Prysmian has signed an
agreement with Italian
shipbuilder Fincantieri for
the supply of 3,000 km of
low voltage, armoured and
unarmoured, screened and
ire-resistant SeaflameTM cables
for shipboard applications.
The cables will be manufactured at the Group’s plant located in Merlino, near Milan, Italy. The supplied cables will be used in the construction of two new cruise liners being built in the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone in North Eastern Italy on behalf of the Italian ship owner MSC. With a gross tonnage of approximately 150,000 tonnes, these are the two largest cruise ships ever built by Fincantieri in Italy.
The award further strengthens Prysmian’s close collaboration with Fincantieri for the supply of cables, not only for military vessels, but also for passenger carriers. SeaflameTM is an innovative range of ultra fire resistant power, control and instrumentation cables designed to deliver new levels of performance and safety for the world’s leading marine businesses. As an integral component of power-geared, and power-feeding systems, in order for a vessel to sail and safely return to port, cables and cable systems must always remain operational, including in the event of an on-board fire – no matter how severe the fire or surrounding conditions.
