AIDA Mitsubishi newbuilds will ‘hover on carpet of air bubbles’

[Ally]

The next generation of AIDA ships will be the most economical ships built. The first ship will be delivered in 2015 and she will operate out of Germany all year round....

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[Ally]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will install its innovative "Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System" (MALS) on two large cruise ships to be built for the AIDA Cruises, a German brand of Carnival Corporation & plc. MALS is MHI's proprietary technology that reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) by a layer of air bubbles blown out from the vessel's bottom. The application of the MALS for the two cruise ships ordered by AIDA Cruises was decided in light of the customer's keen interest in lowering fuel consumption and easing the burden on the environment. The system is expected to reduce the vessel's fuel consumption by approximately 7%. The event marks the world's first installation of MALS on a cruise ship. It is also a significant milestone for the MALS as the cruise shipping industry requires definite quality and performance on any devices so this first application in this sector further demonstrates its reliability to the whole shipping industry.

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[Cruisefan]

AIDA announced at a pressconference today in hamburg, that the fiorst new vessel build in japan will be named AIDAprima. she will commence sailing from hamburg on 20th, 2015 and use hamburg as her home port. she will also feature many different eateries, several where reservation will have to be made a first in the company's history.
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