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New contract for Fincantier I have signed, with Princess Cruises, the trademark of Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise company in the world,
Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of two new generation cruise ships at the Monfalcone factory
Gnl gas, from 175 thousand tons of gross tonnage. These are the largest ships up to now made in Italy, with deliveries
scheduled for the end of 2023 and the spring of 2025. Even if the parties have not announced the value of the contract, the experts
the industry believes that the shipowner investment in prototypes of this type is about two billion euros: one billion
for the boat.
The order confirms the period of great excitement experienced by the cruising industry and especially the Fincantieri group, which in less than 15 days announced orders for six pbadenger ships , of which these
last two. On July 12, the group headed by Giuseppe Bono announced, in fact, confirmation by Norwegian Cruise
Line Holding, orders for the construction of the fifth and sixth units of the Leobard clbad
to the Ncl mark). The next day, Fincantieri announced that he had received an order from Tui Cruises for the construction of
two units of 161 thousand tons with LNG propulsion. And yesterday, the order of Carnival has arrived.
Fincantieri double hit in the crocieristica: Tui Cruises orders two maxi cruise ships
Meanwhile, on July 20, the cutting ceremony of the sheet metal
second of the three cruise ships ordered to Fincantieri from Virgin Voyages brand of the Virgin Group. The event was also attended by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, founder of Virgin.
The two new Carnival units for which the Moa has just been signed, will accommodate approximately 4,300 pbadengers and will be based on a project of the next
generation, becoming the first of the Princess Cruises fleet to be fueled primarily by liquefied natural gas
(LNG). That's what Fincantieri's technicians explain, "the most advanced propulsion technology" with less environmental impact
fossil fuel the most environmentally friendly in the world, which will significantly reduce emissions
atmospheric conditions and use of diesel fuel ".
"The Revolutionary Platform for New Generation LNG Powered Cruise Ships -" says Jan Swartz, President
Princess Cruises – will present an innovative design and a new way of designing vacations for our customers. It will be an additional
evolution of our offer. We are therefore looking forward to working with Fincantieri to turn these ships into reality. "
Fincantieri flies on the stock exchange, the beacon of the maxi-competition for American frigates
For his part, Bono emphasizes that he is proud to "extend our long-standing partnership with the princess
Cruises, a brand to which we are bound by our return to the cruises sector, in 1990. After so many years, we are preparing
with entering a new era of our industry, increasingly geared towards reducing the environmental impact;
and we proudly do it with an absolute record project, in terms of tonnage as well as technological level ".
Bono goes on to say that he is convinced "that there are no more significant goals to reaffirm the leadership gained in the market,
to maintain a strong relationship between our country and the Carnival group, the largest foreign investor
in Italy, while preserving skills and increasing employment ".
On the front of military orders, on the night of Sunday to Monday, a fire, extinguished by firefighters, is
erupted aboard the Italian Navy Volcano, launched in mid-June but still under construction at the factory
Fincantieri della Spezia. Nobody was on board and there were no injuries.
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