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Shipping and Shipbuilding Markets in 2004

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The Cruise market in 2004

 

If we were able to hand out 'Oscars' in the cruise market, we would indisputably have two big winners this year: the Carnival Cruise Line group, on one hand, and Fincantieri shipyards, on the other, both having developed a fruitful co-operation.

The Carnival group closed its annual results with a profit of nearly $ 2 billion for a turnover of roughly $ 10 billion, namely a net margin of 20 %. This result confirms both the success of the merger between the P&O / Princess group and the Carnival group, as well as the growth of the cruise market in the US and Europe in 2004.

Fincantieri ended the year with an orderbook of ten cruise ships, all for the Carnival group, representing 60 % of the world orderbook and slightly over $ 5 billion in value, guaranteeing full employment for their three cruiseship construction sites until 2008.

The enthusiasm which these magnificent results inspire should however be tempered in a global outlook of the market. The cruise industry has just experienced three difficult years since the attack of September 11th, 2001 and began the year 2004 with a new challenge, that of absorbing ten ships representing about 23,500 lower-berths, or 10 % of the current capacity. Once again, demand was able to match this new supply thanks to the increase in the number of cruise passengers which should surpass the 13 million mark in 2004.
 


 
At the beginning of 2004, there were only three ships to be delivered in 2005 and four in 2006. However, despite the continuing decline of the dollar lifting the cost of construction in Europe, owners could not resist the temptation to consolidate their commercial position by ordering new ships, in this booming market.

Once again, the signal was given by Carnival who as early as January ordered a ship, the 'Costa Concordia', 112,000 gt, 1,900 cabins, for delivery in the summer of 2006, at ' 450 million, for its subsidiary Costa. In October, two ships of 68,000 gt, 1,000 cabins, were ordered by another Carnival affiliate, Aida, with Meyer Werft, for delivery in April 2007 and April 2008, for a unit cost of ' 315 million. But above all, the biggest order ever placed was made with Fincantieri for a total figure of $ 2.6 billion for four ships to be delivered in 2007-2008 and the extension of the future 'Queen Victoria' by 11 meters for Cunard, for a complementary cost of $ 95 million. The four ships are broken down as follows:

  • one for Carnival, 110,000 gt, at a price of $ 500 million,
  • one for Princess Cruises, 107,000 gt, at a price of $ 525 million,
  • two similar ships for Europe, priced respectively at ' 475 and ' 490 million, with the Carnival group keeping the option to dedicate these two ships to either of its brands during the year 2005.

This order is exceptional in both its size and the fact that Fincantieri agreed to deal both in dollar and in euro, with client and supplier sharing the currency risk.

At the end of the year, Carnival thus has 12 ships on order and in January 2005, this owner will add a sistership of the 'Concordia' for its subsidiary Costa, for delivery in 2007 at a price of ' 475 million.

RCCL declared in September its option with Kvaerner Masa Yard, which has become Aker Finnyards, for a second 'Ultra Voyager' of 163,000 gt, 3,600 passengers, at a price of ' 580 million. RCCL continues to invest in these mega-ships with success, but it is likely that Carnival will start to compete in this market of very large carriers, since its 'Pinnacle' project of 180,000 gt is already on the drawing boards.

RCCL has also opted this year for the extension of the ship 'Enchantment of the Seas' which should see its capacity increased by 150 cabins for a cost in the region of $ 55 million. The new section will be built at Aker yards and installed in the Netherlands during the second quarter of 2005.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) began the year with some concerns due to the financial losses of its mother company in Asia and the accident of the 'Pride of America' under construction at Lloyd Werft. Finally, the group has successfully put in place a financial restructuring, which allows it to raise $ 1 billion and to order two ships in December:

  • one of 92,000 gt, 1,200 cabins, for delivery in February 2007 with Meyer Werft, at a price of ' 370 million,
  • the other of 89,000 gt, 1,000 cabins, with Aker Finnyards, for delivery in the spring of 2007, with an option for another unit to be lifted in August 2005 for delivery in the spring of 2008, at a price of ' 385 million per unit.

An agreement was finally signed with Lloyd Werft to take delivery of the 'Pride of America' in June 2005, whilst the 'Norway' has definitively been stopped, awaiting a sale.

NCL, under the NCL America banner, continues to develop its cruise business in Hawaii under the American flag, despite some teething problems linked to restrictions with the American flag. Four ships are still programmed for this market over the next three years.

In Europe, the year began sadly with the demise of Festival who should have celebrated ten years of existence in 2004, but which allowed MSC to expand its development policy by taking over the 'European Vision' and 'European Stars' at a price of some ' 215 million per unit.

Mediterranean Shipping Cruises (MSC) has become a main competitor to Costa in Europe and also plans to consolidate its position as European cruise operator in the American market. Comforted by being the second largest owner of containerships in the world, MSC does not hide their plans to become a prime player in the European cruise scene. In September MSC completed six months of negotiations with Chantiers de l'Atlantique for the order of two 3,000 passenger ships, for delivery in the summer of 2006 and in the spring of 2007, at a price of ' 400 million each, with an option for an additional ship.

The European market should increase from 3.1 million lower-berths in 2004 to 3.7 million in 2007, profiting from a potential steady growth and should continue to absorb a quarter of the world fleet. It is true that if we apply the American model to Europe, there could be ten million cruise passengers in ten years time.
 

Finally 12 ships were ordered in 2004, representing 33,000 lower-berths, plus an additional three on option.

The orderbook at the end of the year thus comprises 21 ships firmly booked, for a total of 56,000 lower-berths, or an average capacity per ship of 2,650 passengers, of which nine ships are of post-panamax size.


 

Carnival Miracle
85 700 tb, livr' en 2004 par Aker Yards, exploit' par Carnival Cruise Line

Ten new ships representing 23,500 lower-berths were delivered during the year, of which seven went to the Carnival group. These deliveries were broken down as follows:

For Carnival Cruise Line:

  • 'Carnival Miracle', 85,700 gt, 2,124 lower-berths, 1,057 cabins, delivery February 2004, built by Aker Finnyards
  • 'Carnival Valor', 109,500 gt, 2,974 lower-berths, 1,438 cabins, delivery November 2004, built by Fincantieri

For Princess Cruises:

  • 'Caribbean Princess', 112,894 gt, 2,998 lower-berths, 1,557 cabins, delivery March 2004 built by Fincantieri
  • 'Diamond Princess', 115,875 gt, 2,674 lower-berths, 1,337 cabins, delivery March 2004
  • 'Sapphire Princess', 115,875 gt, 2,674 lower-berths, 1,337 cabins, delivery May 2004 built by Mitsubishi

 

Diamond Princess
115 875 tb, livr' en 2004 par Mitsubishi, exploit' par Princess Cruises

For Costa:

  • 'Costa Magica', 102,200 gt, 2,702 lower-berths, 1,358 cabins, delivery November 2004 built by Fincantieri

For Holland America Line:

  • 'Westerdam', 81,769 gt, 1,848 lower-berths, 924 cabins, delivery April 2004 built by Fincantieri

For Royal Caribbean Cruise Line:

  • 'Jewel of the Seas', 90,090 gt, 2,100 lower-berths, 1,055 cabins, delivery April 2004 built by Meyer Werft

For Mediterranean Shipping Cruises:

  • 'MSC Opera', 59,058 gt, 1,526 lower-berths, 795 cabins, delivery in June 2004 built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique

 
MSC Opera
59 058 tb, livr' en 2004 par les Chantiers de l'Atlantique, exploit' par MSC Cruises

For Birka Line:

  • 'Birka Paradise', 33,000 gt, 1,800 lower-berths, 728 cabins, delivery November 2004 built by Aker Finnyards
The revival of the cruise market during the year gave life to the second-hand market which was enlivened by the auction sales of vessels owned by companies in financial difficulties (notably ROC and Festival), as well as the sale of ships from the group My Travel (Sun Cruises) who decided to shutdown their activity as shipowners.

These sales allowed one to gauge the relatively firm prices which were established, partly due to the rise in the cost of construction and to some extent due to the weakness of the dollar.

Amongst the more notable sales were:

  • 'Carousel', 23,000 gt, 1,000 lower-berths, built 1971, 'Seawing', 16,700 gt, 754 lower-berths, built 1971 and 'Sunbird' 37,773 gt, 1 414 lower-berths, 633 cabins, built in 1982 (chartered by Thomson) to the owner Louis Cruises, at respectively $ 14, $ 9 and $ 71 million, whereas the 'Sun Dream' 23,000 gt, 1,000 lower-berths, built 1970 was sold to Caspi Shipping.
  • 'European Vision' renamed 'MSC Harmonica', and 'European Stars' renamed 'MSC Sinfonia', 58,000 gt, 1,506 lower-berths, 783 cabins, built in 2001 and 2002, bought by Mediterranean Shipping Cruises at the cost of '215 million each.
  • 'Mistral', 47,276 gt, 1,196 lower-berths, 598 cabins, built in 1999, sold to a Spanish tour operator Viajes Iberojet for a price of about ' 130 million.
  • Iberojet also bought the 'Superstar Capricorn', 23,400 gt, 755 lower-berths, built in 1972, renamed 'Grand Latino' at a price of $ 20 million.
  • 'Superstar Aries', 37,000 gt, 611 lower-berths, built in 1981, renamed 'Holiday Dream' was sold to Pullmantur for a price of $ 44 million.
  • 'Bolero', 15,800 gt, 761 lower-berths, built in 1968, renamed 'Orient Queen' was sold to Lebanese buyers at the price of $9.5 million, whilst the 'Azur', 9,200 gt, 694 lower-berths, built in 1971 was sold to the Israeli owner ManMaritime (renamed 'Royal Iris') at a price around $ 10 million, and the 'Flamenco' bought by Ravenscroft for $ 12.25 million at auction, has been charted by Travelplan in Spain.
  • The German financial organisation KfW, creditor of Royal Olympic Cruise, who had bought the 'Olympia Explorer' and the 'Olympia Voyager', built in 2000 and 2002, 24,500 gt, 840 lower-berths, 27 knots, for respectively $ 82.7 million and $ 97.2 million, resold the 'Olympia Explorer' for $85 million to a maritime university, whilst the 'Olympia Voyager' was chartered out for on a long term period with a purchase option to the Spanish Iberojet.
  • 'Paul Gauguin' was sold by the financial owner Centre Solution to the tour operator Grand Circle/Vantage for a price in the region of $ 40 million, but the ship should remain in service in Tahiti for Radisson for the next two years, 2005 and 2006.
  • The project easyCruise, which caused a lot of curiosity from all the professionals in the sector, should start in the spring of 2005 following the purchase and the transformation of 'Renaissance Two' bought for $ 7 million and transformed in Singapore, doubling its capacity to accommodate 180 passengers. This ship, renamed 'easyCruise 1' will serve as a test to the promoter, Stelios Haji-Iouannou, to develop on a much larger scale the ambitious project of easyCruise, which is planning to expand the range of products offered in the cruising industry in trying to capture a much younger clientele.
  • The sister ship, ex 'Renaissance One' was sold to Singaporeans at a price of $6 million to operate casino cruises.
  • Also to be noted was the purchase of the 'Discovery', 20,186 gt, 472 lower-berths, built in 1972 by the tour operator All Leisure Group (Voyages of Discovery) which chartered the ship for six months of the year, thus becoming an owner.

These sales show the activity of some tour operators, especially Spanish, Spain having become the fourth market in Europe within several years with 300,000 cruise passengers, after the United Kingdom with over 1 million, Germany with near to 600,000 and Italy with more than 350,000 cruise clients.

We have not seen any new mergers within the cruise companies this year, the sector being already concentrated in the hands of a few big groups, but there was one promising diversifying operation with the entry of CMA CGM into 70 % of the capital of the Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, who exploit three small cruise ships under French flag, and in the tour operator Tapis Rouge. Let us hope that this major containership owner will wish to develop rapidly in this new activity.
 

Whilst we might have imagined that the sector would take a pause after the strong growth in the fleet at the beginning of this decade, it appears that cruise companies are looking to achieve a controlled growth of around of 5 % per year, which should result in some ten ships being ordered each year.

Once again, the question is whether there are too many shipyards in Europe to serve the needs, which overall have become relatively moderate, although owners have no interest in seeing reduced competition amongst shipyards as this has helped boost their growth.

The decline in the dollar has of course been a constraint on the ambitions of American companies, but the growth of the market and a wiser decision-making process in the annual ordering of ships should permit, as seen this year, an increase in cruise prices compensating the rise in construction costs expressed in dollars, taking into consideration that amortisation of the vessel can be spread out over a very long period.

The cruise industry, which in twenty years has become a well-known and appreciated leisure activity, has no need to be under-priced to survive and the sector should experience a much more controlled development than in the past, particularly as only ten ships will be coming out of the yards over the next two years, four in 2005 and six in 2006, which should allow a better occupancy rate and price optimisation given a demand which is continuously expanding.
 

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Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
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
››› File
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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