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Fincantieri S.p.A.

Trieste-based Fincantieri is one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and number one by diversification and innovation. It is a leader in cruise ship design and construction and a reference player in all high-tech shipbuilding industry’s sectors, from naval to offshore vessels, from high-complexity special vessels and ferries to mega-yachts, ship repairs and conversions, systems and components production and after-sales services.

MSC Crusies and Fincantieri mark float out of the line’s next flagship MSC Seascape

MSC Seascape is one of three MSC Cruises ships currently under construction, two of which will be delivered in 2022 following the two that already came into...

Fincantieri and Navantia agree to boost collaboration in European defence

Madrid/Trieste, November 2, 2021 – Fincantieri and Navantia have reached an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to boost their...

Fincantieri has expressed interest in the restructuring of Greece’s Elefsis shipyards

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has expressed interest in joining an investment group to lead the...

Eni and Fincantieri sign an agreement for initiatives to support the energy transition

San Donato Milanese (MI)/Trieste, October 19, 2021 – Eni and Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership for...

Fincantieri’s Palermo shipyard to build naval ship for Qatar

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has reported that a vessel commissioned by the Qatar...

Fincantieri’s Vard wins order for wind farm vessels

Trieste, October 4, 2021 – Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has secured contracts...

Fincantieri and Enel Green Power Italia sign green hydrogen agreement

Rome/Trieste, August 5th, 2021 – The definition of an integrated solution for the production, supply, management and use of green hydrogen for port...

Fincantieri starts building new-concept luxury cruise ships for MSC Cruises

The first steel of “Explora I”, the first of four new-concept luxury cruise ships that Fincantieri is building for Explora Journeys, the new luxury brand...

Fincantieri and Comau together for innovation of production processes with robotics

Trieste/Grugliasco (Turin), May 20, 2021 – Fincantieri and Comau, two Italian excellences and world leaders in their respective reference markets, signed a...

Trade unions discuss Palermo port issues with AdSP manager

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 10, 2021 – Am eeting between trade union organizations and the president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del...

Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will merge into one company

Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 -Following a decision of parent company Fincantieri, the Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will merge as...

Fincantieri officially takes part in the sea defence project

Fincantieri has officially started its activities within the SEA Defence project, which has been selected within the European Defense Industrial Development...

Chantiers De L’Atlantique, Fincantieri merger plan will not proceed

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) January 28, 2021 – In a joint statement the French and Italian finance ministries, it was announced that conditions are no...

Fincantieri signs for a concession to develop shipbuilding in Palermo port

Palermo, Sicily, Italy (PortSEurope) December 15, 2020 – The Trieste-based shipbuiding group Fincantieri SpA has signed an agreement with Autorita’ di...

Fincantieri and Federpesca join forces to promote Italian fishing fleet

Fincantieri and Federpesca (the Italian National Association of Fishing Enterprises) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to promote the renewal of the...

Fincantieri to take over INSO – Sistemi per le Infrastrutture Sociali

Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Fincantieri Infrastructure, will take over INSO – Sistemi per le Infrastrutture Sociali, and its subsidiary SOF, part...

Chantiers de l’Atlantique-Fincantieri merger delayed until year-end

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A few days before the merger of France’s Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Italy’s...

Fincantieri signs memorandum of understanding with India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited

Trieste, October 27, 2020 – Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, has signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cochin...

MSC Cruises to implement next-generation air sanitation system developed by Fincantieri for the cruise industry

Trieste, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland 21st October 2020 – Fincantieri, in close cooperation with the virology lab of the International Center for...

Fincantieri starts construction of Zeus, a zero-emission experimental ship

Castellammare di Stabia, Italy (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – The Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding group has started constructing Zeus, a zero-emissions...

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