Fincantieri has teamed up with China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) and Carnival Corp to finalise an order to build up to six ships worth $4.5bn.

The three partners have inked a landmark deal that will see the construction of two firm ships at CSSC-controlled Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co (SWS).

They will be the first units of this kind ever built in China for the local market.

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