Company News Apr 11, 2008 12:00 PM
Blohm + Voss Repair - New Genset for Cruise Liner GTV SUMMIT
Rising fuel costs are the reason for the replacement of the genset. Provided with a new state-of-the-art approx. 11,000 kW diesel genset, the fuel consumption of the cruise liner will be considerably reduced. For the installation of the unit, a 100 t steel section will be installed and exhaust lines with a total length of about 70 m will have to be rearranged. In addition to this, the outer coating below the waterline will be renewed and the main engine plant overhauled.
Once again, the tight schedule for the work to be completed combined with the very short preparation phase is a challenge to Blohm + Voss Repair to prove its adherence to delivery deadlines. On April 27, 2008, the GTV SUMMIT will leave the yard so as to make space for another ship of ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINES; the GTV BRILLIANCE OF THE SEAS is expected to arrive in Hamburg soon after and will be provided with a new genset as well.