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LNG-powered Sun Princess, largest ship ever built in Italy, delivered

16 February 2024

Vessels

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered Sun Princess, the first of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) cruise ships for Princess Cruises.

Fincantieri hands over Clean Everglades LNG bunker barge to Seaside LNG

25 October 2023

Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding hosted a christening ceremony on Tuesday in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for the recently constructed LNG bunker barge Clean Everglades, marking the delivery of the vessel to its owner. The 5,500 cbm articulated tug barge was built for Jones Act-shipowner Seaside LNG as the demand for LNG-powered ships continues to increase. Namely, orders for […]

Spotted: Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze Cut in Half for Stretch Treatment

18 October 2019

Business & Finance

The cruise ship is being lengthened by 25.6 meters.

NCLH, Fincantieri roll out the red carpet for latest Prima-class cruise ship (Gallery)

14 March 2025

Vessels

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has taken delivery of Norwegian Aqua, the 20th ship to join its fleet and the first unit of the expanded Prima Plus Class series being constructed by Italy’s shipbuilding player Fincantieri. As disclosed, Norwegian Aqua was welcomed on March 13, 2025 at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Venice, Italy. According to […]

Italy: Fincantieri’s Monfalcone Shipyard Delivers Carnival Breeze

1 June 2012

At a traditional maritime handover ceremony held yesterday on May 31, 2012 at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the new 130,000-ton Carnival Breeze, the 24th vessel in the line’s fleet. Carnival Breeze will depart on its inaugural cruise from Venice this Sunday, June 3, operating a special 12-day […]

Italy’s Fincantieri Posts Double-Digit 1st Half Growth

3 October 2006

Italy’s state-owned Fincantieri SpA, the Italian shipbuilder that is expecting to sell shares to the public next year, Monday said its profitability and sales rose in double-digit rates in the first half of the year. Fincantieri said it had consolidated net profit of EUR26.4 million in the first six months of 2006, up 14% from […]

Fincantieri Cuts Steel for Carnival’s Third Vista Cruise Ship

7 July 2017

Business & Finance

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has held the steel cutting ceremony for Carnival Cruise Line’s third Vista-class ship at the shipyard in Marghera. The newbuilding is scheduled for delivery in autumn 2019. At 133,500 gross tons, the new ship will feature a length of 323 meters and a width of 37 meters. It will be able to accommodate […]

Italians partner up for clean fuels, greener shipping and renewable energies

31 March 2022

Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

Fincantieri has partnered up with RINA to enhance mutual expertise in the field of alternative fuels, carbon capture and renewable energies in the shipping sector.

UAE: Navy and Fincantieri Sign New Corvette Construction Contract

4 October 2011

Fincantieri, on the occasion of the visit of the Minister of Economic Development – Paolo Romani – to the United Arab Emirates, has signed a new contract within the framework of the program currently in progress with the UAE Navy. The new contract covers further activities related to qualifying and testing the integrated vessel with […]

Italy: Trigoso Shipyard Launches First of Series in Fremm Frigate Vessels

17 July 2011

Yesterday Riva Trigoso shipyard celebrated the launch of the frigate “Carlo Bergamini”, the first of a series of Fremm vessels – Multi Mission European Frigates, ordered from Fincantieri by the Italian Navy within the framework of an Italo-French program of cooperation. Godmother to the ship was Mrs Maria Bergamini Loedler, granddaughter of Admiral Carlo Bergamini. […]

International shipping firm orders cable-laying vessel from Vard

7 March 2023

Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

Vard, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, has signed a contract with an international shipping company for the design and construction of a new cable-laying vessel. The 95-meter-long vessel will be built entirely by the Vard network, including the main systems and equipment. It will comprise 60 single cabins, with a bollard pull of over 60 tons […]

Silversea Cruises Orders USD 372 Mn Ship from Fincantieri

11 September 2017

Business & Finance

Silversea Cruises has entrusted Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction of a new ultra-luxury cruise ship, due to join the shipowner’s fleet in 2020. The shipbuilding contract is worth about EUR 310 million (USD 372.6 million). The new unit, tentatively named Silver Moon, will be a sister ship of Silver Muse, delivered in April at […]

Fincantieri’s Monfalcone Displays “Regal Princess”

16 May 2014

Business & Finance

“Regal Princess”, the new flagship of the Princess Cruises fleet owned by the Carnival Group, the world’s largest cruise ship operator, was presented on Sunday at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard. Attending the ceremony, among others, were the Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, the Governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Debora Serracchiani, the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Claudio […]

Richard Branson Orders Three Cruise Ships, Homeports One in Miami

24 June 2015

Business & Finance

Richard Branson’s Virgin Cruises has signed a binding letter of intent with Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri for three new mid-size ships, and has selected PortMiami as the home port for its first cruise ship that will set sail in 2020. Virgin Cruises’ three new mid-size ships, of about 110,000 gross tons each, are slated for […]

Holland America Line’s Third Pinnacle-Class Unit Starts Construction in Italy

13 March 2019

Business & Finance

The shipbuilding contract for the third Pinnacle unit was announced in January 2017.

Fincantieri extends production halt at all cruise ship, naval plants

27 March 2020

Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

Fincantieri will further extend the work stoppage at all its military and cruise vessel production plants and offices.

Seven Seas Splendor Delivered

30 January 2020

Business & Finance

Seven Seas Splendor was delivered today at the Ancona shipyard.

ABB to supply power and propulsion systems for 5 Fincantieri-built ships

17 November 2020

Equipment, Infrastructure, Vessels

Technology company ABB has secured an order worth around $150 million to deliver a comprehensive scope of technologies to power next-generation cruise ships being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri

Italy: Fincantieri to Complete Refit of Ultra-Luxury Silver Cloud

10 October 2012

Starting this November, ultra-luxury Silver Cloud will welcome guests to a stylishly renovated shipboard environment brimming with a host of new enhancements. A major stem-to-stern refurbishment will take place this month, with most of the work being completed during a three-week dry dock at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Palermo, Italy. Overseeing the design and construction elements […]

Fincantieri launches the ‘second largest’ dual-fuel LNG-powered vessel built in Italy

27 September 2024

Collaboration, Vessels

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Star Princess—the second dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vessel being built for the U.S.-based cruise line Princess Cruises. As disclosed, Star Princess is the second ship in the Sphere class, following the delivery of the first of the two ordered LNG vessels , the 178,000 gross ton Sun Princess—the ‘largest […]

Fincantieri Kicks Off Construction of Britain’s Largest Cruise Ship

16 October 2012

The steel-cutting ceremony for the newest ship for P&O Cruises was held at the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri near Trieste, Italy. The largest ship ever built for P&O Cruises and for the British cruise market, the new 141,000 ton ship will be launched in spring 2015. The 3,611 passenger ship, described as a “modern classic” will […]

NCLH firms up order for ‘largest-ever’ cruise ships at Fincantieri

5 February 2025

Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

Cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has confirmed an order for four new cruise ships with sustainability features to be constructed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.