MAN Diesel and Turbo to power Global Class cruise duo

Each 5,000 passenger Global Class cruise ship will have six type 48/60CR engines

NOVEMBER 17, 2016 — German shipbuilder MV Werften has awarded MAN Diesel and Turbo a contract to power two Global Class cruise ships for Star Cruises. The 340 m long 200,000 grt ships will be among largest on the market, with a capacity for over 5,000 passengers.

Each be equipped with six type 48/60CR engines with a combined output of 96,000 kW.

The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2020 and 2021. They will operate in China and all over Asia for Genting Hong Kong subsidiary Star Cruises.

Active in the cruise business for 23 years, Genting recently launched its new Asian market luxury cruise brand, Dream Cruises, with two 150,000 grt ships – the Genting Dream, delivered this month. and World Dream, to be delivered next year, both equipped with MAN engines.

Genting Hong Kong also owns Crystal Cruises and this year bought German shipyards in Wismar, Rostock and Stralsund which it now operates as MV Werften. The strategic step was taken to secure the company’s expansion plans in the growth markets of Southeast Asia and China and in the global market for luxury cruise ships.

“The cruise business is globally experiencing strong growth. This has led to very long lead times of up to 10 years for new large cruise ships, since only few shipyards are specialized in the very challenging construction process of cruise ships. We want to change this by having earlier delivery and incorporate the latest design as the ships are being built,” says Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Chairman and CEO of the Genting corporation.

“The MV Werften locations have a long-standing tradition in shipbuilding and are in close proximity to the cluster of industries supporting cruise shipbuilding in Northern Europe,” says MV Werften Managing Director Jarmo Laakso “We have the experience and know-how for the construction of cruise ships, and are delighted to have gained an equally experienced and leading global specialist partner for maritime propulsion solutions in MAN Diesel & Turbo.”

“We are looking forward to working together with MV Werften and Genting Hong Kong, who have been established players in the cruise business and a MAN customer for many years,” says Dr. Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Diesel & Turbo. “Experienced companies have come together to establish a fourth player in the tight global cruise liner shipyard market. And it has been done right here on the German Baltic sea coast, a region with a long shipbuilding tradition. We are contributing to this with modern propulsion concepts, based on state of the art ‘Made in Germany’ engine technology.”

MAN Diesel & Turbo is a leading supplier of propulsion systems for cruise ships and has significantly extended its market share within the segment in recent years. In total, the company has already equipped more than 80 cruise ships with engines or complete drive systems.