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MaK 12 M 43 C engine. Four units of this type as well as two<br />

8-cylinder engines are to be installed in the newbuilding.<br />

include, for example, a deck restaurant<br />

seating 144 guests, an excellent wine<br />

lounge, a baths section and the largest<br />

fitness room ever provided on a HAL<br />

ship. In the technical area, the “Signature”<br />

class has state-of-the-art navigation<br />

and safety systems, including<br />

equipment for dynamic positioning. It<br />

is fitted with six MaK M 43 C diesels<br />

driving alternating current generators,<br />

ensuring the necessary energy for the<br />

Azipod propulsion technology, as well<br />

as all shipboard plants and auxiliary<br />

systems.<br />

Reliable energy supply<br />

The HAL order is the fruit of close<br />

cooperation between <strong>Caterpillar</strong><br />

<strong>Marine</strong> Power Systems, HAL itself, Carnival<br />

Corporate Shipbuilding, the Fincantieri<br />

shipyard and the Italian <strong>Caterpillar</strong><br />

dealer CGT, according to Leif Gross,<br />

Sales Director Global Cruise Projects<br />

at <strong>Caterpillar</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> Power Systems.<br />

“In the end, however, we convinced<br />

the customer with the combination of<br />

proven engine reliability, tailor-made<br />

preparation and start-up times and<br />

innovative pollutant reduction technology.<br />

Each MaK M 43 C engine will be<br />

fitted with FCT, Flexible Camshaft Technology,<br />

so that at all load levels no vis-<br />

ible smoke will be emitted and emission<br />

of nitrogen oxides will be below<br />

the limit values of the current regulation<br />

of IMO, the International Maritime<br />

Organization.” Moreover, both the<br />

shipyard and the shipping line have<br />

already gained comprehensive experience<br />

with the trouble-free operation of<br />

Cat® 3508/3512 gensets already used<br />

in the fleet.<br />

Ongoing success story<br />

The MaK M 43 launched in the<br />

market in 1998 supplemented the generation<br />

of medium-speed MaK longstroke<br />

M 20, M 25 and M 32 marine<br />

diesel engines with a fourth model<br />

in the upper performance area. Since<br />

then, <strong>Caterpillar</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> Power Systems<br />

has sold more than five hundred of the<br />

6-, 7-, 8-, 9- and 12-cylinder engines<br />

of the MaK M43 series with an overall<br />

output of over 3,600 MW.<br />

The order for four MaK 12 M 43 C<br />

and two MaK 8 M 43 C engines for the<br />

“Signature” class certainly represents<br />

an outstanding achievement. Seen over<br />

the longer term, it is another milestone<br />

in the ongoing success story of the <strong>Caterpillar</strong><br />

propulsion units installed in<br />

remarkable cruise ships. In 2005, <strong>Caterpillar</strong><br />

<strong>Marine</strong> Power Systems con-<br />

“Signature”-Class<br />

cluded a widely regarded contract with<br />

AIDA Cruises – German Branch of Costa<br />

Crociere for the propulsion plants of its<br />

vessels of the “Sphinx” class to be built<br />

by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, the leading<br />

German cruise ship yard, for delivery<br />

between 2007 and 2009. This contract<br />

comprises three firm orders each<br />

for four MaK 9 M 43 C units with a total<br />

output of 36,000 kW per ship, plus an<br />

option for a fourth vessel.<br />

Prior to 2004, these power plants<br />

enjoyed a long run of success in various<br />

areas of global passenger shipping:<br />

<strong>Caterpillar</strong> <strong>Marine</strong> Power Systems and<br />

the predecessor company Krupp MaK<br />

Maschinenbau could cite over 50 cruise<br />

ships and ferries in their reference lists<br />

for marine propulsion systems in the<br />

past 25 years.<br />

The many other vessels worth mentioning<br />

include the trio of cruise<br />

ships “Sun Bay” (now “Expedition”),<br />

“Sun Bay II” (now “Constellation”)<br />

and “Orion”, built between 2001 and<br />

2003 by the German Cassens-Werft<br />

in Emden. Each of these vessels, offering<br />

an exclusive atmosphere for about<br />

a hundred passengers, is powered by<br />

a MaK M 25 engine with a nominal<br />

output of 1,850 kW at 750/min. An even<br />

more impressive ship aesthetically is<br />

the “Sea Cloud II”, a luxury large sailing<br />

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