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AIDA Cruises Working Toward Barcelona LNG Supply Operation
Carnival Corporation & plc (Carnival) today announced that AIDA Cruises is preparing for what it says is the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply operation to a cruise ship in the Mediterranean.
AIDA Cruises is said to be working with relevant authorities to see AIDAperla - the company's newest cruise ship - supplied with LNG while docked at the Port of Barcelona before the end of summer.
"Since her twin ship AIDAprima has already been provided with LNG in all five ports of her Northern Europe cruises since May 2016. AIDAperla will be the second cruise ship worldwide that, thanks to a dual fuel engine, will be able to produce onboard power from LNG while docked – accounting for some 40 percent of her operating time," said Carnival.
AIDAperla reached the port of Barcelona through the western Mediterranean on Wednesday evening, and is set to be christened on June 30 in Palma de Mallorca.
Earlier this month, Ship & Bunker reported that AIDA Cruises' first ship in its series of "nearly zero" emission LNG-powered newbuilds will be named AIDAnova.
