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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Fincantieri Said Close to Agreement for China Ships Contract
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Fincantieri Said Close to Agreement for China Ships Contract

By Alessandra Migliaccio and Tommaso Ebhardt (Bloomberg) — Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA is expected to sign a binding contract to build cruise

February 21, 2017
Total Views: 24

Friday, February 17, 2017
France Said to Prefer Broad Majority Stake, Versus Fincantieri Control, in STX France
Shipbuilding

France Said to Prefer Broad Majority Stake, Versus Fincantieri Control, in STX France

By Michel Rose PARIS, Feb 17 (Reuters) – France does not want Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri to hold more than 50 percent of bid target STX

February 17, 2017
Total Views: 25

Thursday, February 16, 2017
Norwegian Cruise Lines Places 3.2 Billion Euro Ship Order at Fincantieri
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Norwegian Cruise Lines Places 3.2 Billion Euro Ship Order at Fincantieri

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has placed an order for four new next-generation cruise ships at Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the NCL brand. The order

February 16, 2017
Total Views: 66

Thursday, January 19, 2017
Carnival Orders Two More Ships at Fincantieri
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Carnival Orders Two More Ships at Fincantieri

Carnival Corporation has announced plans to build to new cruise ships at Italy’s Fincantieri to add to the cruise company’s Holland America Line

January 19, 2017
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Fincantieri’s Bid for STX France Viewed Favorably by French Government
Shipbuilding

Fincantieri’s Bid for STX France Viewed Favorably by French Government

By Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A leading French minister expressed support on Wednesday for a bid by Italy’s Fincantieri’s for

January 4, 2017
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
South Korea Approves Fincantieri’s Bid for STX France
Shipbuilding

South Korea Approves Fincantieri’s Bid for STX France

By Joyce Lee and Emmanuel Jarry SEOUL/PARIS, Jan 3 (Reuters) – A South Korean court approved Italy’s Fincantieri on Tuesday as the preferred bidder

January 3, 2017
Total Views: 94

Tuesday, December 27, 2016
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News

Fincantieri Emerges as Sole Bidder for STX France -Sources

MILAN/SEOUL, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Italian shipbuilding and construction group Fincantieri SpA is the only bidder for shipping group STX France, a source

December 27, 2016
Total Views: 86

Thursday, December 1, 2016
China Launches Titanic Replica Project
Shipbuilding

China Launches Titanic Replica Project

by Tom Phillips (TheGuardian) He was one of the key salesmen of New Labour, a Westminster wheeler-dealer whose backstage machinations and silver tongue saw him

December 1, 2016
Total Views: 230

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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Ship Design

Philly Shipyard Delivers Jones Act Tanker To Kinder Morgan

Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) today delivered the American Endurance, the first of four next generation 50,000 dwt product tankers that it is building for

November 30, 2016
Total Views: 437

Monday, November 14, 2016
Fincantieri Launches Offer for Remaining Vard Shares
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Fincantieri Launches Offer for Remaining Vard Shares

Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has made a conditional offer for the remaining shares of Vard Holdings with a plan to take the company private.

November 14, 2016
Total Views: 54

Friday, October 28, 2016
Teanspetro Tankers Henrique Dias and Dragao Do Mar
Shipbuilding

Petrobras Cancels 17 Tanker Orders

By Marta Nogueira (Reuters) – The transportation unit of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras said on Thursday that it planned

October 28, 2016
Total Views: 170

Thursday, September 8, 2016
Shipbuilding Groups Damen, Fincantieri in Running for STX France -Report
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Shipbuilding Groups Damen, Fincantieri in Running for STX France -Report

PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Dutch group Damen shipyards and Italian group Fincantieri are the two potential buyers that have emerged for STX France, a

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 41

Friday, August 19, 2016
samsung-heavy-drillship-construction
Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Raises Nearly $1 Billion

By Joyce Lee (Reuters)  South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd said on Friday its board of directors have approved a plan to raise about 1.1

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 48

Friday, July 29, 2016
samsung-heavy-drillship-construction
Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Stock Down On Heavy Loss

by Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, reported a quarterly loss that was bigger than estimates as

July 29, 2016
Total Views: 46

Thursday, June 16, 2016
Fincantieri Signs $4.5 Billion Deal to Build Qatar Warships in Italy
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Fincantieri Signs $4.5 Billion Deal to Build Qatar Warships in Italy

ROME, June 16 (Reuters) – Fincantieri has signed a deal worth almost 4 billion euros ($4.47 billion) to build seven ships for Qatar, the Italian

June 16, 2016
Total Views: 81

Thursday, May 12, 2016
caspian qala
News

Vard Books $300 Million Order for Topaz Module Carriers

Offshore and specialized shipbuilder VARD has secured a $300 million to design and build “module carriers” as the company continues to look past

May 12, 2016
Total Views: 130

Sunday, April 3, 2016
Carnival Finalizes Contracts to Build Five New Cruise Ships at Fincantieri
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Carnival Finalizes Contracts to Build Five New Cruise Ships at Fincantieri

A big weekend for the world’s largest cruise company as Carnival Corporation finalizes contracts with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build five

April 3, 2016
Total Views: 89

Saturday, March 26, 2016
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NOAA

SPOTD – China’s Brand New “Flagship” Research Vessel

  The scientific expedition vessel “Xiangyanghong 03” was launched on Saturday and joined China’s oceanic research team in Xiamen,

March 26, 2016
Total Views: 163

Monday, February 1, 2016
msc cruises signs deal at fincantieri
News

MSC Confirms 4 Ship Order from STX France

SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Cruise ship company MSC Cruises on Monday confirmed orders for four ships in a 3-billion-euro ($3.26 billion)

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, December 30, 2015
carnival cruise ship
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Carnival Commits to Four New Ships at Fincantieri

World’s largest cruise ship company Carnival Corporation (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has announced a memo of agreement signed with Italian shipbuilder

December 30, 2015
Total Views: 19