Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

AIDA Takes Delivery of AIDAperla

Carnival’s German brand, AIDA, have officially taken delivery of their newest vessel AIDAperla. She is the sistership to the AIDAprima...

AIDAprima Delivered from Mitsubishi – Finally

Carinval Corp

AIDA Cruises have confirmed that they have finally taken delivery of the AIDAprima. And get this, she’s scheduled to arrive...

Fire on AIDAprima

Carinval Corp

Various media outlets in Japan and Germany have reported that yesterday, while finally being outfitted at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries yard in Nagasaki, Japan, there was a fire in an electrical compartment onboard. The fire was quickly extinguished due to...

Latest on AIDAprima

Carinval Corp

Here’s the latest on the oft delayed AIDAprima: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) told Tradewinds that it is “optimistic” that the...

UPDATED: AIDAprima Seatrials and Videos [& Delivery Date]

Carinval Corp

UPDATE FRIDAY: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have announced that they will set a delivery date for sometime this December. There’s no...

AIDAprima Delayed Yet Again

Carinval Corp

The debut of one of the most eagerly anticipated ships to come out in quite awhile is being delayed, yet again. The AIDAprima has faced serious delays during it’s construction at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan. It was...

AIDAprima Gets Her Lips

Carinval Corp

Normally that headline would raise some eyebrows. However it’s entirely true. At the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki Japan,...

AIDAPrima Floated Out

Carinval Corp

On Saturday, the AIDAprima was floated out from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard. The shipyard in Japan is currently constructing the...

AIDA Constructing Special LNG Barge for Newbuilds

Carinval Corp

Part of what makes fueling a ship with LNG so difficult is the supply of bunkers(fuel). Every port where they need to take on bunkers must have an adequate supply and special equipment for discharging it into the intended vessel....