The final delivery of the Italian FREMM “Carlo BERGAMINI” was held today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano (La Spezia). This is the first of series of FREMM (European Multi Mission Frigates) ships ordered by the Italian Navy from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, within the framework of an agreement between Italy and France to build 10 [...]
![OSN and Italian Navy to Develop Innovative Framework for Early Stage Ship Design]()
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, with the collaboration of Italian Navy, has created an industrial and scientific team to develop an innovative framework to be used to perform naval vessels design during the Early Stage Design, following the NATO-Total Ship System Engineering Process indication. This framework is able to perform real time assessment of the impact [...]
The recent steel cut ceremony held at Riva Trigoso Shipyard of FINCANTIERI was not normal routine, but a very special event, under many points of view. First of all, it is the start-up of the first ‘foreign’ contract for Orizzonte Sistemi Navali. As a matter of fact, Orizzonte was born in Europe, not just in [...]
After the first ship “Carlo Bergamini” was launched in July 2011, on Saturday March 31st 2012 the Frigate ‘Virginio FASAN’ was launched at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Riva Trigoso (Genoa). This is the second of a series of FREMM (European Multi Mission Frigates) ships ordered by the Italian Navy from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, within the framework [...]
Fincantieri acquired Euro 1,8 billion (approx $2.4 billion) in new orders during 2011, slightly down from Euro 1,9 billion in 2010. In particular, orders were secured to build two large cruise ships for the Carnival Group (one for P&O Cruises and one for the Costa brand), and one super-luxury small cruise ship for Compagnie du [...]
MOSAIC (Modular Open System Architecture Integrated Concept) is a family of modular ships, representing an excellent solution to the need of an effective and modern combat component, both littoral and off-shore. These vessels derive from the Comandanti Class Corvettes, but their most distinguishing element is the design, centred on the volumetric modularity and open architecture [...]
![Orizzonte Sistemi Navali Receives Landing and Logistical Support Vessel Contract for Algerian Navy]()
Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture between Fincantieri and Selex Sistemi Integrati, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to build a vessel for the Algerian Navy. Fincantieri made the announcement yesterday, but did not give any further details regarding the order. Fincantieri has built [...]
