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| Industry | Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1897 |
| Headquarters | Palermo, Sicily |
| Parent | Fincantieri |
Cantiere navale di Palermo (Palermo Shipyard) is a shipyard inPalermo, Sicily. The premise falls within thePort of Palermo area. The Port Authority agreed a State concession to Fincantieri expiring 2057.[1]The shipyard has two graving docks (respectively by 400,000 dwt and 20,000 dwt) and one new building shipway.[2]
In1893, an agreement was signed between the Italian State and the Municipality of Palermo providing for a major modernisation plan for the city's port, including the construction of acareeningdock for the maintenance and repair of large vessels. The project did not go ahead because of the political crisis that paralysed the city of Palermo. In July 1896, work had barely begun and was still at a standstill. In September 1896,Ignazio Florio Jr., scion of the wealthyFlorio family, and shipowner and owner of theNavigazione Generale Italiana company, which provided regular services within Sicily and to the ports ofNaples andMarseille, presented his own project for the construction of a shipyard with a large careening basin.[3]
Thanks to Florio's excellent relations with the head of government,Antonio di Rudinì, the agreement for the construction of the careening dock and the shipyard was signed on 16 March 1897. The financing of the work was divided between the Florio family (66%), the Italian State, the Municipality of Palermo and the Province of Palermo, as well as a small subsidy from theCassa di Risparmio of Palermo. Work began on 14 May 1898. The shipyard was inaugurated in 1903, but found itself without orders. The Florio family, which had been forced to go into debt with theBanca Commerciale Italiana, was obliged to sell its shares in the shipyard in 1905 to Attilio Odero (it), Florio's partner inNavigazione Generale Italiana, but also owner ofCantiere navale di Sestri Ponente andCantiere della Foce inGenoa, and a partner inTerni steelworks.[3]
It was then amalgamated with the two shipyards belonging toOfficine e Cantieri Liguri-Anconetani intoCantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) on 31 January 1906. In 1925 CNR was renamed asCantieri Navali del Tirreno after it gained control of theCantiere navale di Riva Trigoso. After completing bankruptcy proceedings in August 1973, it came under the control ofItalcantieri and thenFincantieri in 1984.[4]
Notable ships built by Palermo Shipyard includes:
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