Fincantieri

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is boosting its expansion into the underwater technology sector, agreeing to buy majority stakes in four Italian companies that specialise in subsea services.

8th July 2026

Fincantieri’s €600m deep dive puts on show of underwater force

8th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Fincantieri subsidiary Vard has won its largest single-vessel order in the company’s history in a contract worth nearly €700 million, and says it’s also the largest ever awarded to a Norwegian shipbuilder.

5th June 2026

Vard wins record-breaking vessel order

5th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Fincantieri and Generative Bionics have teamed up on a four-year partnership to develop and deploy a robot designed to operate alongside workers in shipyards.

13th February 2026

Robotic humanoids join human welding crews

13th February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Italian Navy’s new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship has been launched at Fincantieri’s integrated shipyard in Riva Trigoso, representing a major step forward in Italy’s capacity for maritime research, environmental monitoring and security.

30th January 2026

Fincantieri advances Italian navy research

30th January 2026

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

Autonomous technology is advancing steadily across the maritime sector, but its uptake in commercial marine remains cautious compared with defence and research, where uncrewed vessels are already established.

23rd January 2026

SPECIAL REPORT: Autonomy at Sea

23rd January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

When Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest and oldest shipbuilding groups, announced three years ago that it was entering the subsea robotics sector, many in the maritime world assumed it would be…

23rd January 2026

Into the DEEP: Fincantieri enters subsea robotics sector

23rd January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri has launched an integrated and autonomous drone and underwater sensor system to protect critical subsea infrastructure.

28th October 2025

Fincantieri launches subsea drone network amid security fears

28th October 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has embarked on a new revenue stream with eyes on subsea technology and development, the company says.

20th May 2025

Fincantieri explores new deep dive segment

20th May 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard has secured a contract with Island Offshore to design and build a second hybrid-powered ocean energy construction vessel (OECV).

29th August 2024

Vard supplies second hybrid OECV for Island Offshore

29th August 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Fincantieri has published an emotional tribute to chairman and president Claudio Graziano, who was found dead at his home on Monday.

19th June 2024

Fincantieri chairman Claudio Graziano dies suddenly

19th June 2024