New Propulsion Controls for Dawn Princess
Back in 1994, GE’s technology helped power the 856-foot-long, 77,441-ton, Dawn Princess cruise vessel. Now decades later, GE will once again partner with Carnival Corporation to update the propulsion controls for Dawn Princess during its transition to Pacific Explorer, operating under P&O Cruises Australia. The updated decentralized controls of the new system will reduce the installation costs of the system while enhancing redundancy and operational safety of the vessel.
After providing the first digital controls (Syconum range) in 1993, GE’s Marine Solutions will update the cruise vessel with the latest generation of digital controllers (PECe Range).
GE will conclude shop tests at its Belfort Center of Excellence (CoE) using its real-time simulator where a digital model of the vessel can be created. Thanks to this, the planned upgrades can be verified for operational excellence in advance to facilitate faultless execution within the dry-docking period of 12 days.
During the upgrade, Visor remote control will also be upgraded to have a better diagnostic system, which will help with remote troubleshooting and unplanned downtime reduction.
GE will also provide technical assistance during the first cruise after dry docking.