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With an order of two LNG ships, just finalized by Costa Cruises, for two units to be 337 meters long and 183mila tons of gross tonnage (with a capacity of passenger unique: 6,600 people each), to which are added the twins ordered in June for Aida (German brand of Italian society of Carnival), the French group is the first to bring natural gas engines in the cruise industry.
A move that turns the challenge by getting giants of the sea and technological innovations, among the companies that sail (also) on the Mediterranean. In particular the same Costa, MSC Cruises (which has four new prototypes, two from 167,600 and two from 154 thousand tons, being built between France and Italy) and Royal Caribbean (which brought on the docks Italian the largest ships in the world The Oasis class, with units from 220 thousand tons).
With the new orders, those of Costa closed with the Meyer shipyard in Turku (Finland) and those of Aida went to the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg (Germany), the Italian group will bring to market with the largest ships passenger capacity in the world in 2600 cabins and, for the first time, with a propulsion “green” Lng, through dual-fuel engines, able to navigate both oil that methane gas.
The gas will be stored on board ships (in tanks above the double hull) and used in navigation to provide 100% of the energy required; «Other news in the sector introduced by Costa,” explained Tom Strang, senior vice president marine opartions of the company. The use of LNG both in port and at sea will, therefore, significantly reduce emissions of exhaust gases.
The new ships ordered are just prototypes and the value of He has committed more than a billion dollars each. Both units built for the Coast to Aida that those are part of a broader Memorandum of Understanding, between Carival Corporation and shipbuilders Fincantieri and Meyer Werft, a multimillionaire contract for the construction of nine new units between 2019 and 2022. In particular, both Aida that Costa are expected to deliver between 2019 and 2020 (two a year, one for each brand).
“The two Costa ships – says Neil Palomba, CEO of Costa – represent a real innovation for the market and will set new standards for the entire industry: the first ships will be powered by green lng and offer many attractions for visitors, including 18 bars and 11 restaurants and common areas are able to transform their functions throughout the day. “
As for the procurement of LNG, gas that still can not make use of stations of storage and distribution in Italy, Strang said the company has made contacts, in addition to the master’s (“we have encouraged”), with Shell and GDF Suez; also it relies on the ‘positive response to several Mediterranean ports. Especially those of Venice and Savona, who plans to create facilities to supply LNG, and from Barcelona and Marseille which have stations for natural gas already in business. “
The first of the ships Coast to be delivered will be positioned in Savona, where Costa has realized its cruise terminal and will sail in the Mediterranean. According to the company, the entry of two new units on the market will create jobs “for about 750 Italians who will be hired to take service.”
“We will build these ships – said Bernard Meyer, to Meyer Turku – with the help of suppliers for most of Europe, which are the best in the field. Among them there are also many Italian suppliers, with whom we have worked in the past, both in our shipyards in Finland and Germany. “
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