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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.

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...

Ancona port receives funding to support local shipbuilding

Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) September 21, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) and Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare...

MSC Cruises and Fincantieri celebrate float out of MSC Seashore ship – Monfalcone port

20 August 2020 MSC Seashore will be the second MSC Cruises new ship to come into service in 2021 as part of the Company’s continued investment plan New...

Fincantieri division acquires stake in Support Logistic Services

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2020 – INSIS, part of Fincantieri SpA, has acquired a majority share in Support Logistic Services (SLS), based in...

Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to extends the cooperation in research & development

News – The two groups will also approach new technological frontiers – June 3, 2020 The CEOs of Eni and Fincantieri, Claudio Descalzi and Giuseppe...

Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime wins Rapello Marina rebuild contract

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime has signed a contract for the reconstruction, reinforcement and...

Fincantieri’s VARD wins Asian ship contract

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) April 17, 2020 – VARD, a subsidiary of Italy’s Fincantieri SpA, has signed a new contract for the design and...

Fincantieri’s Vard signs contract with P/F Akraberg

VARD, Fincantieri’s subsidiary and one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, signed an important contract for the design and...

Fincantieri suspends production activities for two weeks

Trieste, March 13, 2020 – Following the Coronavirus emergency and in order to apply the measures that the Italian Government has gradually determined,...

CDP, Eni and Fincantieri collaborate on energy transition and environment

CDP, Eni and Fincantieri collaborate on energy transition and environmental sustainability – March 6, 2020 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), Eni and...

Franco-Italian summit: governments give full support to Naval Group and Fincantieri cooperation

Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) March 3, 2020 – The port of Naples has hosted the XXXV Italian-French intergovernmental summit, where the governments...

Fincantieri enters the green cutting edge project “ITER”

Fincantieri enters the green cutting edge project “ITER”; the Group strengthens its commitment in the field of clean energy – Trieste,...

Fincantieri strengthens strategic partnership with Qatar

Fincantieri strengthens strategic partnership with Qatar – Trieste, January 24, 2020 Fincantieri, one of the world’s top shipbuilding groups, and...

Naviris, the JV between Fincantieri and Naval Group is now fully operational

The first board meeting of Naviris, the joint venture between Fincantieri and Naval Group, took place. This partnership cements the shared desire of the two...

Minister promotes investment in Fincantieri’s Genoa facility

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) December 18, 2019 – Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, has visited the Fincantieri SpA shipbuilding...

Fincantieri joins the United Nations Global Compact

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s...

Fincantieri presents keel laying ceremony for “Ryndam”, the new cruise ship of Holland America Line

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – Fincantieri SpA has announced the keel laying ceremony for “Ryndam”, the new cruise ship it is...

“NAVIRIS” is the name of the joint venture between Naval Group and Fincantieri

Fincantieri SpA – October 30, 2019 Following the announcement made on 14 June 2019, when the operational terms for the incorporation of a 50/50 owned...

European Commission opens in-depth investigation of proposed acquisition of Chantiers de l’Atlantique by Fincantieri

Brussels – October 31, 2019 The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Chantiers de...

Fincantieri awarded Chantiers de l’Atlantique construction contract

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2019 – Chantiers de l’Atlantique (CdA) has awarded a contract to Fincantieri SpA for the construction of the...

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