Meyer Werft starts building second AIDA LNG-fuelled cruise ship
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The Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany has started construction for the sister ship of AIDAnova, the world’s first cruise ship fully powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), on Thursday (15 August).
The newbuilding will be put into service in spring 2021, and as early as 2023, the third LNG cruise ship of AIDA Cruises will start operations, says AIDA Cruises.
“By 2023, around half of all AIDA guests will be sailing on our state-of-the-art LNG ships that stand apart with many further technical innovations for greater efficiency, less fuel consumption and conserved resources,” said AIDA President Felix Eichhorn.
“At the same time, we are offering our guests on board our ships an extraordinary variety of individual vacation options, innovative entertainment and culinary concepts that provide lasting impulses to the vacation market in Germany.”
AIDA Cruises is also exploring other alternative sources of energy in replacement of traditional marine fuels.
By the end of 2020, twelve of fourteen AIDA ships will be equipped for shoreside energy from renewable sources.
Parallel to this, AIDA Cruises is currently exploring the use of fuel cells, batteries and liquefied gas from renewable sources in cruising.
The company plans to test the first fuel cell unit on board an AIDA vessel in 2021.
Photo credit: AIDA Cruises
Published: 16 August, 2019
