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• Image of the Day: Returning the Bling to Pacific Jewel

  29 May 2015

  Today’s image shows P&O Cruises’ cruise ship Pacific Yewel while undergoing repair work in Singapore. The refit included various activities, including a new paint job. She was built for Sitmar Cruises by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy, and launched in 1989. Before she entered service, she was transferred to P&O Princess Cruises after P&O acquired Sitmar. […]

• Carnival puts in an order for its largest `Fun Ship’ yet

  19 December 2006

  Carnival Corp. has ordered its largest ship yet for its Carnival Cruise Lines’ “Fun Ship” brand. The Miami-based cruise giant said Monday it had exercised an option for a new 130,000-ton ship. The cruise line’s biggest ship to date is 110,000 tons. The new vessel, scheduled for delivery in summer 2010, will cost about $740 […]

• Plate Cutting Ceremony for New Generation Ferry Held at Naples, Italy

  25 July 2013

  Business & Finance

  The plate-cutting ceremony was held yesterday at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipyard for the latest generation ferry that Fincantieri is building for Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ), a Canadian company that operates in maritime passenger transport. The ferry, which is scheduled for delivery in Canada in late 2014, will be a concentration of […]

• Plate-Cutting Ceremony Held for Dual Fuel Ferry, Italy

  25 July 2013

  Vessels

  The plate-cutting ceremony was held on Wednesday at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipyard for the latest generation ferry that Fincantieri is building for Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ), a Canadian company that operates in maritime passenger transport. The ferry, which is scheduled for delivery in Canada in late 2014, will be a concentration […]

• MAN Diesel-Electric Engines for Viking New Cruise Ships

  14 June 2013

  MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply eight engines for the diesel-electric propulsion of two cruise ship newbuildings to Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A., world leader in cruise shipbuilding. The company is delivering the engines in cooperation with Alfa Laval who will supply accompanying exhaust-gas-treatment systems (PureSOx) for sulphur-oxide removal. Each cruise ship will be […]

• Holland America Line’s Newest Ship Aces Sea Trials

  29 August 2018

  Business & Finance

  Nieuw Statendam, Holland America Line’s 2nd Pinnacle Class ship, completes sea trials off the Italian coast.

• Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria Keel Laying Ceremony Takes Place in Italy

  19 May 2006

  A ceremony marking the keel laying for Cunard Line’s Queen Victoria was held today at the Marghera shipyard of Fincantieri near Venice, Italy. The second largest Cunarder ever built, Queen Victoria will enter service on December 11, 2007 and become the third in Cunard’s fleet of Queens when she joins Queen Mary 2, the largest […]

• Infographic: Britain’s New Giant Cruise Ship

  26 September 2014

  P&O Cruises’ new ship named Britannia will be the largest Britain’s cruise ship when the underway works draw to a close at Monfalcone based Fincantieri’s yard in March 2015. She was ordered in 2011 and was laid down on the 15 May 2013. This infographic presents you details about her capabilities. [mappress] World Maritime News […]

• MSC Seaside Slated for Year-Round Caribbean Tours

  18 March 2015

  Business & Finance

  MSC Cruises has revealed that the first of its next generation “Seaside” class of ships will be named MSC Seaside and sail year-round from Miami to the Caribbean. Following the first ship’s delivery from the shipyard, MSC Seaside will make her way to Miami for MSC Cruises’ first ever christening ceremony in the US to take […]

• Majestic Princess Hits the Water

  8 February 2016

  Business & Finance

  The third Royal Princess class vessel built for the California-based cruise operator Princess Cruises, a brand of the Carnival Group, was launched today at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone. Scheduled to be delivered in April of 2017, the vessel, named Majestic Princess, will now undergo interior fittings. Majestic Princess will join the company’s Royal Princess, Regal Princess, Crown Princess and […]

• Costa Favolosa and Fascinosa

  4 November 2009

  The 16th and 17th ships in the fleet of Costa Cruises will be called the Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa. The two new sister ships (114,500 tons and 3,780 total guests), being built by Fincantieri at its Marghera shipyard and due for delivery in summer 2011 and spring 2012, respectively, complete Costa’s fleet expansion program, […]

• Top Stories of the Week (Nov 25 – Nov 30, 2013)

  1 December 2013

  Gondan Delivers World’s Most Eco-Friendly PSV Platform supply vessel Edda Ferd (hull C-444) was delivered today from Astilleros Gondan yard in Spain to the Norwegian company Ostensjo Rederi. In a couple of days the vessel will sail for Aberdeen, where she will start a long-term charter for Shell UK Ltd. Ulstein Bags Offshore Construction Vessel […]

• Canada’s Shelburne Ship Repair joins Green Marine

  

  25 May 2022

  Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Environment, Regulation & Policy

  Canadian ship repair yard Shelburne Ship Repair Limited has become the newest participant in Green Marine – the largest voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry.

• Largest British cruise liner under construction

  2 September 2006

  Work has begun on the 116,000-tonne liner Ventura, the largest vessel ever built for the British cruise market. The P&O Cruises ship is being constructed at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy and will enter service in April 2008. The 950ft (290m) long vessel will accommodate 3,100 passengers and will have 14 public decks, eight restaurants, […]

• Marinette Marine Inaugurates New State-of-the-Art Facility

  23 May 2013

  Marinette Marine Corp (MMC), a parent company of Fincantieri – Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA, held on Monday an opening ceremony for its new facility, the Grand Module Construction Building.  The ground-breaking is the latest in a recent series of investments made by the shipyard’s parent company, Fincantieri, as part of its five-year plan to modernize […]

• Carnival’s next new fleet addition will sail from Miami

  16 August 2006

  Carnival Cruise Lines said today that it has chosen the Port of Miami for its next new fleet addition, the 2,974-passenger Freedom, now under construction at Italy’s Fincantieri shipyard. Freedom will replace the Carnival Triumph at the Port of Miami with year-round, week-long Eastern and Western Caribbean voyages beginning in November 2007. Carnival said Wednesday […]

• Carnival Cruise Line Names Its Newest Ship

  

  25 May 2018

  Business & Finance

  Carnival Cruise Line named its newest ship, Carnival Horizon, in a ceremony held in New York on May 23.

• Orizzonte Sistemi Navali Receives Landing and Logistical Support Vessel Contract for Algerian Navy

  29 July 2011

  Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture between Fincantieri and Selex Sistemi Integrati, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to build a vessel for the Algerian Navy. Fincantieri made the announcement yesterday, but did not give any further details regarding the order. Fincantieri has built […]

• Top Stories of the Week (Oct 21 – Oct 26, 2013)

  27 October 2013

  Fincantieri Wins New Customer in Ultra-Luxury Cruising Fincantieri, the world leader in cruise ship construction, and Seabourn, a Carnival Corporation & plc brand, have signed a letter of intent for a new ultra-luxury cruise ship. NDSQ to Build Seven Vessels Qatar’s premier marine company Nakilat has secured vessel building and operations contracts for the Port […]

• Cunard Line’s Newest Queen Ocean Liner Makes Her First Splash

  15 January 2007

  Special ceremonies at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard near Venice will be held today (Monday, January 15) to mark the float out of Cunard’s newest Queen, ocean liner Queen Victoria. During the float out, the valves will be opened and the dry-dock flooded for the ship to meet the sea for the first time marking the initial […]

• MAN Engines for New Cruise Ships

  12 March 2014

  Business & Finance

  MAN has seen 2014 off to a successful start and received a large number of new major orders which include marine engines designed for new cruise ships. Supplying marine diesel engines for the cruise industry traditionally brings prestige. Thanks to the boom in cruises, more and more ships are being built which is significantly pushing […]

• VIDEO: Keel Laying of COSTA DIADEMA (Italy)

  8 February 2013

  Weighing in at 132,500 gross tonnage and with accommodation for a total of 4,947 Guests, COSTA DIADEMA will be the biggest Italian-flagged cruise ship afloat. She is the 10th Costa ship built by Fincantieri in Italy since 2000, with a total investment worth almost 5 billion euros. The building and fitting-out, which are due for […]

• MAN to Supply Engines for Carnival Cruise’s Ship

  27 November 2013

  Business & Finance

  MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the order from Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines to supply five 48/60CR engines for its next generation of cruise liner. The newbuilding will feature a diesel-electric propulsion system. The vessel will be built in Italy at Fincantieri S.p.A., one of the world’s leading cruise shipbuilders.  With a gross tonnage of […]

• Norway’s Crown Princess Named Godmother of Norwegian Coastal Voyage’s New Expedition Ship, MS Fram

  2 January 2007

  The new year of 2007 promises to be a good one for the cruise industry, with several new ships set to be launched. One of these is the Norwegian Coastal Voyage (NCV) expedition ship the MS Fram. NCV has announced that Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway has agreed to be godmother […]

• MSC’s 2nd eco-friendly Explora cruise ship hits construction milestone

  

  9 February 2023

  Vessels

  Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has hosted a coin ceremony for the second Explora eco-friendly cruise ship that is building for the Cruise Division of Swiss shipping giant MSC Group.