Vard to build two more expedition cruise ships for Ponant
MARCH 7, 2018 — French cruise company Ponant has added two more luxury expedition cruise ships to the four it already has on order at Vard. They will be identical to their
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Viking Ocean to build up to six more ships at Fincantieri
Viking Ocean Cruises has reached a new agreement with Fincantieri that could see the delivery of six additional cruise ships ships by 2027. Fincantieri says the understanding for the new ships, whose
Fincantieri to stretch and upgrade Grimaldi cruise ferry duo
MARCH 5, 2018 — Fincantieri and the Naples headquartered Grimaldi Group have signed a letter of intent covering the lengthening and refurbishment program of the cruise ferries Cruise Roma and Cruise Barcelona.
Navy picks five shipbuilders to provide FFG (X) conceptual designs
FEBRUARY 17, 2018 — Five shipbuilders have each been awarded $15 million Navy contracts to provide conceptual designs for the next generation guided missile frigate (FFG (X)) that will follow the Literal
Carnival names third ship in Vista Class
DECEMBER 3, 2017—Carnival Cruise Line, Miami, FL, says the third cruise ship in its Vista Class will be named Carnival Panorama and will enter service in November 2019. The 133,500-ton Carnival Panorama
MSC Cruises celebrates double event at STX France
NOVEMBER 16, 2017 — MSC Cruises yesterday staged a double event at shipbuilder STX France: A traditional coin ceremony for the Meraviglia class MSC Bellissima and cutting of the first steel for
Fincantieri seeks to delist Vard
NOVEMBER 14, 2017 — Fincantieri is proposing to delist its 79.34% owned shipbuilding and design subsidiary Vard from the main board of the Singapore Exchange. The delisting is subject to, among other
Virgin Voyages lays keel for first cruise ship
OCTOBER 31, 2017 —Virgin Voyages today laid the keel of the first of the three ships it is building at Fincantieri’s Genoa, Italy, shipyard. Hosting what they called a “ship tease,” Virgin
Navy, USCG issue Draft RFP for Polar icebreaker
OCTOBER 30, 2017—The U.S. Navy in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard under its Integrated Program Office, recently took the next step and released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the
MAN delivers gensets for first Italian Navy multipurpose OPV
OCTOBER 4, 2017 — Following an order won in October 2016, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE has delivered the gensets for first new Italian Navy offshore patrol vessel and secured an order