One of Europe’s fast growing ports is in transformation mode with dredging, new facilities and greater rail link projects all underway. When Russia backed out of the UN-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative in mid-July last year Ukraine was forced to shift much more of its exports via the Danube and...
https://splash247.com/transformation-of-constanta-port-accelerates/
Romanian oil and gas producer OMV Petrom has contracted Green Yard Kleven, part of Norway’s Green Yard Group, for the construction of an offshore field support vessel that will operate the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea and the country’s first deepwater offshore project under...
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Providing some respite for one of Europe’s largest shipyards, Damen Shipyards Mangalia has just won two ship repair contracts, despite being insolvent since June. The Romanian yard has won a contract to repair two Maltese-flagged ships, with the one-month work set to start by the end of this year. ...
There has been widespread international condemnation of a Russian missile strike on a Greek-operated bulk carrier off Romania this week, although security analysts are unsure whether this was a hit specifically aiming at a merchant ship or a misguided strike as part of a wider campaign against...
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Marking the first confirmed strike on a merchant ship in the Black Sea in many months, a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged bulk carrier was struck by a Russian-launched missile after departing from the port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine. According to maritime security consultancy Ambrey, the vessel, which...
https://splash247.com/russia-accused-of-striking-bulk-carrier-in-romanian-waters/
The Romanian government is in talks to buy Moldova’s only port, amid interest from a Bulgarian company. The Port of Giurgiulești, officially the Giurgiulești International Free Port, is a port on the Danube River at its confluence with the Prut. It is Moldova’s only port accessible to seagoing...
https://splash247.com/romania-bids-to-take-over-moldovas-only-port/
Ukrainian privately-owned vessel operator UkrFerry Shipping Company will resume operating on routes between Ukraine and Georgia this July 9. These will be UkrFerry’s first operational sailings transporting passengers and vehicles to Georgia following the start of the Russian invasion in February...
Insolvency proceedings are underway in Romania involving one of Europe’s largest shipbuilding facilities. A tribunal in Constanta has given an early August deadline for claims to be submitted against Damen Mangalia, a shipyard that was formerly run by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering...
https://splash247.com/daman-mangalia-insolvency-proceedings-get-underway/
The Norwegian Coast Guard’s third and last Jan Mayen-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) was formally named in a ceremony at Vard’s Langsten facilities on Wednesday, June 12. The future NoCGV Hopen and its two earlier sisters, including class lead ship NoCGV Jan Mayen, will replace the coast guard’s...
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has launched a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) being built for offshore services provider Edda Wind. The vessel is presently at the facilities of Vard Braila in Romania. It will be towed to Vard Brattvaag in Norway for topside equipment installation,...