Fincantieri selects Wärtsilä systems for eight new vessels

Orders for the entertainment system were made in Q1 and will be delivered in line with the vessels’ delivery dates commencing in 2022, while requests that came in July for the wet and dry waste solution are scheduled for delivery in Q4 2021.

‘The cruise industry is setting the pace in sustainable shipping, while the ability to create a high quality passenger experience is constantly improving. We feel that Wärtsilä is contributing heavily in both these areas’, said Massimo Costa, vp purchasing, Fincantieri.

Giovanni Paladino, key account manager, Wärtsilä Marine said these latest contract wins ‘represent a further step in the building of a strong relationship with Fincantieri.’

Waste treatment solution

Wet waste is treated with Wärtsilä’s Membrane Bioreactor technology and includes upstream handling that surpasses IMO regulations. 

The eco-friendly dry waste package being supplied to the shipyward will be the first for a large cruise vessel, which incorporates Wärtsilä’s Micro Auto Gasification System (MAGS) - a technology that converts waste to energy, allowing the unit to be fuelled by synthesis gas. 

It creates lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions than conventional incinerators, according to Wärtsilä.

Entertainment sytems 

Wärtsilä Entertainment will supply turnkey entertainment systems, LED architectural lighting and Public Address and General Alarm systems.  

Last year, Wärtsilä received orders from Fincantieri for twenty Wärtsilä 46DF dual-fuel engines, twenty Wärtsilä 46F engines, eight Wärtsilä LNGPac fuel storage, supply and control systems, two Wärtsilä hybrid scrubber systems, as well as Wärtsilä Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) solutions, and Wärtsilä gas valve units for the cruise ships under construction at the yard.