Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its nitrogen oxide reduction and LNG solutions on two of the cruise vessels built by Chantiers de l‘Atlantique, France for Geneva, Switzerland based cruise line operator MSC Cruises.
The full scope of Wärtsilä’s supply of fully integrated solutions includes, for each of the two vessels, five 14-cylinder Wärtsilä 46DF dual-fuel engines fitted with nitrogen oxide reduction (NOR) units, two Wärtsilä LNGPac fuel storage and supply systems, seven Wärtsilä thrusters, and two Wärtsilä fixed pitch propellers.
The Wärtsilä 46DF engines are IMO Tier III compliant in gas mode, and are compliant in marine diesel oil (MDO) mode in combination with the NOR units. The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for delivery in mid-2020 for the first ship, and in mid-2022 for the second.
The orders with Wärtsilä were placed by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Q3 2018 and Q1 2019.
“The focus of our solutions is on reducing energy and fuel consumption in order to promote efficiency,” said Wärtsilä Marine Power Solutions Vice President Stefan Nysjö.
“At the same time, our nitrogen oxide reduction and LNG solutions enhance environmental sustainability, which together with the higher efficiency, is very much in line with Wärtsilä’s Smart Marine strategy.”
“We are very familiar with Wärtsilä’s products and they have always provided us with excellent support in newbuild projects,” Chantiers de l’Atlantique Technical Director Yves Pelpel
“These two new cruise ships will represent the latest thinking in minimising the environmental impact and reducing fuel consumption, which is in line with our Ecorizon plan, and Wärtsilä is playing a major role in this.”
The steel cutting ceremony for the first of the two vessels, the ‘MSC Europa’ was held at Chantiers de l‘Atlantique at the end of October and it is scheduled to be launched in May 2022. Delivery of the second World Class vessel is scheduled for 2024. MSC Cruises is the world’s largest privately held cruise operator, and these two new ships will operate worldwide.
Photo credit: Wärtsilä
Published: 20 January, 2020
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