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Agreement between Worldwide Cruise Terminals and Taiwan International Ports Corporation in order to promote the cruises in Far East
the objective is to induce the companies to realize crocieristici routes with ports of call to the ports of Hong Kong and Taiwan
August 27, 2013
Consortium Worldwide Cruise Terminals (WCT), that it manages the new terminal Kai Tak Cruise Terminal cruises di Hong Kong who has become operating last june, has undersigned an agreement with the harbour group taiwanese Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) with the objective to induce the crocieristiche companies to realize routes in Far East that preview ports of call to the port of Hong Kong and the ports of fleeting Taiwan and to promote the marine transport.
"We are pleased - the managing director of WCT, Jeff Bent has declared - of having the opportunity to work with TIPC in order to together develop the field of the cruises in our region. The promotion of the crocieristiche destinations is a team game absolutely in which the near ports must work together in order to improve the standards of service and in order to attract the ports of call of a greater number of crocieristiche companies. We have the fortune to have found a partner in the TIPC that manages an immense range of interesting ports, that it allows with the crocieristiche companies to create a various selection of routes".
"We are pleased - the vice president of TIPC, Kuo-Ming Chang has asserted - to collaborate with WCT in order to jointly promote the numerous attractions of our respective ports and in order to develop to the crocieristica economy in Asia oriental. Hong Kong is an extraordinary destination that an exceptional stepping stone so that the Chinese and international tourists visit Taiwan and its ports".
The consortium Worldwide Cruise Terminals is participated with 60% from the airport society Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) that it is controlled by the French bottom of private equities LBO France, with 20% from the American crocieristico group Royal Caribbean Cruises and with 20% from the investment trust Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. of Hong Kong.
Taiwan International Ports Corporation has been born from the fusion of the Harbour Authorities of Kaohsiung, Keelung, Taichung and Hualien.
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