Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani S.p.A. is an Italian shipbuilding
company based in Trieste, Italy. It was formed in 1959 and is owned by the
Italian state through Fintecna. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after
the acquisition of VARD in 2013 the Fincantieri group doubled in size to
become the fourth largest in the world. The company builds both commercial and
military vessels. Overview
Fincantieri designs and builds merchant vessels, passenger ships, offshore, and
naval vessels, and is also active in the conversion and ship repair sectors. The
company also owned Grandi Motori Trieste, which constructed marine diesel
engines, but this was sold to Wärtsilä in 1999.
Founded in 1959 as Società Finanziaria Cantieri Navali – Fincantieri S.p.A. as
a State financial holding company, part of IRI, the company became a separate
entity in 1984. Today Fincantieri is one of Europe's
largest shipbuilding groups and the largest in the Mediterranean.
Fincantieri employs a staff of about 10,000 working at eight shipyards, two
design centres, one research centre and two production sites for mechanical
components. The shipyards of Monfalcone, Marghera,
Sestri Ponente, Ancona, Castellammare di Stabia and Palermo report to the
Merchant Ships Business Unit while the shipyards of Riva Trigoso and Muggiano
report to the Naval Vessel Business Unit.
Fincantieri successfully completed the acquisition of Manitowoc Marine Group
from its parent company The Manitowoc Company, Inc. on January 1, 2009, which
consisted of two shipyards in Wisconsin, including Marinette Marine, which built
the first Freedom-class littoral combat ship. Fincantieri also purchased from
Manitowoc Marine Group a topside repair yard in Ohio and one production plant in
Wisconsin, making it one of the leading mid-sized shipbuilders in the United
States for commercial and government customers, including the U.S. Navy and
U.S. Coast Guard. Already the largest shipbuilder in
Europe, after the acquisition of Vard the Fincantieri group doubled in size to
become the fourth largest in the world. In March 2015, Fincantieri wins its
biggest ever independent order from Carnival Corporation & plc in a 4
billion euro deal commissioning the company to build 5 new cruise ships.
The Company Quality System is certified according to UNI EN ISO 9001:2000
Ships built at Fincantieri List of shipyards
= Cruise + Ferry= Monfalcone shipyards
Marghera shipyards Ancona shipyards
Sestri Ponente shipyards = Military ships=
Muggiano shipyards Riva Trigoso shipyards
Marinette Marine = Other operations=
Palermo shipyards Trieste shipyards
Castellammare di Stabia shipyards VARD
Bay Shipbuilding Company See also
List of ships built by Fincantieri Isotta Fraschini
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico Notes
^ "Selected consolidated financial data". Fincantieri. Retrieved
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^ The history of Wärtsilä ^ Organisation
^ Fincantieri ^ "022009". Fincantieri.it. 2009-01-02.
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Fincantieri makes $117m in first year with Vard
p:www.fincantieri.itdatanews/000619.aspx External links
Fincantieri Official Website