Smoke if not mirrors as Branson reveals Virgin Cruises plans

JUNE 23, 2015 — Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, announced today that Virgin Cruises has selected PortMiami as the home port for its first cruise ship that will set

Bay Shipbuilding books ATB order

MAY 5, 2015 — Fincantieri Marine Group’s Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, WI, has been awarded a contract for the new construction of an Articulated Tug-Barge unit (ATB). The ATB will consist

Chinese shipyards build more sophisticated offshore vessels

APRIL 3, 2015—The recent downturn in shipbuilding has hurt Chinese shipyards, watching the country tumble from being the world’s top shipbuilder to number three behind Korea and Japan. Over the last two

LNG-fueled ferry on delivery voyage to Canada

APRIL 3, 2014 — Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri reports that the first LNG fueled ferry built in Italy, the F.-A.-Gauthier, departed its shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples, April 1, after successfully completing

MSC Cruises releases details on its fleet expansion

MARCH 19, 2015—The 5,300-passenger MSC Seaside will be the name of the first of two new 154,000-gross ton ships set to sail year-round from the Port of Miami starting in 2017 for MSC

MSC Cruises newbuild duo to have GE electrical propulsion

MARCH 12, 2015 — GE has now been selected to lead the Italian consortium that will power MSC Cruises’ two 5,300 passenger Seaside platform cruise ships, ordered at Fincantieri last May, with

Regent Seven Seas reveals first images of its new ship

DECEMBER 4, 2014 — Today, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, revealed the first rendering of its new ship, Seven Seas Explorer, ordered last year from  Fincantieri at a contract price of some $450

Carnival inks MOU with China State Shipbuilding Corporation

OCTOBER 15, 2014 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) that could see the forming of a

Fincantieri stretches first of four MSC Cruises ships

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 — Fincantieri’s Palermo, Sicily, shipyard today inserted a new 24 m midbody into the first of four MSC Cruises ships that are being extended as part of the cruise

VARD acquires STX Marine

JULY 5, 2014—Leading offshore vessel designer and builder VARD, a Fincantieri company, has strengthened its presence in the North American market with the acquisition of STX Canada Marine, Inc., for NOK65 million

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