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MSC Armonia, the first of four MSC cruise ships to be enlarged and enhanced under the Renaissance Programme, was relaunched amid much fanfare in Genoa today for a 10-day inaugural cruise to the Canary Islands. Hundreds of journalists and travel industry representatives boarded MSC Armonia, which was moored at the historic Italian port of Genoa,..

Fincantieri and Princess Cruises, brand of US cruise group Carnival Corporation & plc, announced they have reached an agreement to build a new ship for the company at an all-in cost for the shipowner of approximately EUR 600 million. The 143,000t ship, which will enter service in 2017, will carry 3,560 passengers (lower berths), and..

MSC Cruises and Chicco have teamed up to bring even more happiness on holiday with a cruise tailor-made for babies. The brands, two global flag-carriers of Italian excellence, have joined forces to make a range of Chicco’s outstanding products available to families in purpose-built children areas on six ships of the expanding MSC Cruises fleet…

Today MSC Cruises signed a contract with Fincantieri for the construction of two new cruise ships, with an option for one more. The two ships will join MSC Cruises’ fleet, currently counting twelve ships. The signature took place at the Palazzo Chigi in Rome between MSC Cruises and Fincantieri in the presence of the Executive..

Recently Van Voorden Castings BV from Zaltbommel, the Netherlands, finished a large project consisting of four stainless steel propellers. These propellers with diameters of 2.9 and 3.5m, have a combined weight of over 25t of high quality stainless steel and will be used for two contra-rotating podded drives. The total system will be extremely efficient and..

During the Italy-Russia Business Forum, being held today in Trieste, Fincantieri announced, in the presence of Enrico Letta, Italy’s President of the Council of Ministers, and Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, the signing of an agreement to define plans for a drillship featuring frontline innovation and technology, and the securing of a contract..

Fincantieri, the world leader in cruise ship construction, and Seabourn, a Carnival Corporation & plc brand, have signed a letter of intent for a new ultra-luxury cruise ship. The new ship, due to join the Seabourn fleet in the second half of 2016, will be built according to the standards and technical solutions that make..

Fincantieri, one of the world’s top shipbuilding groups, and the Krylov State Research Centre of Russia, one of the world’s most prestigious centres for shipbuilding research, have signed a framework agreement with the aim of jointly developing new projects for technological innovation within the industry. The agreement, with an initial 5-year term, stipulates that a..

MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply eight engines for the diesel-electric propulsion of two cruise ship newbuildings to Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., world leader in cruise shipbuilding. The company is delivering the engines in cooperation with Alfa Laval who will supply accompanying exhaust-gas-treatment systems (PureSOx) for sulphur- oxide removal. Each cruise ship will..

A 400-tonne keel section was laid today in dry dock at the Monfalcone shipyard at a ceremony to mark the start of actual ship build of a new passenger ship for P&O Cruises, a brand of the Carnival Group, the world’s leading cruise operator. The 3,611 passenger vessel, due to be launched in March 2015,..

Fincantieri has satisfactorily completed a drydock on the megayacht “Eclipse”. The boat has left the shipyard following sea trials. Maintenance activities were carried out at the Trieste San Marco shipyard and took approximately 4 weeks of work and the employment of some 70 persons.

The largest ship ever built by the Italian group – Royal Princess – was launched 16 August at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard. She is the new flagship of the Princess Cruises fleet owned by the Carnival Group, the world’s largest cruise ship operator.

Fincantieri is to build two new 45,000gt ocean cruise ships for Viking Ocean Cruises. The two companies reached a MoA for the contract and hope to secure financing support from the Italian export credit programme involving SACE and SIMEST and, if eligible, the funding from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.

A significant construction milestone occurred today when the approximately 500t keel for the new Royal Princess was laid in the building dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. The keel was ceremoniously lowered into position, witnessed by Princess Cruises and shipyard officials. The 3,600-passenger, 141,000-ton ship will make her cruising debut for Carnival Corporation‘s subsidiary, in spring 2013.

Two vessels to be built by Fincantieri for Princess Cruises will become the latest luxury cruise ships to feature Hamworthy‘s Membrane BioReactor (MBR). the technology designed to meet wastewater discharge requirements in even the most sensitive of seas. Each 3,600-passenger capacity, 141,000GT Ruby Evolution class ship will be fitted with two Hamworthy MBR24 systems, for operations anywhere..

The European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC), has appointed its new Board. The Board of EMEC will be made up of prominent marine equipment industry representatives delegated by the member national associations for a two year term. Mr. Lars Gorvell-Dahll (Kongsberg) was appointed president (photo). Mr. Dirk Lehmann (Becker Marine Systems) and Mr. Philippe Lecois (Converteam) were..

Boll & Kirch filters have been fitted to the new Queen Elizabeth Liner for Carnival. Built at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Trieste, Italy, the third  luxury liner to bear the name Queen Elizabeth joins the Queen Victoria and Queen Mary as the latest addition to the Cunard fleet. Costing GBP 365 million and weighing 92,000..

Fincantieri is pleased to announce the launch of mega yacht  Serene, to which it is applying the finishing touches at their Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard for a private foreign owner. When she is delivered at the end of the year, the 134m yacht will be one of the ten largest yachts ever built and one..

Recently, maritime research project BESST signed the contractual grant agreement with the European Commission. Initiated by European Economic Interest Group EUROYARDS, BESST aims to achieve a breakthrough in competitiveness, environmental friendliness and safety in EU built ships with a focus on passenger ships, ferries and mega-yachts. Image courtesy of Friendship Systems.

Wärtsilä has received an order to power the new cruise vessel of Carnival Corporation, USA carrying the preliminary name Carnival Dream 3. The vessel will be built by the Fincantieri Monfalcone shipyard in Italy and its launch is scheduled for August 2011. Carnival Dream 3 will enter service in the spring of 2012.