After signing agreements in recent weeks for the
construction of two cruise ships for Marella Cruises and other
two cruise ships for Aida Cruises, preceded by a
order for four large cruise ships for NCLH, the
Fincantieri has signed another agreement for the construction of other
two cruise ships for the American Viking, plus an option
for a further two units. The Italian company specified
that the value of the contract is between 500 million and a
billion euros.
The new units, which will be delivered in 2031, having
a gross tonnage of about 54,300 tons will be positioned in the
segment of small cruise ships and will be able to
accommodate 998 passengers in 499 cabins.
In addition to today's announcement of the new orders, Fincantieri and
Viking have announced that the Viking Libra, the
cruise currently under construction at the facility
Fincantieri of Ancona with delivery to Viking scheduled for the end of
2026, will be the world's first cruise unit
powered by hydrogen stored on board, used both for the
propulsion and for the generation of electrical energy on board.
Also Viking Libra, with a gross tonnage of about 54,300
tons and a length of 239 meters, it will be able to accommodate up to
to 998 people in 499 cabins and, being able to sail and
operating with zero emissions, will also be able to access the most
environmentally sensitive.
Viking Libra will be equipped, in fact, with a new
latest generation hydrogen propulsion system which,
combined with advanced fuel cell technology, it will be
capable of generating up to six megawatts of power, establishing a
new standard for industry decarbonization efforts.
Viking's later cruise ship, Viking Astrea, also
currently under construction at the Ancona plant and
delivery scheduled for 2027, it will be powered by hydrogen.
Viking Libra will be equipped with new solutions for
the loading and storage of hydrogen directly on board thanks to
to a containerized system designed to overcome the current
supply chain criticalities. Hydrogen
It will power a membrane fuel cell system
polymer electrolyte (PEM), specifically optimized for
cruise operations, designed and built by Isotta
Fraschini Motori (IFM), a subsidiary of Fincantieri and specialized in
in advanced fuel cell technologies.
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