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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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