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Shipping and shipbuilding activities in Croatia have a very long tradition. Ever since ancient times our part of Adriatic Sea was known for its ships and fleets. Most of Croatian major shipyards were founded in mid nineteen and beginning of twentieth century. In the course of years the shipyards turned to construction of merchant vessels.
Croatian shipbuilding industry operates on the international market and export orientation is its dominant feature. Croatian shipbuilders have delivered impressive tonnage to foreign and domestic Shipowners of over 70 countries worldwide since nineteen-fifties.
High European level of quality and «tailor made» ships with innovative design, and features, unique performance and extraordinary service characteristics caused the increasing interest for building ships in Croatia. |
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Nautical tourism development strategy 2008 to 2018: Revenue of HRK15 billion in 10 years
Topic Business
| The strategy suggests that with the construction of 15,000 new moorings and annual growth of 9.8%, revenue by 2018 should reach HRK15 billion
Croatia’s coastline is 6,278
kms in length with an
average density of 2.6
moorings per kilometre. Thus,
the coast is not yet overcrowded.
Compared with other Mediterranean
countries, Croatia still has
room to develop its nautical infrastructure.
For example, France
has 64 moorings per kilometre,
Slovenia 56.9, and Italy 20.2. Of
all Mediterranean countries, only
Greece and Turkey have a lower
mooring density then Croatia. In
2007, 54,864 foreign ships and
yachts visited the Croatian part
of the Adriatic, 4.25% higher
than in 2006.
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Fairplay: Where’s the evidence?
Topic Maritime
| Sir, When I heard that Greek authorities had arrested the captain, chief officer and bosun of the Coral Sea in July last year, after finding drugs in the cargo hold, I was very worried. I was afraid that this would mark the beginning of difficult times for masters.
Then on 17 July this year a Greek court shocked the world by sentencing the Coral Sea’s captain Kristo Laptalo to 14 years in prison; he has to pay a fine of €200,000 because he is the captain (Fairplay, 18 July 2008).
In August 2007, Venezuelan authorities found drugs attached to the hull of the B Atlantic close to the rudder (Fairplay, 3 January 2008). The captain and second mate were held on board the ship, although the authorities had no evidence against them. The same happened in May 2008 in Panama when drugs were found 3m below the waterline attached to the bottom of the Therese.
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e-brod.com: 21 agreements signed to modernize county ports along Adriatic coast
Topic Maritime
| The Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Božidar Kalmeta, signed 21 agreements with directors of county port authorities and municipal heads in Zadar on Tuesday for the modernization of county ports along the Croatian Adriatic coast.
Of the 21 agreements, worth HRK 82 million, 14 concern ferry ports, while the rest are ports of importance to the local economy.
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e-brod.com: LOST AT SEA
Topic Shipbuilding
| TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR SHIPYARDS
Years of brushing aside problems in the Croatian shipbuilding industry has finally
culminated in a frantic last minute search for a restructuring solution that is
compatible with EU competition policy
During early last week, reviewers
in the Ministry
of Economy, Labour and
Entrepreneurship reviewed abstracts
concerning the restructuring
plans for Croatian shipyards,
aimed at making the industry
compatible with European competition
policies.
State Secretary for Economy Leo
Begović, who will be responsible
for “smoothing the edges” when
things get difficult around the
negotiating table, announced on
television that the scenarios for
overcoming the most difficult
chapter are still not satisfactory
and must be modified. Talks with
leading shipyard directors were
resumed later in the week.
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e-brod.com: Spevec: EU does not require the privatisation
Topic Society
| OLGICA SPEVEC, MEMBER OF THE CROATIAN NEGOTIATING TEAM WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION
Support measures for shipyards that are currently provided are not only inconsistent with the EU regulations but are also not compliant with our regulations. However, it is absolutely not true that new regulations forbid the state to stop providing support for the shipbuilding industry
Croatian shipyards are going
through one of the
most uncertain periods in
their history: they must find a
way out of the long-lasting agony
in which they operate on the
one hand, and on the other this
solution has to meet the requirements
of operating in the single
market of the European Union.
We discussed this issue with
Olgica Spevec, President of
the Competition Council of the
Croatian Competition Agency
and member of the Croatian
Negotiating Team with the European
Union in charge of the
Market Competition Chapter
and the Entrepreneurship and
Industrial Policy Chapter.
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| Old Articles | | Wednesday, May 07 | | · | 50 New Ships Ordered |
| Wednesday, April 09 | | · | Twinning project "Enhancement of administrative capacity in maritime safety" presented |
| Monday, April 07 | | · | Sounding the alarm over BNWAS |
| Wednesday, April 02 | | · | RIN Croatian Branch AGM held with Capt Ivica Tijardovic the new Branch Chairman |
| Monday, March 03 | | · | No injuries in clash of Albanian ship and Croatian trawler off Sibenik |
| Friday, February 22 | | · | Sport and yachting fair: EUR 700 million income from nautical tourism in 2007 |
| Monday, February 18 | | · | Towing of burnt Turkish ship from Croatian waters to Trieste begins |
| Thursday, February 07 | | · | Contract with Japanese firm terminated by consent |
| Wednesday, February 06 | | · | Turkish-flagged ship catches fire off Rovinj, all passengers safe |
| Tuesday, February 05 | | · | Rijeka Port Authority terminates contract with Japanese company |
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