Firm to deliver electric drive equipment for the newbuild, which will be built in Germany and Finland
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Rebecca Gibson |
MacGregor is to provide environmentally friendly equipment for four next-generation eco-cruise ships, which will be built in Germany and Finland.
The company will deliver electrically operated shell doors and electric frequency-controlled Hatlapa winches. Electric drives consume up to 30% less energy than their hydraulic equivalents and also eliminate potentially polluting hydraulic oil leaks.
“Cruise ships operate in some of the world's most fragile ecosystems and a rising demand from both authorities and operators requires that onboard systems are as environmentally-friendly as possible,” said Lars Öberg, sales manager of ro-ro at MacGregor. “They also need to be efficient, quiet and cost effective. MacGregor's impressive reference list of providing reliable electric-drive systems in ro-ro applications as well as the company’s ability to make timely deliveries was an important factor in securing the contract.”
Although MacGregor has not disclosed the names of either the shipyards or the cruise lines, the fact that they will be the first cruise ships powered by LNG suggests that the contract is for the four 180,000gt vessels under construction for the Costa Group – two at Meyer Werft for AIDA Cruises and two at Meyer Turku for Costa Cruises.