Ambitious Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is being touted as a potential buyer of financially troubled cruiseship specialist STX France as the deadline for completing the sale approaches.
The move would drive further consolidation in the cruise building industry following Meyer Werft’s acquisition of STX Finland’s cruise business earlier this year and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)’s expected withdrawal following losses edging toward $1bn on a project for Carnival’s Aida Cruises (see story, page 19).
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