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Steel was cut today for Celebrity Apex, the second of the Edge-class. It was also a coming out of sorts for the yard. With the new ownership...

MSC was busy at the STX France yard in Saint-Nazaire today with three major events and an announcement of yet another ship order. Normally...

The world officially has a new “largest cruise ship in the world” today with Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas being registered at ...

STX France will deliver Symphony of the Seas to Royal Caribbean next month. The yard provided a unique look around (and under and over) the ...

After one false start, Fincantieri and the French government seem to have again settled on a plan for Fincantieri to purchase half of STX Fr...

Celebrity Edge made her debut Monday afternoon at the STX France yard in Saint-Nazaire when the yard floated the ship out of the dry dock to...

There was lots happening in France today, as two major events were coming down for MSC Cruises at the STX France yard in Saint-Nazaire. Then...

Royal Caribbean had some surprising news about Symphony of the Seas today. The fourth Oasis-class ship was to have been delivered next sprin...

The French government is apparently uneasy about Fincantieri moving jobs out of Saint-Nazaire if they would have control of the STX France y...

Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas is really starting to take on some of the Royal Caribbean "look" in its interior now. A...

A couple weeks ago, Symphony of the Seas was floated out of the dry dock at STX France in Saint-Nazaire, which means the construction phase ...

CND subscribers also read about: STX France laying the keel for Celebrity Edge Adventure of the Seas rescuing two men who had been adrift...

STX France floated out Symphony of the Seas today at their Saint-Nazaire yard. Details appeared in the June 9 edition of Cruise News Daily...

At MSC Meraviglia's handover on Wednesday at the STX France yard, newly-elected French president Emmanuel Macron, said he wants to revie...

When MSC officials were at the STX France yard in Saint-Nazaire on Wednesday, they didn't just pick up their new ship. They ordered two ...

STX France officially delivered MSC Meraviglia to MSC Cruises today at the STX yard in Saint-Nazaire (France), and the handover is marked by...

Most cruise ship passengers give very little thought to the ship's lifeboats. It's actually a major piece of equipment, and it has t...

Fincantieri moved another step closer to being the largest shareholder in STX France yesterday when they signed the “Head of Terms” agreemen...

After a series of negotiations, the French government said today they will approve Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri buying up to a 48% stake ...

Fincantieri said today that they have been notified by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, the advisor appointed by STX Europe, that Fincantieri ...