Following the announcement made on 23 October 2018, Fincantieri and Naval Group signed the Alliance Cooperation Agreement on June 14th, setting out the operational terms for the incorporation of a 50/50 owned joint venture.

The launching ceremony of the multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock) “Trieste” took place today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella.

VARD Marine Inc., a Fincantieri company, is for the first time publicly showcasing two new 7-Series designs, the 7 510 Landing Ship Tank and the 7 313 Multi-Purpose Logistic Vessel at IMDEX Asia 2019, held in Singapore.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence informed that three companies decided to make a bid in the ongoing tender for new modular patrol vessels. The preferred bidder should be announced this summer.

The frigate “Antonio Marceglia” was delivered today to the Italian Navy at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). It is the eighth of a series of 10 vessels of the FREMM program – Multi Mission European Frigates – commissioned to Fincantieri as part of the international Italian-French program, coordinated by OCCAR (the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation).

The steel cutting ceremony of the first patrol vessel (OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel) ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defence within the national naval acquisition programme, took place today at the Muggiano (La Spezia) yard.

During the Abu Dhabi 2019 International Defence Exhibition & Conference (IDEX), Fincantieri and Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB) announced that they have reached an agreement in principle to explore future forms of industrial and market cooperation in the UAE shipbuilding segment.

A new meeting was held on January 24 in Paris, with the executive teams of the two companies, navy and state representatives, to work on the advancement of the Alliance and the Joint Venture between Fincantieri and Naval Group.