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The delivery of  Valiant Lady took place yesterday and Resilient Lady was floated out today at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) shipyard, respectively the second and third of four ships which Virgin Voyages (new cruise operator and a brand part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group) ordered to Fincantieri. Valiant Lady and Resilient Lady, as well..

On 28 June 2021, VARD, one of the world’s major designers and shipbuilders of specialised vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured the contract for the construction of Somnio, the world’s first residential yacht liner, finished to the highest possible standards. Somnio will be one of a kind and recognizable as the new..

Fincantieri and Saipem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the sustainable exploitation of deep-sea floors over 3,000m in depth. This agreement sets the ground for a strategic partnership aimed at developing and pursuing business opportunities in the field of designing, engineering, building and managing deepsea mining (DSM) systems. Deepsea floors are rich..

VARD, Fincantieri’s subsidiary and shipbuilders of specialised vessels has signed a new contract for the design and construction of a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for Ta San Shang Marine, a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Ta Tong Marine (TTM). The vessel – the first one to be built for the Asian market..

Fincantieri has delivered Scarlet Lady, the first of four cruise vessels for new cruise operator Virgin Voyages, which is part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group. The vessel was presented at the shipyard in Genoa Sestri Ponente. The ceremony was attended by the President and CEO of Virgin Voyages Tom McAlpin, the Governor of the..

Fincantieri and Naval Group signed the Alliance Cooperation Agreement, which sets out the operational terms for the incorporation of a 50/50 owned joint venture. The agreement, which follows the approval by the Boards of Directors of the two companies, embodies the contents of the Poseidon project and paves the way towards a broader alliance aimed at..

Fincantieri and global travel brand Virgin Voyages, have signed a contract valued at approximately EUR 700 million for the construction of a fourth cruise ship, which will be delivered at the end of 2023.

MSC Cruises and Fincantieri today announced the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the construction of four ultra-luxury cruise ships for a total value in excess of EUR 2 billion.

The steel cutting ceremony of the first Doha-class corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition programme, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) yard.

The steel cutting ceremony of the second of three cruise ships that  Virgin Voyages (part of Virgin Group) ordered to Fincantieri took place today at the Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa.

Kronprins Haakon, the oceanographic icebreaker which will operate in in the polar waters and which was built by Fincantieri for the Institute of Marine Research (IMR), the Norwegian governmental body for oceanographic research and fishing, was delivered in recent days in the Norwegian yard of Vard Langsten. After the completion of the building process at..

  Cathelco has won orders to supply equipment for a number of cruise and commercial vessels which are being built in European and Far East yards in the months ahead. Impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems will be supplied for a total of five cruise vessels which are being built by Fincantieri in Italy. One..

Laurent Giles is celebrating its 90th anniversary and 1,400th yacht project in 2017. Based in Lymington, Hampshire, Laurent Giles was founded by Jack Laurent Giles in 1927, quickly establishing himself as a pioneer in new design and construction techniques. Laurent Giles was the first to design the all-aluminium offshore racing yacht, Gulvain, and one of..

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the engine-supply contract from Fincantieri for newbuilds ordered by Costa Asia and P&O Cruises. The two companies are members of Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest leisure travel company with a combined fleet of over 100 ships across ten cruise-line brands. Each vessel will feature 2 x 14V48/60CR and 3..

MSC Cruises and Fincantieri marked an important milestone in the building of MSC Seaside with the celebration of the traditional maritime coin ceremony held at the Monfalcone, Italy shipyard. The first of up to two MSC Cruises’ next-generation Seaside class of smart ships is set to come into service in December 2017 and will sail..

Viking Sea, the second of six cruise ships Viking Ocean Cruises has ordered from Fincantieri, has been delivered at the shipyard in Ancona. Viking Sea, along with its sister ships, is placed in the small cruise ship segment. With a gross tonnage of about 47,800 tons, it has 465 cabins with accommodation for 930 passengers,..

  The third Royal Princess class vessel built for the California-based cruise operator Princess Cruises, a brand of the Carnival Group, has been launched at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone. Scheduled to be delivered in April of 2017, the vessel, named Majestic Princess, will now undergo interior fittings. Majestic Princess will join the company’s Royal Princess, Regal..

Italian shipbuilder Finactieri recently held a keel laying ceremony at its Sestri Ponente yard in Genoa, for the Silver Muse, an ultra-luxury cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for Monaco-based cruise company Silversea Cruises. Finacantieri cut the first steel of the ship in July. Silver Muse will represent an evolution of the Silver Spirit designed..

  Cruise line Viking Ocean Cruises has placed an order with Italian yard Fincantieri for construction of two additional 47,800-gt cruise ships. The additional vessels will have 465 cabins and carry 930 passengers with a total capacity of over 1,400 people, including crew. The new units, like the four sister ships previously ordered, will become part..

Geneva-based MSC Cruises and Fincantieri cut the first steel for its new generation of ship, MSC Seaside. In a ceremony held at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, MSC Cruises’ Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago and Chief Executive Officer, Gianni Onorato, along with Fincantieri’s Chief Executive Officer Giuseppe Bono launched the cutting of the first steel of..

Fincantieri has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a minority stake via capital injection in Camper & Nicholsons International (Camper & Nicholsons). The agreement includes the possibility for Fincantieri to increase subsequently its share capital in Camper & Nicholsons The investment consolidates the presence of both companies in the larger yacht segment and confirms..

L-3 SAM Electronics announced that it has been awarded a contract to retrofit state-of-the-art propulsion control and automation systems aboard the Taiwanese Navy’s Ta Kuan hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel. The 93m-long vessel, built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Muggiano, La Spezia, Italy in 1995, carries out operations in domestic waters as well as..

Britannia, the new flagship of the P&O Cruises fleet, brand of Carnival Group, was presented today at Monfalcone shipyard. The delivery of Britannia further enhances and strengthens the partnership between Fincantieri and P&O Cruises, a prestigious brand characterised by a particularly high target of customers, tailored to the British market, one of the most dynamic..

MSC Cruises’ EUR 200m Renaissance Programme to renew and enlarge four ships of its 12-strong fleet has entered its second phase after the arrival of MSC Sinfonia at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Sicily. Over the next 10 weeks, MSC Sinfonia will undergo the same intensive work schedule as her sister ship, MSC Armonia, which resumed service..

Ocean Victory has been delivered at the Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard. 140m long, the Ocean Victory is the largest yacht ever built in Italy and, according to the sector rankings, one of the ten largest ever built in the world. The new mega yacht is positioned on the top market segment in terms of quality..