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Shipping and Shipbuilding Markets in 2003

I N D E X




The Cruise market in 2003

 

Whilst the shipping world is enjoying an exceptional year which will certainly be something of a landmark, cruise ships operators did not have any regrets in reaching the end of 2003. As with the tourist industry, the cruise business has been badly buffeted in the course of the year, which has left some bruises.

The year began with the preparations for the Iraqi invasion, which put a damper over the development of tourism and was a serious cause of anxiety - little conducive to new cruise projects. In addition, the world economy was still stuttering and to crown it all the SARS epidemic brought a large part of the globe to a standstill.

As early as February, reservations were proving to be well below predictions and it was necessary to launch a vigorous commercial campaign with discounts and promotional offers in order to fill up ships.

People going on cruises have reacted to the current circumstances by booking at the last moment and having a preference for cruises closer to home and less dependence on air travel.

In addition to the difficult economic climate, owners also had to contend with the arrival of a massive capacity of new ships coming onto the market, 2003 being in this respect a record year with nearly 24,000 lower berths (12 ships) delivered.

Rarely have cruise ship owners' nerves been put through such a thorough examination.

With the price of cruises dropping, owners have been looking to recover part of their income with increased onboard sales, which now represent over 20 % of their turnover.

In order to find ways of getting necessary supplementary income, the cruise product is evolving with ships becoming bigger and bigger, thus permitting a diversification of profit centres across a range of paying activities.

Despite a difficult year, the number of cruisers has increased in the US and should reach 8.3 million passengers at the end of the year thanks to the new units coming into service, an annual increase of 12 %, with however a drop in the occupancy level to an average of 90 %, which nonetheless is exceptional within the tourist industry.

Once again the figures show that to a certain extent in this sector the offer creates its own demand.
 

Mariner of the Seas

Mariner of the Seas

137,000 gt, delivered in 2003 by Kvaener Masa, operated by Royal Caribbean.

 

With all these besetting problems owners were not encouraged to order new ships and it was not until September that we saw an order from Norwegian Cruise Line with Meyer Werft for two ships of 93,000 gt, 2,400 berths, for delivery respectively at the end of 2005 and end 2006, for a price of $ 360 million each, followed by an order from Royal Caribbean with Kvaerner Masa for a ship of the 'Ultra Voyager' class of 160,000 gt, 3,600 lower berths, delivery in May 2006 at a price around $ 700 million - the owner having finally abandoned the two options held at Meyer Werft.

It is true that the upsurge in value of the euro against the dollar during the year (more than 52 % in two years) has considerably softened the enthusiasm of orders for those operating in the dollar zone and whilst the Asian orderbooks are filled with commercial ships of all types, the European shipyards are getting desperate at the few projects being seriously studied not only for cruise ships but also passenger ferries and their likes.
 

Cruiseships delivered and scheduled

Twelve ships were delivered this year to enlarge the fleet by 24,000 lower berths, hereunder listed by size:

  • for Radisson Seven Seas, 'Seven Seas Voyager' (41,500 gt, 714 lower berths) built by Mariotti/Visentini,

  • for Aida Cruises, 'Aida Aura' (42,200 gt, 1,266 lower berths) built by Aker MTW,

  • for Mediterranean Shipping, 'MSC Lirica' (59,100 gt, 1,526 lower berths) built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique,

  • for Crystal Cruises, 'Crystal Serenity' (68,000 gt, 1,080 lower berths) built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique,

  • for Holland America Line, 'Oosterdam' (81,800 gt, 1,848 lower berths) built by Fincantieri

  • for Celbrity Cruise Line, 'Serenade of the Seas' (90,100 gt, 2,100 lower berths) built by Meyer Werft,

  • for Princess Cruises, 'Island Princess (91,600 gt, 1,974 lower berths) built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique,

  • for Costa Crociere, 'Costa Fortuna' (105,000 gt, 2,720 lower berths) built by Fincantieri and the 'Costa Mediterranea' (85,700 gt, 2,124 lower berths) built by Kvaerner Masa,

  • for Carnival Cruise Line, 'Carnival Glory' (111,000 gt, 2,974 lower berths) built by Fincantieri,

  • for Royal Caribbean, 'Mariner of the Seas' (137,300 gt, 3,138 lower berths) built by Kvaerner Masa,

  • for Cunard, 'Queen Mary 2' (150,000 gt, 2,620 lower berths) built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique.

The French can take pride in the total success with the delivery of the 'Queen Mary 2' on time despite the complexity of the ship and to owners' entire satisfaction.

This ship will not keep its title as the largest cruise ship in the world for long as the size of the 'Ultra Voyager' which is on order already surpasses the 150,000 tons of the 'Queen Mary 2'.
 

 
Queen Mary 2
 

Queen Mary 2 - 150,000 gt, delivered in 2003 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, operated by Cunard

In April as was foreseen the general meeting of P&O/Princess shareholders endorsed the absorption within the Carnival Group, thus creating the largest cruise ship company in the world with 65 ships of which 18 are on order.

This integration should allow the two groups to achieve certain economies of scale and to reinforce the supremacy of the Carnival constellation in the market for a long time.

At the end of the year Carnival Corporation whose financial year ended on November 30th, announced a consolidated turnover of $ 6.7 billion dollars and a net profit of $ 1.2 billion (18 %) compared to $ 4.4 billion and $ 1 billion in 2002 (23 %). These figures although enviable show nonetheless the erosion of profits over the year (everything being relative with this group!).

As soon as this acquisition was announced, a ship of 116,000 gt and 3,100 lower berths was ordered with Fincantieri Monfalcone for Princess Cruises, to be delivered in June 2006 for a price of $ 460 million replacing an order for Holland America Line on the site at Marghera.
 

MSC Lirica

 

MSC Lirica

59,000 gt, delivered in 2003 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, operated by MSC

As in previous years we have seen very few second-hand sales, with buyers of older ships becoming a rare species due to the concentration of the market.

We nonetheless can list out some significant transactions such as:

  • The purchase by Norwegian Cruise Line of the 'United States' built in 1951 and out of service for 34 years and of the 'Independence' built in 1950. This purchase took everyone by surprise but of course is related to the requirement, under the Jones Act, imposing only US built vessels on American coastal cruises. Will the new owners pursue this process by having these old ships refitted at high cost? NCL who has resumed the cruises around the Hawaiian archipelago and who is about to complete the 'Project America' begun in the Ingalls shipyard with Lloyd Werft, is the only company that has placed part of its activity on American cruises under American flag, thus benefiting from the protection that the latter offers despite higher running costs.

  • The 'Song of Flower', built in 1974 -190 passengers- was sold for $ 7,2 million to the Compagnie des Iles du Ponant to become 'Le Diamant' under French flag.

  • Saga Holidays bought the 'Caronia' ex 'Vistafjord' built in 1973 -677 passengers- for $ 20 million. This ship will be delivered in 2004 and team up again the 'Saga Rose' ex 'Sagafjord' on the very lucrative market for retired English.

  • Seized in 2002 after the financial problems that her owner ran into, the 'Hyundai Pongnae' (1972, 728 passengers) was sold for around $ 11 million to a Hong-Kong operator.

  • the 'Superstar Capricorn' (1973, 800 passengers) was sold for $ 20 million to Spanish Cruise Line to serve the Spanish market in full flight.
     

In a market which is more and more concentrated, it is interesting to note the creation of new companies, operating in niche markets, such as:

  • Mauritian Island Cruises, which bought the small 'Renaissance Seven' and 'Renaissance Eight' to operate in the Indian Ocean out of Mauritius under the names of 'Island Sun' and 'Island Sky'
  • Discovery World Cruises, created by the veteran of cruises - Gerry Herrod, who has put into service the 'Discovery' ex 'Island Princess', built in 1971 with 610 passengers.
  • Oceania, the company created after the folding of Renaissance, has put successfully into service the 'Regatta' and the 'Insignia', both built in 1998 - 700 passengers - and has already project for a third in 2005, the 'Nautica'.

Two companies were sadly in serious difficulties:

  • Regal Cruises has been declared bankrupt and the 'Regal Empress' (1953 - 875 passengers) has been sold at auction for $ 1,75 million and been chartered to Imperial Majesty Cruises
  • Royal Olympic Cruises has encountered at the end of the year serious financial problems, which has immobilised its two new ships built by Blohm & Voss.

Small and medium size companies in the cruise industry have emerged from this difficult year more fragile, not always having the necessary critical size to be able to handle the difficult challenges.

Let us hope that the recovery of the market will allow them to surmount these difficulties, given the patience of their creditors, as it is neither in the interests of clients, nor the one of suppliers, that the market is increasingly concentrated in the hands of few.

It was regretfully not the choice of a French bank, who abruptly decided in the first days of January to arrest the three modern cruise vessels of Festival Cruises, all built in Chantiers de l'Atlantique, taking the risk to cause a fatal blow to this young company, which contributed successfully to the development of the European cruise market.
 

Faced with an orderbook which is becoming depleted and the large number of ageing ships still in service, can one still talk about an over-capacity? It should be remembered that safety regulations require all ships having asbestos on board and built with combustible material, to be out of service by 2010. This means that nearly 40 ships representing about 20,000 lower berths, can no longer be in operation in the course of the next 6 years. These ships serve primarily the European and the Asian markets.

Already 6 ships have been scrapped this year.

Eighteen new ships are due for delivery up to 2006, including 11 in 2004, 3 in 2005 and 4 in 2006, for a total of about 42,000 berths, which in view of old ships going out of service, should increase the fleet by about 8 % over the period, compared to an average annual increase in the number of cruisers of 8 %.

Between 1999 and 2004, there were 63 ships built totalling 115,000 berths. It is therefore clear that, in order to meet the continuing growth of the market at the same pace as in previous years, owners will need to order new ships.

With the coming three years seeing fewer deliveries, owners will be able to 'breathe' again and possibly, we hope, will allow them to increase the price of cruises to find a better return.

Nobody wants the market to stay at current levels but with new ships becoming bigger, with an average capacity over 2,600 passengers, the American market will need between 5 to 6 ships per year to match their needs, whereas the E.U., expanding to 25 states and becoming the biggest potential market within the developed countries, will need to put into service some 10 ships of around 2,000 passengers before 2010, to compensate for those being scrapped and the market development.

The Asian zone, which should experience a very strong progression, led by the awakening of China and the next Olympic games in 2008, should also be able to absorb 3 to 4 new ships before 2010.
 

We expect a slower and more reasonable development, which should be able to satisfy to some extent the needs of European shipyards, but the pace of new orders will depend to an enormous extent on the parity of the dollar / euro which is very difficult to predict.

 

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Piraeus
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The Spice
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Rome
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Athens
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Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
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Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
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Rome
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Advantages
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Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
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Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
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St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
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Milan
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Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
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Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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