Press Releases

STURGEON BAY, Wisc. – Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is partnering with Crowley Maritime Corporation on the largest LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunkering barge ever constructed in the United States. The transformative design of the 416-ft. vessel will offer capacity for 12,000 m3 (3.17 million gallons) of LNG and when complete it will be the largest Jones […]

STURGEON BAY, Wisc. – Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding hosted U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin yesterday as she toured the shipyard to see recent infrastructure improvements and speak with men and women who work in one of the most capable Great Lakes shipyards. “Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is an industry leader in the construction, repair and conversion of USCG […]

GREEN BAY – Fincantieri Marine Group was recently recognized for its commitment to veteran employment by Wisconsin’s chapter of Disabled American Veterans as the state’s 2020 Large Employer of the Year. Officials from FMG received the award from DAV’s Employment Committee Chairman Gary Meyer at their annual convention June 11. “We take great pride in […]

WASHINGTON D.C. – Fincantieri Marinette Marine and its board of directors announced today that Mark Vandroff will be taking over as CEO effective July 7, replacing Jan Allman who has led the Wisconsin shipyard since 2014. “Our company’s continued growth afforded us an opportunity to expand our senior leadership team and to better organize to […]

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Department of Defense announced today that the Navy is exercising a $553.8 million option to have Fincantieri Marinette Marine build the second Constellation-class frigate. The Wisconsin shipyard is currently working with the Navy on the detailed design phase of building the first-in-class USS Constellation (FFG-62), a modern guided-missile frigate based partially […]

MARINETTE, Wis. – Fincantieri Marinette Marine received the top honor among larger companies from the Wisconsin Safety Council in their annual corporate safety awards that was announced today. The Wisconsin Safety Council honors businesses for exemplary safety records and excellence in safety & health management, and this year they recognized 10 companies for superior performance […]

MARINETTE, WISC – Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) is prepared to launch the next phase of construction along the waterfront next month, which will include work in the adjacent Menominee River. Beginning in May and planned to continue until late October, FMM will have several inches of sediment and bedrock removed from the river bottom and […]

WASHINGTON D.C. – Fincantieri Marine Group is partnering with BMT, a leading naval architecture and marine engineering design group, as they assist the U.S. Navy in their effort to design and build a cable ship replacement. The Navy’s only operational cable ship, USNS Zeus, is at the end of its long service life, and the […]

This week, Fincantieri Marinette Marine recognized Mayor Steve Genisot by presenting him an official shovel and hard hat from the Ground Breaking of Building 34 that recently took place at the shipyard. Mayor Genisot participated in the outdoor event in February, but due to extreme cold weather, the company postponed a few of the special […]

WASHINGTON D.C. – As detail design work continues on the Navy’s newest class of ships, officials announced that L3Harris has joined the team to provide integrated systems for the Navy’s Constellation-class frigates. “We are glad to have L3Harris, specifically its innovative Integrated Mission Systems team, with us as together we build tomorrow’s Navy,” said Fincantieri […]