Wärtsilä strengthens cruise sector position

The latest orders are for complete waste treatment systems and fresh water generators for two vessels and for the entertainment systems for two new series of ships totalling eight vessels in all.

“We are very familiar with Wärtsilä’s products and solutions, and are extremely confident that they are the right choice for these exciting new vessels,” said Massimo Costa, vice-president purchasing, Fincantieri.

“The cruise industry is setting the pace in sustainable shipping, while the ability to create a high quality passenger experience is constantly improving,” he added.

The waste treatment solution includes the handling of both wet and dry waste and the dry waste package will be the first for a large cruise vessel to incorporate Wärtsilä’s Micro Auto Gasification System, a new technology that converts waste to energy allowing the unit to be fuelled by synthesis gas from the waste.

Earlier, in 2019, Wärtsilä received orders from Fincantieri for twenty Wärtsilä 46DF dual-fuel engines, twenty Wärtsilä 46F engines, eight Wärtsilä LNGPac fuel storage, supply and control systems, two Wärtsilä hybrid scrubber systems, as well as Wärtsilä SCR solutions, and Wärtsilä gas valve units for the cruise ships under construction at the yard.

Wärtsilä has been additionally contracted for a complete technological package supply for two further vessels owned by different cruise operators.