By
Laura Hyde |
Chantiers de l’Atlantique has chosen a marine compressed air system from Norwegian firm TMC Compressors (TMC) for two cruise ships it is currently building for Orient Express.
The 220-metre-long newbuilds are expected to become the world’s largest sailing ships and will each have three sail masts taller than 100 metres, according to the French shipbuilder. Each ship will feature 54 cabins.
For each ship TMC will supply a complete marine compressed air system, including service and control air compressors, service and control refrigerant air dryers, and a desiccant control air dryer. It will manufacture and assemble the system at its facilities the Nordic region and deliver it to the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France.
“At TMC we take great pride in developing and delivering marine compressors with low energy consumption and associated low emissions to air,” said Hans Petter Tanum, director of sales and business development at TMC. “Our client for this project, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, offers ships with the highest environmental performance. In terms of a supplier-shipyard relationship, I like to think that we are a good match. Every vessel is exciting in its own right, but there is always something special when someone presents a brand new, large and innovative vessel concept.”