TRIESTE – Somec is strengthening its presence in the international cruise market with a new 38 million euro order in the marine glazing segment.
The contract concerns five newbuild cruise ships ordered by a major French shipbuilding group on behalf of two international cruise companies.
The order was secured through the Horizons division, specialised in engineered systems for marine architecture and building façades. The supply includes traditional window systems for cabins and balcony suites, as well as AVSW (Automatic Vertical Sliding Windows) systems, a technology developed and patented by Somec.
The AVSW systems are designed to improve comfort during navigation, thanks to high performance in terms of safety, sound insulation and sealing. The solution also makes it possible to turn the window system into a kind of «infinite balcony», extending the continuity between indoors and outdoors and offering a completely open view of the sea.
Operational activities will begin in the third quarter of 2026 and continue until 2031, with economic effects distributed throughout the execution period of the order.
«This order confirms our execution capability and our ability to respond with technically advanced solutions to the needs of a constantly evolving market, within the framework of a long-term industrial relationship based on the quality of our Group’s operating performance. In particular, AVSW systems represent one of the areas in which the Horizons division expresses its engineering and technological excellence, combining innovation and reliability in highly complex contexts. The award of a package of five ships in a single negotiation – said Oscar Marchetto, chairman of Somec – reflects the trust placed in us by our clients and helps further increase the visibility of our backlog in a segment, the cruise industry, that continues to record sustained demand globally, with multi-year investment plans by shipowners and shipyard order books at historic highs».
