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4,000-cu.-m. deck allows for the type of facilities normally available only on larger, more conventional ferries.

On the cruise ship front,

Kvaerner Masa-Yards' Turku New

Shipyard delivered the luxury "club" cruise ship Aida to

Germany's Deutsche Seereederei

Touristik earlier this summer. The 1,186-passenger ship will alternate its itinerary between the

Mediterranean and the Caribbean.

Significantly, Aida is the first cruise ship built by KMY for a

German owner. If performance counts, the yard should get follow- up orders, as the vessel was designed and built in less than 22 months from the signing of the contract. This, the yards claims, is due to efficiencies among all par- ties, including the owner, suppliers and Germanischer Lloyd, the clas- sification society. The 38,600-gt ship is powered with four MAN 6L48/60 medium speed main engines, with a total power of 21,720 kW, driving two KaMeWa

CP propellers via MAAG reduction gears. The electric power is pro- vided by three 3,500 kVA ABB alternators driven by three

Wartsila Vasa 8R32 D diesel engines. The ship has two semi- balanced spade rudders, two 1,000- kW KaMeWa bowthrusters, and

Blohm + Voss fin stabilizers.

Another pair of cruise ships on order at KMY, Carnival Cruise's

Elation and Paradise, will feature the Azipod propulsion system, a system which received acclaim upon its installation on a pair of tankers operating in the Arctic,

Uikku and Lunni. The Azipod sys- tem was chosen for the cruise ships to save fuel and add maneuverabil- ity. In addition, the space which is now available — because the pro- peller motors and shaft lines are now outside of the ship — will be used for freshwater tanks and increased waste treatment capaci- ty. As of the beginning of August, the steel work for the azipods was completed, and production of the units has proceeded according to schedule. Elation will have its azipods fitted next spring.

Designs On Safety & Efficiency

Recently, the Refrigeration sec- tion of MacGregor's newly formed

Passenger Ship Division contract- ed the modernization and upgrad- ing of the provision stores for

Princess Cruises' vessels Island

Princess and Pacific Princess.

MacGregor delivered and installed new provision stores (M&F insula- tion panels) to replace the existing stores which no longer complied with USPH (U.S. Public Health) requirements.

MacGregor's Passenger Ship

Division consolidates the activities of the previous Elevator and

Refrigeration Divisions of the

MacGregor Group in the passenger ship market.

MacGregor's modular prefabri- cated panel system was specified for the new stores, as it was con- sidered more economical and faster to install within the existing rooms. All drawings, calculations

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