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Viking and Fincantieri Announce World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship and Two New Ship Orders

Debuting in 2026, the Viking Libra Will Be Capable of Operating with Zero Emissions; New Ship Orders Would Bring Viking’s Ocean Fleet to 21 Ocean Ships by 2031 Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) and Fincantieri today announced details of the Viking …
Apr 8, 2025 / Cruise

Fincantieri signs key partnerships in Saudi Arabia

Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding groups, announced that it has signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in Saudi Arabia. These understandings demonstrate the company’s dedication to the region following the …
Jan 28, 2025 / Curious

Viking Takes Delivery of Newest Ocean Ship

Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) announced today it has taken delivery of the company’s newest ocean ship, the Viking Vela®. The delivery ceremony took place this morning when the ship was presented at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. …
Dec 4, 2024 / Vessels

Fincantieri finalizes order with Crystal for a new high-end cruise ship

Fincantieri and Crystal, the leader in exceptional cruise experiences, today announced the finalization of an order for the construction of one state-of-the-art high-end cruise ship, following the exercise of the option granted under the two-unit …
Nov 8, 2024 / Curious

Sandock Austral Shipyards joins forces with Fincantieri and Vard Marine to build Afrika-class offshore patrol vessels

Sandock Austral Shipyards (SAS) of Durban has entered into a partnership agreement with Italian shipbuilding powerhouse Fincantieri and its Canadian subsidiary Vard Marine to construct the Afrika class offshore patrol vessel (Vard 7 055). The Afrika …
Sep 25, 2024 / Naval

Crowley Accepts Delivery of Largest U.S.-Flagged Bunker Barge

Crowley has accepted delivery of the LNG bunker barge Progress, the largest U.S. Jones Act-compliant vessel of its kind, after construction was completed at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The Progress will expand access to …
Aug 1, 2024 / Vessels

Fincantieri: keel laying ceremony of “Four Seasons I” in Ancona

Fincantieri and Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD, Joint Owner/Operator of Four Seasons Yachts, today celebrated at the shipyard in Ancona the keel laying of “Four Seasons I”, the first ultra-luxury vessel under construction for Four Seasons Yachts, …
Jul 11, 2024 / Vessels

Fincantieri and Viking sign contracts for two cruise ships

The order confirms a strong order pipeline as per the Industrial Plan Fincantieri and Viking have announced that they have signed contracts for the construction of two cruise vessels, based on the successful features of the previous ships, which …
Jun 21, 2024 / Curious

EDGE Group and Fincantieri Formalise MAESTRAL Shipbuilding Joint Venture and Announce 400 Million Euro Order for 10 Naval Vessels

EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Fincantieri, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world, have signed an agreement today formalising the launch of MAESTRAL an Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilding Joint …
May 22, 2024 / Naval

Norwegian Cruise Line and Fincantieri celebrate float out of all-new Norwegian Aqua ™

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, along with its partners at Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilding company, commemorated on Tuesday (Apr23) the float out of  Norwegian Aqua™, the first of the expanded Prima Plus …
Apr 25, 2024 / Cruise