MV Faust Launches as One of the World's Largest Car Carriers

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  MV Solitaire Enters Service as the World's Largest Pipelay Vessel

  Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, United KingdomAllseas

  

  Starts 01/01/1998CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE28.7 years agoAllseas^[3]' own fleet page states Solitaire has operated "since her launch in 1998"; only the year is documented, not an exact day.

  MV Solitaire, converted from a 1972 bulk carrier into a 300-metre pipelaying ship, entered service for Allseas in 1998 and became the world's largest and most powerful pipelay vessel.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Wilhelmsen Launches Tønsberg as the World's Largest Ro-Ro Ship

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard, Nagasaki, JapanWilhelmsen Group

  

  Starts 10/02/2010CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE16.0 years agoWikipedia's^[4] MV Tønsberg article gives the launch date as 2 October 2010, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group and noted as the largest RoRo ship in the world when built.

  Wilh. Wilhelmsen launched the 265-meter Tønsberg at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Nagasaki shipyard, the largest roll-on/roll-off vessel ever built at the time. The ship carries luxury cars, SUVs, and outsized construction equipment across the world's oceans.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Symphony of the Seas

  Saint-Nazaire, FranceRoyal Caribbean International

  

  Starts 03/23/2018CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE8.5 years agoRoyal Caribbean Press Center reported official delivery from STX France on March 23, 2018.^[1]

  Symphony of the Seas, then the world's largest cruise ship, was officially delivered to Royal Caribbean International at the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire.

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• Automotive09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Volvo Unveils the A60H, Its Largest Articulated Hauler, at Bauma

  Messe München, Am Messesee 2, 81829 Munich, GermanyVolvo Construction Equipment

  

  Starts 04/11/2016ESTIMATED73% CONFIDENCE10.4 years agoTrade press (Equipment World, For Construction Pros^[7]) dates the A60H's launch to Bauma 2016 in Munich (11-17 April 2016); no more precise reveal date within the fair is documented, so the pin uses the fair's opening day.

  Volvo Construction Equipment unveiled the A60H, its largest-ever articulated hauler at 60 tons capacity, at the Bauma trade fair in Munich. The launch marked the 50th anniversary of Volvo's first articulated hauler, 1966's 'Gravel Charlie.'

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• Automotive09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Lamborghini Unveils the Huracán Evo in Sant'Agata Bolognese

  Via Modena 12, 40019 Sant'Agata Bolognese (BO), ItalyAutomobili Lamborghini

  

  Starts 01/07/2019CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE7.7 years agoHappened as dated: Autoevolution's^[3] debut report is published 7 January 2019, which is what Conceptcarz's^[2] US-format 'Sant'Agata Bolognese 07/01/2019' dateline means. Deliveries from spring 2019 rule out a 1 July 2019 unveiling.

  Lamborghini unveiled the Huracán Evo, a 640-horsepower V10 supercar built by hand at its Sant'Agata Bolognese factory in Italy.

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• Automotive06/19/2017@ThePinGang

  Daimler begins construction on a $562 million lithium-ion battery factory in Germany

  Daimler

  

  Starts 05/22/2017CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE9.3 years agoHappened as dated, per arstechnica.com^[1]: "…Daimler^[4] subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy announced a partnership with Vivint Solar to sell stationary…"

  German automaker wants to bring 10 new electric models to the market by 2020.

  $562M

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Paul R. Tregurtha Enters Service as the Great Lakes’ Largest Ship

  Lorain, Ohio, USAInterlake Steamship Company

  

  Starts 05/10/1981CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE45.4 years agoWikipedia's^[3] MV Paul R. Tregurtha article gives 10 May 1981 as the ship's maiden voyage, following its 4 February 1981 launch as the William J. DeLancey.

  Launched as the William J. DeLancey and later renamed Paul R. Tregurtha, the Great Lakes' longest ship began hauling cargo with its maiden voyage on 10 May 1981.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  MSC Meraviglia Megaship Delivered at Saint-Nazaire Shipyard

  Saint-Nazaire, FranceChantiers de l'Atlantique

  

  Starts 05/31/2017CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE9.3 years agoMSC Cruises' own press release states the Meraviglia was delivered and came into service on 31 May 2017 ("MSC CRUISES CELEBRATES THE COMING INTO SERVICE OF MSC MERAVIGLIA").^[1]

  MSC Cruises took delivery of the 315-metre, 171,598-tonne MSC Meraviglia from the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, one of the largest cruise ships ever built, carrying more than 5,700 guests.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Meyer Werft Delivers the Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Ship

  Meyer Werft Shipyard, Industriegebiet Süd, Papenburg, GermanyMeyer Werft

  

  Starts 04/25/2013CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE13.4 years agoMeyer Werft’s^[2] own press release "Meyer Werft delivers Norwegian Breakaway" gives 25 April 2013 as the delivery date.

  Meyer Werft delivered the Norwegian Breakaway, then the largest ship it had ever built, from its Papenburg shipyard to Norwegian Cruise Line after an 18-month build. Her maiden voyage was the transatlantic crossing to New York, where she was christened; seven-day Bermuda cruises out of New York followed from 12 May 2013.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  CMA CGM Jacques Saadé Debuts as the First LNG-Powered Megamax

  Shanghai, ChinaCMA CGM

  

  Starts 09/22/2020CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE6.0 years agoShipbuilding trade press dates the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé's delivery in Shanghai to 22 September 2020.^[1]

  CSSC's Hudong-Zhonghua yard in Shanghai delivered the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé, the first of nine 23,000-TEU ships and the world's first ultra-large container vessel powered mainly by liquefied natural gas. At 400 meters long, it became CMA CGM's new flagship.

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• Marine09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Norwegian Epic Delivered as One of the World’s Largest Cruise Ships

  Saint-Nazaire, FranceNorwegian Cruise Line·…

  

  Starts 06/17/2010CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE16.3 years agoCruise Industry News^[2] reported Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of Norwegian Epic on 17 June 2010.

  Norwegian Cruise Line took delivery of the 153,000-ton Norwegian Epic from the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, at the time the largest ship ever built there.

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• Automotive09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Caterpillar Unveils the 797 Mining Truck

  Decatur, Illinois, USACaterpillar Inc.·…

  

  Starts 09/29/1998CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE28.0 years agoMultiple sources (Wikipedia^[3], Curbside Classic^[4]) state Caterpillar first unveiled a completed 797 at its Decatur, Illinois plant on 29 September 1998.

  Caterpillar unveiled its 797 — at the time the world's largest and most powerful haul truck — at its Decatur, Illinois assembly plant on 29 September 1998.

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