Carnival orders two more at Fincantieri

JANUARY 19, 2017 – Carnival Corporation & plc reports that it has signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. to build two new cruise ships with final contracts expected

Court names Fincantieri preferred bidder for STX France

JANUARY 3, 2017 — The South Korean bankruptcy court dealing with the restructuring of STX Offshore and Shipbuilding South Korean court has now named Fincantieri as the preferred bidder for the STX

Fincantieri said to be sole bidder for STX France

DECEMBER 28, 2016 — The South Korean bankruptcy court dealing with the restructuring of STX Offshore and Shipbuilding has reportedly received only one bid for STX France. Media reports quoting unnamed sources

Fincantieri adopts IBM hybrid cloud IT solution

DECEMBER 21, 2016 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) reports that one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, Fincantieri, is adopting a hybrid cloud solution from IBM to improve the efficiency of designing, building

Fincantieri hands over Seabourn Encore

NOVEMBER 30, 2016 — Carnival Corporation’s ultra luxury cruise brand Seabourn today took delivery of its newest all-suite cruise ship, Seabourn Encore in a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Marghera, Italy.

Marine Log announces Best Ships of 2016

NOVEMBER 9, 2016—Marine Log has announced the winners of its annual Best Ships Awards. The award winners are annually profiled in Marine Log’s December issue, and are selected based on their innovative

MAN Diesel & Turbo engines for three more cruise ships

NOVEMBER 9, 2016 — Shipbuilder Fincantieri has awarded MAN Diesel & Turbo the engine supply contract for three cruise ship newbuildings ordered by Costa Asia and P&O Cruises, Australia. The two companies

Fincantieri Bay delivers Kirby ATB

NOVEMBER 7, 2016 — Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding’s Sturgeon Bay, WI, shipyard has delivered the Kirby 155-01, a 155,000-barrel capacity barge, and the MV Heath Wood, a 6,000HP tug for Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX).

MAN Diesel wins breakthrough high speed engine order

OCTOBER 30, 2016 — MAN Diesel & Turbo has won a breakthrough order for its 175D high speed engine, winning the contract to supply the first shipset (plus an option for six

Branson rebrands cruise venture as Virgin Voyages

OCTOBER 18, 2016 — At an event in Miami today, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Cruises announced that it will be rebranded as Virgin Voyages. A letter of intent signed last year with

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