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
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
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
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
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
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
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
APRIL 26, 2014—The first of the 19 sponsons that will be installed on the Costa Concordia in preparation for the refloating of the submerged cruise ship arrived this morning in Giglio Island,
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — In another embarrassing incident that the cruise industry does not need, Princess Cruises’ newest ship, Royal Princess, lost power in the Mediterranean yesterday with 3,594 passengers and 1,336
FEBRUARY 14, 2013 — After starting the day with news that it had secured a new contract for the design and construction of an Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) for Solstad Offshore