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Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Expands Partnership with Local Technical College

Draeger, NWTC dean of corporate training and economic development. “Strengthening our area workforce through customized training is vital to our region’s economic growth. NWTC is thrilled to continue our work with FBS and build an industry-leading workforce.”FBS, part of the Fincantieri Marine Group, is a 63-acre, custom-built facility designed for new construction, major conversions, repairs, and sustainment of commercial and government vessels. It has years of work underway and planned, such as building additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering barges and a service operation

Marco Galbiati (Photo: Fincantieri Marine Group)

Fincantieri Marine Group Names Galbiati CEO

Fincantieri Marine Group, a U.S. subsidiary of Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri, announced Thursday that Marco Galbiati has been named as its new CEO effective July 6, while former CEO Dario Deste remains the company’s president.  Galbiati was previously FMG’s general manager, a role that he held since 2018. In this capacity he has been heavily involved in all aspects of the business and its efforts to grow the workforce in support of important commercial and military contracts. FMG serves commercial and government customers in the U.S., including the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard

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Fincantieri Offers New Apprenticeship Program in Wisconsin Shipyards

Fincantieri Marine Group began accepting applications for a new paid Industrial Shipbuilding Apprenticeship program this week.    This program, which was approved by Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, is designed to increase the quality and quantity of skilled technicians trained and equipped to succeed in the maritime sector of the manufacturing industry.  Fincantieri will select its first group of apprentices in July, and then will open up additional apprenticeship positions in the coming months. Interested men and women can apply through the company’s website.

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Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Announces Leadership Change

; Thayse said. “Especially when you enjoy what you do and the people you get to work with every day.”Thayse will remain at FBS through mid-January to help enable a smooth transition with the incoming VP and GM, Craig Perciavalle. After that, Thayse will have an advisory role within Fincantieri Marine Group, the corporate entity that oversees FBS.Perciavalle comes to Fincantieri after most recently serving for years as the president of Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. Perciavalle has an extensive background in the shipbuilding and repair industry, having worked at several Gulf Coast shipyards throughout

File photo: Littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS 17) is moved from an indoor production facility in Marinette, Wisc., to launchways in preparation for its upcoming launch into the Menomenee River. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Fincantieri Marinette Marine by Val Ihde)

Fincantieri Marinette Marine Names Vandroff CEO

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 exceed our customer’s needs,” said Dario Deste, CEO of Fincantieri Marine Group. “Jan [Allman] has done a tremendous job working with partner Lockheed Martin and the Navy on the Littoral Combat Ship and Multi-mission Surface Combatant programs, as well as helping our company secure the FFG contract. We are pleased that she has accepted a promotion and will continue

Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp is constantly on the lookout for quality tradesmen. (Photo: Gulf Copper)

US Shipyards: Always on the Job Hunt

repair work has been steady and is expected to remain solid through the winter. The yard is also busy building the sixth vessel in a series of Damen 1907 tugs for the towing division, and it has its eyes on several potential projects in the pipeline, both for new construction and repair.Fincantieri Marine Group president and CEO, Dario Deste, said the group’s Wisconsin shipyards will hire nearly 1,000 additional people over the next few years. “With our main naval shipyard, Fincantieri Marinette Marine, receiving the contract to design and build the U.S. Navy’s FFG(X), as well

Fincantieri Marine Group Announces CEO Succession

Fincantieri Marine Group, the U.S. subsidiary of Italian based shipbuilding enterprise Fincantieri, announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Francesco Valente, will step down from the position to assume another leadership role within the Fincantieri group.As a result, the Board has selected Dario Deste to assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. Valente and Deste are working together to ensure an orderly transition, which is expected to be completed before the end of the year.Valente joined Fincantieri in early 2012 as Senior Vice President for Business Development‐Nava

Fincantieri Inks Training Deal with URI

know-how given from the academic world with the concreteness and professionalism of the business world. The understanding also includes the possibility of activating further collaboration forms of specific projects related to research and innovation, also involving our American subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG).   The agreement is part of a more global strategy of the shipbuilding group, aimed at undertaking continuous collaboration projects with the top international universities and institutes to increase Fincantieri’s presence worldwide and attract talents and professionals

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