Topic
Italy
Every Vessel Hunter story on Italy: 10 stories, from 1 July 2026 to 22 September 2026. Newest: "Crew of LNG Carrier Vivit Africa Report Cyberattack on Cargo Safety Systems". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Crew of LNG Carrier Vivit Africa Report Cyberattack on Cargo Safety Systems
The crew of the Liberia-flagged Vivit Africa LNG say attackers took temporary control of steam pressure and safety valve systems, and the ship left the Adriatic without discharging its US cargo.
MSC Cruises cancels the Armonia repositioning voyage to South Africa
MSC Cruises has cancelled MSC Armonia's 26-night repositioning voyage to Durban, saying it cannot guarantee safe transit of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.
Fincantieri Books Two More Viking Ocean Ships for 2032 Delivery
Fincantieri has converted options into firm contracts for two 54,300 gross ton Viking ocean ships, to be built at Ancona for delivery in 2032.
Tugs Move An Eight Hundred Tonne Shipyard Crane Across The Adriatic
An 800-tonne Goliath ship-lift crane has been carried across the northern Adriatic on a semi-submersible heavy-lift barge, in an operation that required nine tugs at various stages of the voyage.
Six Men Removed From Cruise Ship After Faking Emergency Over Intercom
Six young men were removed from the cruise ship MSC Divina and handed to Italian authorities after broadcasting a false announcement over the ship's intercom that the captain had lost control.
Mediterranean container volumes set to keep rising despite Hormuz disruption
Container traffic in the Mediterranean is growing and is forecast to keep rising through 2030, even as Strait of Hormuz volumes collapse and Suez use falls.
Mercuria and Eni form global energy trading venture
Eni and Mercuria have agreed a 50:50 global energy trading joint venture covering oil, biofuels, gas and LNG, marking the Italian major's return to a market it exited in 2019.
Modec bags work on Mozambique's next FLNG development
Modec will supply the SOFEC internal turret mooring system for Eni's Coral Norte FLNG project off Mozambique, which is set to double the Coral hub's capacity to 7m tonnes a year.
ADES acquires Saipem's Saudi drilling business in $285m deal
Saudi driller ADES has agreed to acquire Saipem's Saudi subsidiary and its five jackup rigs for $285m, expanding its fleet to 88 units and entering the Mexican market.
Prysmian bags $1bn contract for Greek power links
Prysmian has won a roughly EUR910m ($1.03bn) framework agreement with Greek grid operator IPTO to design and install submarine and land cables for Dodecanese and North Aegean island interconnections.
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