The world's leading cruise company has ordered yet another LNG-powered cruise ship amid the accelerating demand for new capacity in the global cruise market. Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced Tuesday it has signed a shipbuilding contract with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for a third next-generation cruise ship for its AIDA Cruises … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Heavy to Shrink Shipbuilding Operations -Report
TOKYO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is planning to stop taking new orders for large passenger ships, downsizing its shipbuilding operations due to a slump in orders, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday. The plans by Japan's fourth-largest shipbuilder come as new shipbuilding orders have declined 80 percent so far this year, the Nikkei said. … [Read more...]
Watch: Cruise Ship AIDAPrima Construction Time-Lapse
Nicely done time-lapse showing the construction, float out, and christening of the new 124,100-ton AidaPrima cruise ship. The AidaPrima was delivered in March by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and is known for being the first cruise ship in the world to be equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) *while in port, as well as the first … [Read more...]
AIDAprima, World’s First Dual-Fuel Cruise Ship, Christened in Germany
Aida Cruises' new flagship AIDAprima was christened in Germany over the weekend in a grand ceremony taking place during the Port of Hamburg's 827th anniversary celebration. AIDAprima was launched as the Aida's most environmentally friendly ship and the first cruise ship in the world to be equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). On … [Read more...]
MHI Finally Delivers Delayed Aida Cruise Ship, AIDAPrima
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced that it has delivered the fuel-efficient AIDAprima cruise ship to AIDA Cruises at a ceremony held at Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Japan. AIDAprima is the first of two large cruise ships being built by MHI and will be the flagship of the German cruise line. Delivery of the AIDAPrima was originally anticipated in … [Read more...]