Advanced Siemens electrics for new AIDA cruise liners

摘要

While well established as the mode of choice in the province of large cruise vessels, electric propulsion continues to find new dimension throughout the cruise ship market. A series of innovative diesel-electric newbuilds contracted with Meyer Werft expresses AIDA Cruises' determination to consolidate that line's leading position on the German cruise market. Although ultimately controlled by US-based Carnival Corp, AIDA's business bearing and product is unequivocably German. The fact that the powering and engineering technology input to the new class of 68,500gt 'club-type' ships is essentially home-grown, and predominantly entails assembly in German factories, gives added national value to the project.