By
Sean Dudley |
Shipyard group MV Werften and propulsion system suppliers MAN Diesel & Turbo have completed a contract to equip two new ‘Global Class’ cruise ships for Star Cruises.
The two ships each have a registered tonnage of 200,000 tons, and will be among the largest on the market.
Each will feature six type 48/60CR engines with a combined output of 96,000 kW.
The Star Cruises brand forms part of the Genting Hong Kong company. Earlier this year, Genting purchased three German shipyards in Wismar, Rostock and Stralsund. The company now operates these as the shipyard group MV Werften.
“The MV Werften locations have a long-standing tradition in shipbuilding and are in close proximity to the cluster of industries supporting cruise shipbuilding in Northern Europe,” said Jarmo Laakso, managing director at MV Werften. “We have the experience and know-how for the construction of cruise ships, and are delighted to have gained an equally experienced and leading global specialist partner for maritime propulsion solutions in MAN Diesel & Turbo.”
“We are looking forward to working together with MV Werften and Genting Hong Kong, who have been established players in the cruise business and a MAN customer for many years,” said Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Diesel & Turbo. “Experienced companies have come together to establish a fourth player in the tight global cruise liner shipyard market. And it has been done right here on the German Baltic sea coast, a region with a long shipbuilding tradition. We are contributing to this with modern propulsion concepts, based on state of the art ‘Made in Germany’ engine technology.”
The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2020 and 2021.