COMPAC has actually been suited 6 Viking cruise liner
The 930-passenger Viking Jupiter, provided previously this month by Fincantieri’s Ancona, Italy shipyard, is the 6th cruise liner provided by the shipbuilder toViking Cruise It is likewise the 6th in the collection to provided with a Thordon Bearings’ seawater-lubricated prop shaft system. It is the 6th Viking cruise liner to be fitted out with the COMPAC bearing setup.
Viking Cruises anxieties, the ecological kindness of its ships.
“From the outset, when we first entered the cruise market four years ago with Viking Star, we opted for water lubricated propulsion as a cost-effective means of reducing the impact of our operations on the marine environment,” claimed Richard Goodwin, Viking’s Vice President,Engineering “The COMPAC system has proven itself both commercially and operationally and we look forward to working with Thordon on future projects.”
Two 930 passenger-capacity sisterships, Viking Tellus and also Viking Venus, presently undertaking building and construction at Fincantieri and also slated for shipment in 2021, have actually likewise been defined with the pollution-free Thordon system. Further newbuilds of the very same course have actually likewise been bought for shipment in between 2022 and also 2027, though supply agreements have yet to be settled. Four extra yet-to-be-named ships are set up to release by 2023.
Thordon Bearings’ President and also CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Terry McGowan, included: “We congratulate Viking Cruises and Fincantieri on the successful and timely delivery of the sixth vessel in this class, a series of ships that have proven immensely popular with passengers and crew. We are delighted that both owner and builder continue to support the use of COMPAC water lubricated propulsion.”
Being oiled by salt water and also the Thordon system does not need an aft seal, decreasing in-service upkeep expenses.
According to Alfredo Tosato, Managing Director at Pedrotec, Thordon Bearings licensed representative in Italy, Fincantieri often defines COMPAC for its newbuilding tasks.
“When Viking started working with Fincantieri on these vessels, the shipbuilder recommended the Thordon solution at the design stage due to the excellent performance of the installations on the Disney Magic and Princess Cruise Lines’ Grand Princess. For every new project where a conventional propulsion arrangement is selected, we work with both builder and owner to design and engineer the optimum bearing solution.”
