Wärtsilä solutions supporting first pair of World class ships for MSC Cruises

The ships will operate on LNG fuel, and be the first two cruise ships to run on LNG with Wärtsilä 46DF engines, and with Wärtsilä LNGPac systems.

Wärtsilä’s Smart Marine vision sees high levels of digitalisation and connectivity are utilised to deliver greater efficiencies and better environmental performance.

Nitrogen oxide reduction and LNG solutions

‘The focus of our solutions is on reducing energy and fuel consumption in order to promote efficiency. 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,’ says Stefan Nysjö, vp, marine power solutions, Wärtsilä.

‘We are very familiar with Wärtsilä’s products and they have always provided us with excellent support in newbuild projects. 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,’ says Yves Pelpel, technical director, Chantiers de l’Atlantique.

Ecorizon plan

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 steel cutting ceremony for the first ship MSC Europa took place at Chantiers de l‘Atlantique last October and it is scheduled to be launched in May 2022.

Delivery of the second World class vessel is scheduled for 2024.

Another two World class ships 

MSC Cruises and Chantiers d’Atlantique have just firmed options on a second pair of World class newbuilds for delivery in 2025 and 2027.