Fincantieri cut steel for the first of two new-concept LNG-powered ships for TUI Cruises.
The 160,000gt vessels areintended to become the backbone of the future TUI Cruises fleet.
They’ll bebuilt at Monfalcone shipyard and are scheduled for deliveryin 2024 and in 2026.
Wybcke Meier, CEO of TUI Cruises, and Luigi Matarazzo, general manager of the Merchant Ship Division of Fincantieri, were on hand at San Giorgio di Nogaro (Udine) at Centro Servizi Navali, a company specialized in logistics and production of sheet metal for the Fincantieri yards located in northeastern Italy.
Prototype design
The design is based on a prototype project developed by Fincantieri to advance the TUI brand. Energy efficiency lies at the heart of the project, with the goal of reducing fuel consumption and minimizing environmental impact.
Biofuel possibility and thermal waste treatment
Fincantieri is studying the possibility enabling future operation with low-emission biofuels.
In addition, the ships will be equipped with improved catalytic converters (compliant with Euro 6 standard) and a shore power connection. They’ll also have efficient and innovative waste treatment systems that can shred organic waste by means of thermal treatment.
Follows steel-cutting for Mein Schiff 7in Turku
Thissteel-cutting follows by a week Meyer Turku cuttingsteel for TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 7, a ship that will intially run on low-sulphur fuel with the capability of using green methanol in future.
