NEW ON BOARD
Energy-saving compact
elevators installed onboard
’Mein Schiff 4’
by: MERJA KIHL AND ARI MONONEN
photos: KARI PALSILA
Kone Elevators provided the elevators and
escalators for ’Mein Schiff 4,’ the new cruise ship
that was delivered to TUI Cruises from Turku
Shipyard on 8 May, 2015.
M
r. Jarkko Pekkala, Head of Marine Sales in Kone, notes that
the installations are good examples of energy-efficient tech-
nology utilising energy recovery systems.
”All of the elevators are Kone MiniSpace units equipped
with very compact machine rooms. This type of elevator is quite
suitable for shipboard installation as it takes up less space than
standard elevators, allowing more room for cabins or corridors.”
”MiniSpace is a traditional solution for cruise ships. Similar types of elevators were installed onboard the earlier sister
ship ’Mein Schiff 3’ that was delivered in the spring of 2014,”
says Pekkala.
Overall, Kone Elevators’ delivery for ’Mein Schiff 4’ included
”The next TUI Cruises ship ’Mein Schiff 5’ is already under
10 elevators for passengers and eight elevators for service, plus
construction and will also be equipped with Kone elevators”, Mr.
two escalators and two platforms for the use of passengers with
Pekkala recounts.
impaired mobility.
”The elevator shafts were installed early on in the shipbuild-
For her maiden voyage, the ’Mein Schiff 4’ will sail to the
Baltic States in the summer of 2015.
ing process. Next, our dedicated site team installed the elevator
cabins, finalizing with the electric installations.”
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More information: marine.kone.com