In the context of the contract revealed last November for 2 new-generation deluxe exploration cruise ship vessels, the French cruise ship firm PONANT and also Vard, Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary, authorized the relevant agreement.

In the past, Fincantieri has actually currently constructed for PONANT 4 ships in Ancona, “Le Boréal”, “L’Austral”, “Le Soléal”, and also “Le Lyrial”, supplied specifically in 2010, 2011, 2013, and also 2015.

VARD, Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary, energetic in the style and also shipbuilding of exploration cruise ship vessels, has actually integrated in 2018 and also 2019 4 devices of the “PONANT EXPLORERS” course and also will certainly supply the last 2 of the collection in 2020.

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VARD will certainly additionally supply “Le Commandant Charcot”, the initial crossbreed electrical polar expedition vessel powered with LNG, to PONANT in 2021.

The brand-new devices, due for distribution both in 2022, will certainly stand for an advancement of the “PONANT EXPLORERS” course vessels. They will certainly be run in the South Pacific locations for “PAUL GAUGUIN CRUISES” brand name along with the eponymous ship gotten lately by PONANT, therefore bringing the variety of ships under this brand name to 3. They will certainly be constructed by VARD team’s manufacturing network, and also they will certainly have to do with 11.000 gross loads with the ability to suit concerning 230 travelers aboard.

They will certainly be hybrid electrical and also furnished with innovative modern technology in regards to setting and also populace defense, including one of the most substantial battery plan application on the market, permitting electric procedure at support, in ports and also in ecologically delicate locations.

More thoroughly, in order for the ships to have as marginal an effect as feasible on the setting, their eco-design will certainly be led by 3 purposes: power optimization to make certain marginal usage, detailed of the hydrodynamic optimization of the hull, even more energy-efficient tools, and also an ingenious power recuperation system; decrease of undersea sound; renovation of waste therapy with the “Cleanship Super” tag from Bureau Veritas, an independent qualification body.

Reference: fincantieri.com