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Wärtsilä to supply engines, waterjets and LNG systems for largest fast ferry

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 05 November 2018 05 November 2018

The largest ever high-speed catamaran, which will operate on LNG fuel, will feature a fully integrated scope of supply from the technology group Wärtsilä. The 125 metres long vessel is being built at the Armon Gijón shipyard in Spain for Spanish ferry operator Baleària.

The ability of Wärtsilä to deliver a fully integrated scope, including the engines, the waterjets, and the LNG fuel storage and supply system, together with all the related auxiliary systems, was an important option for both the owner and shipyard.

“High efficiency, reduced operating costs, and environmental sustainability were the key values in the design of this exciting new high-speed ferry. Wärtsilä has a strong focus and excellent track record in all these areas, as well as unique integration capabilities. This project redefines the conventional standard for this type of vessel, enabling ‘greener’ operations and lower lifecycle operating costs. We have worked closely in the past with both the yard and the owners, and we are proud to be once again their vessel solutions provider,” says Stefan Wiik, Vice President, Marine Power Solutions, Wärtsilä.

“This ferry will very much shape the future for high-speed, gas powered, catamarans and trimarans. This completely new design, which optimizes the performance of the ship, not only in terms of speed but also in seakeeping, and which utilises Wärtsilä’s LNG technology, makes this a breakthrough vessel. The use of LNG allows us to fulfil our commitment to the environment and to energy efficiency, while also keeping us one step ahead of the new pollutant gas reduction regulations scheduled for 2020,” says Juan M. Paino, CTO of Armón.

"Baleària's strategic commitment to LNG responds to criteria of social responsibility and economic profitability. The axiom, less pollution, greater economic profitability, works fully with liquefied natural gas," says the CEO of Baleària, Adolfo Utor,

The vessel will operate on four highly efficient Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engines, four Wärtsilä waterjets, and the Wärtsilä LNGPac fuel gas storage and supply system. It will have a service speed of 35 knots, and a top speed of more than 40 knots. The storage tanks give the ferry a range of 400 nautical miles. The equipment is scheduled for delivery to the yard in the latter half of 2019.

When delivered, the ferry will be capable of carrying 1200 passengers and 500 cars, or trucks covering a length of 500 metres plus 250 cars. Baleària will invest 90 million euros in the construction of this fast ferry, which is scheduled to start the aluminum cut next December and to enter into service in the summer of 2020.

Telenor Maritime to supply mobile ecosystem on Brittany Ferries’ ships

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 01 November 2018 01 November 2018

Telenor Maritime, the global maritime mobile operator, partner with Brittany Ferries and announces the introduction of the mobile ecosystem onboard their fleet of ferries and cruise-ferries, deploying a connectivity platform with Premium Wi-Fi, VSAT and Mobile Broadband Backhaul.

Additionally Honfleur, the clean, green, LNG-powered newbuild arriving in June 2019 is equipped with 3G services. Digital services can be enabled supporting the complete digital value chain vastly enhancing the customer experience onboard.

“We are delighted to be in a position to develop our partnership and services with Brittany Ferries, the major cross-channel ferry company operating a large fleet of ferries and cruise ferries between France and the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain, and between the United Kingdom and Spain. We are confident that our communications services will substantially enhance the customer journey on the ships we are upgrading. This is yet another important step for Telenor Maritime’s service-expansion in Europe,” said Jan Erik Norli, CSO of Telenor Maritime.

“Our partnership with Telenor is one we value and we look forward to working together as new ships like Honfleur join the Brittany Ferries fleet,” said Joëlle Croc, Brittany Ferries’director of sales and customer experience. “Connectivity drives all our customer communications, so it has never been more important to work with partners we can count on.”

“Being a digital frontrunner, we heavily invest time and effort into developing digital services leading the way in developing the customer journey. To succeed, it is essential having a partner such as Brittany Ferries, equally focused on exploring the digital arena,” Jan Erik Norli continued.

Deltamarin and Elomatic sign design contract for second Global class ship

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 31 October 2018 31 October 2018

Deltamarin and Elomatic, both from Turku Finland, have signed an agreement with MV Werften Wismar GmbH for the basic and detail design of a second Global class cruise ship of Dream Cruise, which is part f the Genting Hing Kong group, which also owns the shipbuilder.

The value of the contract is approximately €16.5 million for Deltamarin and €17 million for Elomatic. The vessel will be built in parallel in Wismar and Rostock, Germany. The contract was signed on 26.10.2018 and design work has already commenced.

The vessel is the second in the series of Global class vessels. In addition to engineering, Deltamarin and Elomatic will also provide site services at the shipyard during the construction of the vessel. Deltamarin and Elomatic also did a large part of the basic and detail design of the first vessel in the cruise ship series.

The Global class vessels are some of the world’s largest cruise ships. When the first vessel is completed, it will be the largest ever built in Germany. The second vessel being designed will be approximately 342 meters long and 46.4 metres wide with a gross register tonnage of 204,000. The ships are designed specifically for the Asian market and can carry up to 9,500 passengers.

Scanship bags contract with Carnival Cruise Line

Details: Written by Kari Reinikainen Kari Reinikainen; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 31 October 2018 31 October 2018

Scanship Holding ASA, with its subsidiary Scanship AS, has entered into a contract with Miami-based Carnival Cruise Line, a part of Carnival Corporation & PLC, to support the line's ongoing commitment to advanced watewater purification systems in accordance with the IMO MARPOL MEPC 227(64). "We at Scanship are thrilled to be working with Carnival Cruise Line and are impressed by their commitment for cleaner oceans and sustainable seafaring", says Henrik Badin, CEO of Scanship in a statement.

AIDA Cruises and CRUISEHOST Solutions conclude cooperation agreement

Details: Written by Teijo Niemelä Teijo Niemelä; Category: Products & services Products & services; Published: 26 October 2018 26 October 2018

CRUISEHOST Solutions, operator of the booking systems CRUISEA and CRUISEC for cruises, has agreed a cooperation with the cruise company AIDA Cruises. Accordingly, CRUISEHOST may connect its systems with the booking system of AIDA Cruises via the cruise line’s XML interface. Travel agencies working with CRUISEA or CRUISEC thereby obtain seamless access to the entire range of AIDA’s cruise offers including all cabin categories, additional offers and various further information. The technical implementation is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

The newly formed agreement applies to all countries where CRUISEHOST is active. To make use of this new feature, travel agencies only require an additional agreement with AIDA Cruises (authorization is granted by the cruise line).

“We are happy about this agreement because our over 9,000 agencies in more than 20 countries now have the possibility to optimally access the offers of AIDA Cruises and present them to their customers via our systems,“ Akhil Kapur, founder and managing director of CRUISEHOST Solutions, explains. “The international cruise boom will last. Thanks to the direct linkage to AIDA’s booking system our solutions become more attractive for individual travel agencies as well as for sales chains and cooperations.”

“We are pleased that with CRUISEHOST Solutions an internationally oriented CRUISE gds and portal is connected to our XML interface, in this way enabling the supply of additional sales partners with high data quality and actuality,” Uwe Mohr, Vice President Sales at AIDA Cruises, states.