Companies & People

Croatian DIV Group takes over Kleven Verft

DIV Group, the company that owns Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit, is taking over Norwegian Kleven Verft from cruise operator Hurtigruten. Employees of the Ulsteinvik-based shipbuilder were briefed on the transaction Monday morning. Hurtigruten...

22.01.2020

Companies & People

Navantia picks Siemens for shipbuilding digitalisation

Spanish state-owned shipbuilding corporation, Navantia, has chosen Siemens Digital Industries Software for the digitalisation of its shipbuilding processes. A fundamental component of the contract will be the use of Siemens’ Xcelerator platform to...

09.01.2020

Companies & People

Management shuffle at Damen

Damen Shipyards Group has a new management structure, effective from the beginning of the year. Arnout Damen has succeeded René Berkvens who has been CEO for more than 13 years. At the same time, the shipbuilding company is implementing a divisional...

08.01.2020

Companies & People

Damen yard celebrates 70th anniversary

Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf has celebrated its 70th anniversary, marking a successful seven decades in the repair, maintenance, conversion and refit of both inland waterway and seagoing vessels. Just north of Amsterdam and part of the Damen...

06.12.2019

Companies & People

Finnish naval architects target German market

Helsinki-headquartered naval architect and marine engineering company, Foreship Ltd, is preparing to open an office in Hamburg’s Hafen City. Foreship GmbH, led by the company’s current head of Machinery, Olli Somerkallio, will aim to strengthen links...

26.11.2019

Companies & People

Italian/French yard takeover faces EU investigation

Italian yard Fincantieri faces a full-scale European Union competition investigation into its takeover bid for French yard Chantiers de l'Atlantique on concerns the deal would reduce competition, sources said. The European Commission's preliminary...

08.11.2019

Companies & People

Norsepower strengthens global network

Helsinki-based Norsepower Oy Ltd, designer and manufacturer of wind propulsion systems for commercial ships, has reinforced its global supply and service network through the signing of an agreement with technology company Wärtsilä. The accord comes...

18.10.2019