By
Laura Hyde |
German shipbuilding group Meyer Werft has chosen TMC Compressors (TMC) to supply the marine compressed air system for two Carnival Cruise Line ships it is constructing.
TMC will supply a complete marine compressed air system consisting of instrument and service air compressors with associated air treatment system to the two cruise vessels, which will be 344 metres long and capable of carrying 6,400 passengers. TMC will also supply the air treatment system for the starting air system onboard the ships.
“The efficiency of Meyer Werft’s compact shipyard is reflected by its short production and logistics routes,” said Hans-Petter Tanum, director of sales and business development at TMC. “As a Norway-based supplier, with manufacturing and assembly in Europe, we are able to support tight delivery schedules with our marine compressed air system.”
Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku have built nine LNG-powered cruise ships for the four cruise lines in Carnival Corporation’s portfolio since 2018.
“LNG is increasingly being used as primary fuel for both operations at sea and in port and the fuel has become an important stepping stone toward a carbon neutral maritime industry,” said Tanum. “Our job as a supplier is to match this with energy efficient technologies, which our marine compressed air systems are designed to be, in order to facilitate lower operating costs and emissions to air.”
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