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'New Generation' Cruise Ships to Make 7% Bunker Savings Using Air Carpet System
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) says it building two "new generation" cruise ships for Germany's AIDA Cruises that feature "leading-edge environmental technologies" and are expected to reduce fuel consumption by approximately 7 percent.
Fuel savings will come from MHI's proprietary "air-carpet" technology, Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS), which blows small bubbles from the ship's underside, reducing friction between the hull and seawater while underway.
MHI said other technologies to be included in the vessels will be announced at a later date.
The ships, which each have a capacity of around 3,300 passengers and 124,500 gross tonnage, will be the largest ever constructed for AIDA Cruises.
Construction is taking place at Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and they are scheduled for delivery in the spring of 2015 and 2016.
The first use of MHI's MALS system on a cruise ship came from another two vessel order from AIDA last year.
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| VLSFO | MGO | |||
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| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 569.50 | 0.00 | 680.00 | 0.00 |
| Rotterdam | 515.00 | 1.00 | 674.00 | 2.00 |
| Houston | 550.00 | 2.50 | 678.00 | 6.50 |
| Fujairah | 560.50 | 0.50 | 753.50 | 2.50 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 586.00 | 0.00 | 761.00 | 2.00 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 549.00 | 1.00 | 696.50 | 2.00 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 634.50 | 1.00 | 800.50 | 2.00 |
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