Two new super-liners under construction at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire

Two new floating cathedrals stand in Saint-Nazaire. Their ephemeral diocese overlooks the edge of the port city, from the Chantiers de l’Atlantique. At the beginning of autumn, the two white behemoths which watch over the area of ​​the large seaport offer the rare vision of a pair of super-liners of the same class built side by side. The most advanced, the MSC World Asia, will be delivered next month to Le Havre. Its twin, the MSC World Atlantic, will leave its nursery a year later, in November 2027. At the same time, the shipyard is continuing the construction of its new administrative headquarters, a 100 million euro showcase expected to be inaugurated at the end of 2027, among the emerging ships. So many signs of the insolent health of the Nazairian builder.

On site, the Chantiers de l’Atlantique resemble a giant anthill. Some 8,500 people - almost half of whom are subcontractors from all over the world - are busy between the group's two next buildings...