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plementary to Fincantieri’s current market commitment to pursuing a strategy of di- segments. The development of synergies versification and development in order to with Fincantieri’s existing businesses is like- retain our long-term competitiveness and ly to allow an increase in production vol- generate important positive impacts for umes that will be beneficial not only for our Italian assets.” employment levels across the Group but also for Italy’s entire production system. Bono was also confident that this is the right way forward to optimise the may be too early to declare a winner in Giuseppe Bono, CEO of Fincantieri, company’s global leadership position in the the East vs. West battle for dominance in remarked that the acquisition of STX OSV high value-added end of the shipbuilding the ship making – but the coming years will further enhance the company’s posi- industry and to establish the company “as should be interesting to watch. tion as a leading international competitor. champions of the Western world”. “This will strengthen Fincantieri’s Viewed against this background, it SAMI J. ANTEROINEN seatec 1/2013 25