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.
Ambassador's superyacht tour of Italy draws local backlash
A summer-long voyage along the Italian coast by the megayacht of the US ambassador to Italy has drawn criticism from residents in the port cities visited.
Gioia Tauro completes its first shore-power connection to a mega boxship
A major southern Italian container port has completed its first cold-ironing operation, connecting a mega boxship to shore power.
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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