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Fincantieri cuts steel for TUI Cruises' next-gen LNG ship

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From left, TUI CFO Frank Kuhlmann, Luigi Matarazzo, Wybcke Meier and Cristiano Bazzara, director of Monfalcone shipyard
Fincantieri cut steel for the first of two new-concept LNG-powered ships for TUI Cruises.

The 160,000gt vessels are intended to become the backbone of the future TUI Cruises fleet.

They'll be built at Monfalcone shipyard and are scheduled for delivery in 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 management systems that can shred organic waste by means of thermal treatment.

Follows steel-cutting for Mein Schiff 7 in Turku

This steel-cutting follows by a week Meyer Turku cutting steel for TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 7. It intially will run on low-sulphur fuel with the capability of using green methanol in future.