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New Norwegian Prima Floated Out at Fincantieri

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The new Norwegian Prima was recently floated out at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Venice, the first of six in a class of newbuilds for the Miami-based cruise line.

A ship’s float out is always a significant milestone, but this one is particularly special”, said Harry Sommer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian Cruise Line. “Our eighteenth ship, Norwegian Prima represents an exciting new chapter for our Brand and the first vessel to be delivered in our groundbreaking new Prima Class.

“We’ve worked closely with our partners at Fincantieri to deliver a truly remarkable vessel. Their passion, skill and craftsmanship have brought to life one of the most stylish and innovative ships to ever set sail. I’m thrilled we’re now one step closer to welcoming our guests onboard in just 12 months’ time,” Sommer concluded.

“The float out of Norwegian Prima signifies a renewed confidence in cruise and a new era for shipbuilding,” said Luigi Matarazzo, General Manager Merchant Ships Division of Fincantieri. “We are glad to celebrate not only many months of hard work, but also the true spirit of collaboration between our brands – a partnership that will lead the way for a pioneering class of ships in NCL’s Prima Class.”

Cruise ‘breaking through glass ceiling’ as it goes mainstream

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The cruise industry is “breaking through the glass ceiling” and is finally being recognised as a mainstream holiday.

David Dingle, Clia Europe’s deputy chair, also said the number of UK cruise passengers will hit two million by 2020.

He said: “We are getting to that two million figure. We hit 1.9 million passengers in 2016, so I definitely think we will hit two million by 2020.

“We are really breaking through the glass ceiling. I think we are at the stage where cruising is being recognised as a mainstream holiday.

“Whether we see the same year on year growth yield as we did this year that will unfold, but at the moment we are seeing further growth.”

The cruise industry is undergoing a “significant” new shipbuilding programme following the financial slump in 2008.

“During that period there has been a lag in the introduction of new capacity,” Dingle said. “So as much as anything we are going through a catching up exercise.”

There are 72 ships on order all of which are set to be built before 2025. The value of that order is $50billion.

All the major lines, including Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and MSC Cruises and Carnival, have ships launching in 2018.

Marella and AIDA Cruises, Germany’s largest line, also have new vessels due to launch.

“The year of 2017 has been a very good year for yield growth but whether we can have that much growth year on year remains to be seen,” Dingle added. “At the moment they are good indicators.”

Dingle pointed to the role of the trade press in helping to boost the cruise sector and also highlighted how comedian Rob Brydon might not have fronted a P&O Cruises television advertisement campaign “five or 10 years ago”.

Meyer Werft in Papenburg: new technology center

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New Technology Center of the Meyer Werft – Grundsteinlegung by two trainees Meyer Werft

Today the foundation stone for the new Technology and Development Centre at the Meyer Werft in Papenburg was laid.Kendra Schulte (19), dual student of the course Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries and Björn Abeln (22), mechatronics in the third year of training, laid the foundation stone for the new center. “We are pleased that we can take on this task for the foundation stone”, so Kendra Schulte.

Photo: Meyer Werft

Photo: Meyer Werft

Bernd-Carsten Hiebing, Chairman of the CDU district council fraction of the county Emsland and board member of the CDU parliamentary group, and Jan-Peter Becht air, Mayor of Papenburg, praised by today’s groundbreaking ceremony and the associated large investment the renewed strengthening of the site Papenburg. The continuous development and innovation of MEYER WERFT, which today is one of the global leaders in the cruise shipbuilding, have a tremendous positive influence on the employment situation in the city, the region and across the country.

Due to the constantly rising number of employees and the very good order situation at the yard, which in Finland was made possible by the commitment with MEYER TURKU, the decision to build the new Technology and Development Centre was required. In the new building complex large parts of the design and development work for the new building complex of the shipyard will be bundled. A total of more than 500 designers and engineers to work in the future on the various topics of the cruise ships, resulting in Papenburg. The new building will offer approximately 6,750 m² on 5 levels.

“We always need to be well ahead of our competitors technologically and offer a cost-optimized, despite a high standard of quality. Only with top trained for the developers and engineers in the correct working environment and with enough space for creative thinking, we create this balancing act “, says Managing Director Lambert Kruse.

The total investment for the new development center, which also includes a completely redesigned entrance and conference area with so-called. Meet-and Greet- areas belongs, is around 10 million euros. This includes the latest building control techniques and energy-saving measures, such as the use of geothermal heat and cooling by geothermal energy. The new five-storey building will be built in accordance with the standards of a passive house.

The construction should be completed by mid-2016. “The successful development of the site Papenburg has always had top priority for me. We are as agreed in the job security agreement, keep our part of the agreement“, said Bernard Meyer.

In addition to the Technology and Development Centre, the shipyard will expand the canteen area and expand the buildings for own and contractor employees and modernize to become more so the increasing demands.