MSC Cruises and shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique announced major fleet expansion plans.
MSC Cruises signed an agreement to build the third and fourth LNG-powered MSC World Class ships, which are slated to be delivered in 2025 and 2027. The cost of these ships will exceed EUR 2 billion.
The cruise line also signed two memorandums of understanding related to new ship prototypes.
The first is a class of four LNG-powered cruise ships under the MSC Cruises brand. The other is a prototype cruise ship that will explore the concept of a cruise ship that is powered by the wind. Both of these prototype ships are being developed in an effort to find significantly more environmentally friendly technologies.
MSC Cruises Executive Chairman, Pierfrancesco Vago, said "The three agreements signed today extend our investment plan up to 2030. They stem from an exceptional partnership, with Chantiers, that has already delivered 15 highly-innovative innovative cruise ships over the past two decades and will see many more vessels come to life at Saint-Nazaire’s docks in the next ten years. They also confirm that this industry’s commitment to environmental sustainability, in this case helping the French national industry further position itself as a world leader in the development of next-generation technologies and other solutions."
Matt Hochberg
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