develop a shipbuilding and repair faciity to occupy a...
Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia shipyard to build second Logistic Support for the Italian Navy
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – The Fincantieri SpA-led consortium Raggruppamento Temporaneo di Impresa (RTI) has been awarded a €410...
Ports of Tenerife strengthens the infrastructure for naval repair in the eastern dock
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) December 17, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife...
French shipbuilder Piriou acquires Romanian shipyard
Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – Brittany-based French shipbuilder Chantiers Piriou has acquired ATG Shipyard on the Danube in...
Sanmar acquires third shipyard in Turkey.
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – Tugboat builder Sanmar has announced that it has acquired a third shipyard in Turkey, in addition to...
Ferretti’s investment in Taranto to go ahead
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – A meeting of Contratto istituzionale di sviluppo per Taranto has produced an agreement that will allow...
MSC Crusies and Fincantieri mark float out of the line’s next flagship MSC Seascape
MSC Seascape is one of three MSC Cruises ships currently under construction, two of which will be delivered in 2022 following the two that already came into...
Vigo Ship Repair relaunched in Galicia
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – The Vigo Ship Repair platform has been relaunched by over 20 local companies, businesses and associations...
Sanmar deal will see first Tier III tugs in Italian ports
Sanmar Shipyards has signed a contract to deliver two cleaner and greener versions of its Bogacay series of tugs to Sicily-based operator Rimorchiatori Augusta...
Fincantieri and Navantia agree to boost collaboration in European defence
Madrid/Trieste, November 2, 2021 – Fincantieri and Navantia have reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to boost their...
Fincantieri has expressed interest in the restructuring of Greece’s Elefsis shipyards
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has expressed interest in joining an investment group to lead the...
Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard to build naval ship for Qatar
Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has reported that a vessel commissioned by the Qatar...
Fincantieri’s Vard wins order for wind farm vessels
Trieste, October 4, 2021 – Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has secured contracts...
Turkey to sell land for shipbuilding in Zonguldak
Zonguldak, Turkey (PortSEurope) September 29, 2021 – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure is preparing to sell a 220,000 m2 piece of land in the...