Leveransen 2003 av alla de fem anmälda fartygen, jämte ytterligare fartyg vars leverans redan hade planerats till 2003, skulle ha inneburit en enorm arbetsbelastning för Fincantieri. ###>Delivery of all five notified ships in 2003, plus other ships already scheduled for delivery in 2003, would have imposed a very heavy workload on the Fincantieri yards.