JUNE 30, 2014– Italian media record that the Costa Concordia will certainly be junked inGenoa Though the official federal government authorization required has actually not yet been offered, Transport Minister Maurizio Lupi claimed today that he can validate that the cruise liner will certainly be junked “in an Italian port.”
According to Il Sole 24 Ore, Carnival Corporation subsidiary Costa Crociere has actually selected the consortium containing oil solution business Saipem as well as Genoa- based firms Mariotti as well as San Giorgio.
It included that Costa had actually determined to start the fragile procedure to refloat the vessel on July 20.
Meantime, installment of the 15 sponsons required to refloat the vessel proceeds. Earlier today, 6 had actually been mounted, 2 even more were established for installment as well as one was going through fixing in Genoa.