Tag: MSC Cruzeiros

• Thursday, April 7th 2016 - 09:20 UTC

  MSC Cruises orders four more ships from French shipyard STX in 3.6bn Euro deal

  

  French shipyard STX has secured an order for up to four more ships from MSC Cruises, in a 3.6 billion-Euro (US$4.1 billion) deal announced on Wednesday. MSC Cruises, part of privately owned shipping group MSC, has in recent years been the main customer for STX France, which is based at the Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire.

• Monday, November 25th 2013 - 15:55 UTC

  Operational costs in Argentina and Brazil threaten the South Atlantic cruise industry

  

  The high operational costs in the ports of the region is having a negative impact for the cruise industry and some of the companies have already withdrawn vessels from the South Atlantic routes, warned Mediterranean Shipping Company, MSC and Royal Caribbean during a regional conference on the industry sponsored by Uruguay's Ministry of Tourism.

• Thursday, March 21st 2013 - 02:28 UTC

  Cruise vessel calls increased 9.3% so far this season in Uruguay

  

  The number of cruise-vessel calls in Uruguayan ports has increased 9.3% so far in this 2012/13 season with an influx of 20 million dollars for the local economy revealed Deputy minister of Tourism Antonio Carambula during a primary evaluation of business vis-à-vis the 2011/12 results.

• Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:47 UTC

  Brazilian cruise industry expects sharp slowdown because of limited port capacity

  

  After growing 20% annually over the past ten years and reaching a level of 800,000 tourists annually, the pace of cruise expansion in Brazil is expected to encounter a sharp slowdown in the 2011-2012 season.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 20:47 UTC

  First South America Seatrade cruise convention in Sao Paulo May 30/31

  

  For the first time ever South America will be hosting the cruise industry major event, the Seatrade Cruise Convention organized by the Seatrade Group and Abremar, the Brazilian Association of maritime cruises. The event is scheduled for May 30 and 31 in Sao Paulo and CEO from some of the leading cruise companies have already confirmed their attendance.