ABB: wins cruise line power order
(CercleFinance.com) - Swiss engineering group ABB has won an order to supply the complete electric power and propulsion package for the new fleet of cruise line Virgin Voyages.
The initial vessel, which is scheduled for delivery in 2020, will be the first of a fleet of three innovative ships designed and built with environmental responsibility in mind, ABB said.
Each of the 110,000 gross tonne vessels will feature ABB's propulsion system, where the electric drive motor is in a submerged pod outside the ship hull.
Each vessel will also feature ABB's complete electric power plant concept, comprising electricity generators, switchboards, distribution transformers and a remote control system for manoeuvring.
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The initial vessel, which is scheduled for delivery in 2020, will be the first of a fleet of three innovative ships designed and built with environmental responsibility in mind, ABB said.
Each of the 110,000 gross tonne vessels will feature ABB's propulsion system, where the electric drive motor is in a submerged pod outside the ship hull.
Each vessel will also feature ABB's complete electric power plant concept, comprising electricity generators, switchboards, distribution transformers and a remote control system for manoeuvring.
Copyright (c) 2018 CercleFinance.com. All rights reserved.