Anglo-American owned Carnival Corporation is the world’s largest cruise operator. Shipping companies such as AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises, Costa Cruises or Cunard Line operate under its mantle. Restrictions applied to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Holding companylike all the companies of its competitors, graving dock. And like others, knocked on the doors of public administrations to overcome the pit without default. According to Bank of England records, its subsidiary AIDA – in addition to the financial opportunities provided by its client, the British Manager alone received £25m (closer to €28.9m at current exchange rate) in aid. prize Received from European shipyards like Werften – German Manager in 2020. However, when it comes to exploring new business niches and expanding the company, Carnival owners have chosen to go to China. There he formed an alliance (joint venture) with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the public shipyard holding that pioneered this country’s shipbuilding by undertaking, for the first time, the construction of a cruise ship from the ground up. The second has just begun. The perfect niche of Europe’s largest shipyards is thus galloping towards Asia, which accounts for 80% of all world trade.
This confirms the records provided to FARO by the Galician Naval Corps (Aclunaga) of Clarksons Research, the largest analytics company in the industry. By the end of June, the global order book had exceeded $283,400 million out of 3,590 contracts in effect. This amount More than 221,000 million are in the piggy bank of shipyards in China, South Korea and Japan. Compared to the same period in the previous year, the market share of the Asian industry – where a thriving Vietnam coexists with other countries such as Singapore, the Philippines or India – grew by more than five percentage points until it reached the current 80%. And all at the expense of the European navy, which currently has two out of every ten euros in its portfolio (for the amount of contracts) as a whole. Only Chinese shipyards have received twice the total number of orders from all companies in the European Union, in a market destroyed by Beijing’s maneuvers through CSIC.
In the context of these great global economic magnitudes, It would be anecdotal if it weren’t for the Spanish navy’s extreme expertise.. Only the Vigo shipyards – Armón and Freire – with contracts from Iceland, the United Arab Emirates or the United States, make this industry the main pole for oceanographic research vessels, as FARO has analyzed. In the first half of this year, it doubled its shipbuilding portfolio compared to the previous year, reaching 64 contracts, 15 of which were for Galicia, to around 1,600 million euros. According to the value of the ships, Spain would be on the podium. industry Europeanhowever, 0.5% of the global volume is insufficient.
Two repairs, new workload for old Barreras
Renamed Astilleros Ría de Vigo after its acquisition by Armón, the former Barreras’ facilities will receive two tugs for repairs later this month. This work adds to the preparations for the construction of a 50 meter long fishing vessel for Argentina. Therefore, there are currently around 60 operators at the shipyard to complete the resumption of operation and to carry out maintenance work on cranes, stands and other types of machinery.
On the other hand, the new owners of the production unit Armón plan to begin demolition work on the old Aucosa warehouse this week in order to combine their facilities with those of Hijos de J. Barreras and gain space. land is at capacity limit due to order book. Thus, after the delivery of one oceanography for Ireland, Armón Vigo is immersed in the construction of another oceanographer for CSIC. Good OdonIt is worth 85 million euros and will be launched in June of next year and will be delivered in June 2024. The Government delegate in Galicia José Miñones and the mayor of Vigo Abel Caballero were able to check the status of this building yesterday. .
Same way, It is in the process of building another of these ships for New Zealand and plans to launch another for Iceland. Added a cruise ship for Balearia. zero emissions It will make the route between Ibiza and Formentera and will launch on September 28.
Source: Informacion
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