Nexans’ cables to enhance fire safety for world’s largest cruise ship
STX France and subcontractors have ordered over 5000 km of Nexans’ Shiplink® fire resistant cables for the third Oasis class ship.
STX France has chosen Nexans to supply cables and services to be used in the building of its new ship, Oasis 3. Nexans will deliver 5000 km of cables for the largest cruise ship in the world with a capacity of 2744 passenger cabins and 1197 crew cabins. The ship is being built for Royal Caribbean International in STX France’s shipyard at St. Nazaire.
Nexans will supply the full range of Shiplink® halogen-free products including power, control, instrumentation and Ethernet cables. STX France will also install DNV (Det Norske Veritas) certified high performing fire resistant cables to maintain the circuit integrity in the event of a fire. These cables withstand temperatures up to 850°C and resist to other mechanical disturbance, such as vibration and shocks on the metallic structure. The cables will be used for all electrical devices and components on the cruise ship. Nexans has also supplied cables, such as ship cabin wiring, to subcontractors working on Oasis 3.
STX France also chose Nexans for its ability to provide the shipyard with customized supply chain services. In particular, Nexans employed just-in-time manufacturing process based on day-to-day forecast and in-deep tracking.
Giuseppe Borrelli, Executive VP Industry & Operators Market lines, said, “The contract with STX France reinforces Nexans’ position as the leader in cabling for the cruise segment. It builds on a 40 year-long relationship between our two organizations and we are looking forward to delivering the cables to STX.”
The cables will be delivered by July 2015 and will be manufactured at Nexans’ German and French facilities.
Eva Wallin, Communication Manager, Nexans Sweden AB, 46 325 801 98, e-mail eva.wallin@nexans.com
Nexans brings energy to life through an extensive range of cables and cabling solutions that deliver increased performance for our customers worldwide. Nexans’ teams are committed to a partnership approach that supports customers in four main business areas: Power transmission and distribution (submarine and land), Energy resources (Oil & Gas, Mining and Renewables), Transportation (Road, Rail, Air, Sea) and Building (Commercial, Residential and Data Centers). Nexans’ strategy is founded on continuous innovation in products, solutions and services, employee development, customer training and the introduction of safe, low -environmental- impact industrial processes. In 2013, Nexans became the first cable player to create a Foundation to introduce sustained initiatives for access to energy for disadvantaged communities worldwide. We have an industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide, employing close to 26,000 people and generating sales in 2013 of nearly 6.7 billion euros. Nexans is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris, compartment A. For more information, please consult: www.nexans.com
Tags: