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Order to ABB for the systems constituents and of propulsion of the two new cruise ships of AIDA
The ship yard of Kobe di Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has launched its last commercial ship
March 12, 2012
Helvetic group ABB has adjudicated an order of the value of 60 million dollars for the supply of systems constituents and propulsion for the two new ships of the German crocieristica company AIDA (group Carnival Corporation & plc) that MHOS will be constructed in the ship yard of Nakasaki of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group (). The ships, each of the tonnage of 125.000 tons, will have an ability to 3.250 passengers and will be delivered in March 2015 and in March 2016 ( on 2 November 2011).
The ABB supply will regard all the systems among other things constituents for both the ships, bow-thruster and propulsive the azimutal constituents Azipod XO.
While friday slid in the Kobe Shipyard yard & Machinery Works of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group is christened and launch the car carrier Emerald Ace, that it is the last constructed commercial ship in the ship yard. In the within of the program of reorganization of the productive structure of the group MHOS, the plant of Kobe will be dedicated in fact to the construction of submarines and vehicles submarines for research purposes.
The ship Emerald Ace garage, that it will be delivered in the end of june to the Japanese company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has a tonnage of 62.200 tons, is long 200 meters, wide 32,26 meters and can transport 6,400 motors vehicle to the cruise speed of 20,65 knots.
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Helvetic group ABB has adjudicated an order of the value of 60 million dollars for the supply of systems constituents and propulsion for the two new ships of the German crocieristica company AIDA (group Carnival Corporation & plc) that MHOS will be constructed in the ship yard of Nakasaki of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group (). The ships, each of the tonnage of 125.000 tons, will have an ability to 3.250 passengers and will be delivered in March 2015 and in March 2016 
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