Fincantieri S.p.A.

Fincantieri S.p.A. is a shipbuilding company operating worldwide through four segments: Shipbuilding; Offshore and Specialized Vessels; Underwater; and Equipment, Systems, and Infrastructure. It designs and builds cruise ships, submarines, offshore support and specialized vessels, offshore wind plant vessels, semi-submersible drilling ships and platforms, cable-laying vessels, ferries, unmanned vessels, expedition cruise vessels, aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, patrol vessels, amphibious and logistic support ships, multirole and research vessels, and special vessels. The company also provides lifecycle management, training and assistance, interior solutions, ship repair and refitting, and technologies for effectors, acoustic sensors, radar, and autonomous vessels. Founded in 1959, it is headquartered in Trieste, Italy.

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Viking Floats Out Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship Viking Astrea

Viking Holdings announced on Friday that its Viking Astrea hydrogen-powered cruise ship has been floated out at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard in Italy, moving the vessel into water for the first time for final construction and interior outfitting. Delivery is planned for May 2027, followed by the ship's first Mediterranean and Northern Europe season. The Astrea is intended to be Viking's second hydrogen-powered cruise ship capable of zero-emission operation, using a hybrid propulsion system built partly around liquefied hydrogen and fuel cells with up to six megawatts of output, which the cruise line operator said could let the vessel operate in environmentally sensitive areas without exhaust emissions during that mode. Sister ship Viking Libra, the first such hydrogen-capable cruise ship, is scheduled for delivery in November. Viking is the only major cruise operator currently confirmed to be bringing hydrogen-powered cruise ships into service.

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