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MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique shake hands on €3.5B deal for new LNG-fueled World Class duo

Shipbuilding

MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss shipping giant MSC Group, has signed a ‘massive’ shipbuilding order with France-based Chantiers de l’Atlantique for the construction of two more liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered World Class-series units.

Courtesy of MSC CRuises

As disclosed, the order—worth a whopping €3.5 billion (roughly $4 billion)—was placed on November 12, bringing MSC Cruises’ total investment in the quartet booked in France so far this year to nearly €7 billion.

Moreover, alongside the World Class cruise vessels that are already being built, this brings the company’s direct investment (currently committed) in the country to €10.5 billion.

Owing to the fact that the newly booked vessels will be delivered equipped with an LNG dual-fuel propulsion system (one that is said to offer a “faster payback” for shipowners

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