ABB to Power China’s First Home-Built Cruise Ship
China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. has contracted ABB to supply a power and propulsion package for the Asian country’s first domestically-built cruise ship.
The integrated package to be delivered will also include two Azipod steerable propulsion systems, according to ABB.China is very good at buying a prototype, reverse engineering and building that, and then using the knowledge gained to build their next generation craft. If interested see:
The 323-meter vessel will be capable of accommodating 5,000 passengers and is scheduled for delivery in 2023.
It will be part of a fleet of Chinese-built cruise ships operated by CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Limited, a joint venture between Carnival Corporation Plc and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Shanghai Waigaoqiao is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSSC....MORE
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