The construction work has commenced recently, on AIDA Cruises’ new AIDAnova, Carnival Corporation and this will be fully powered by the first of seven ships by liquefied natural gas (LNG). AIDA President, Felix Eichhorn, said in the press release, that one of the major task of AIDA Cruises is to set to make cruises sustainable. It was also revealed that the vessel AIDAnova with its sister vessel is proceeding with their new work on this course based on the ‘green cruising’ design, with the usage LNG only in the cruise industry and it is to become reality in the forthcoming year.
Launch of the AIDAnova and the role of Carnival Corporation
The AIDAnova’s main structural part of the vessel extending the length of the bottom was placed in the shipyard at the Meyer Werft, on 6th Sept 2017. Eichhorn and Tim and Bernard Meyer, CEOs of Meyer Werft, have made their presence for the lowering of the first of 90 blocks in a ceremonial gathering. Bernard Meyer was thankful to the Carnival Corporation and AIDA Cruises for their confidence and revolutionary conclusion to implement LNG in the vessels on board says a release. The equivalent infrastructure is now being developed at several ports and Carnival took a pronouncement promoting the environment which is most vital for the cruise industry. Eichhorn and Meyer with Arnold Donald, President and CEO of Carnival Corporation; Michael Thamm, CEO Costa Group and Carnival Asia; David Dingle, Chairman Carnival UK (P&O Cruises UK) and Neil Palomba, President of Costa Cruises, gestured for the full usage of the commercial low-emission LNG in cruise travel at the incident.
Merits of LNG, and salient features of AIDAnova
To be precise, LNG almost eliminates particulate matter and sulfur dioxide and decreases nitric oxide and CO2 emissions. AIDA Cruises’ AIDAprima and AIDAperla can previously be animated by LNG in port with their dual-fuel engines, but AIDAnova would be the first international cruise ship skilled to run on the low-emission fuel source in port as well at sea and this has been possible by its four dual-fuel engines. The lead of the all seven LNG cruise ships, is by AIDAnova, built for the Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Carnival UK and AIDA Cruises brands, by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany and Turku, Finland. The targeted time, which the new ship is set to sail after 2018 with a maiden term around the Canary Islands commencing in December. Its 180,000-ton and 2,600-stateroom sister-ship is to follow in spring 2021.
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Source: Carnival Corporation
