Luxury - GENTING Holding, Hongkong, mit CRYSTAL CRUISES auf dem Weg zum integrierten Konzern

GENTING, mit seinem Flaggschiff CRYSTAL CRUISES, macht sich neben FINCANTIERI/I, STX FRANCE/F, MEYER WERFT/D und BERGEN GROUP/N zum neuen Global Player im Kreuzfahrt Schiffbau.
by Earl of Cruise

GENTING wird mit dem für den 01.05.2016 zu unterzeichnenden Vertrag zum viertgrößten Schiffbauer Europas.

Zuerst kündigte CRYSTAL, nach der Übernahme durch die GENTING Holding, an, dass sie drei neue Kreuzfahrtschiffe der Luxus Kategorie bauen wollen. Noch zu Zeiten, als CRYSTAL zur japanischen NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Gruppe gehörte, hatte Edie Rodriguez angekündigt, die CRYSTAL Flotte auf fünf Einheiten erweitern zu wollen. Dann kam der Verkauf an GENTING, einem Hotel und Spielkasino Konzern aus Hongkong, an dem die Familie Lim maßgeblich beteiligt ist. Nach der Übernahme lancierte man die Pressemitteilung mit dem Zusatz für den Bau auch eine eigene Werft zu suchen. Die neuen Flusskreuzfahrtschiffe, mit 84 bis 110 Gästen an Bord, fielen dabei fast hinten runter.

GENTING kaufte die in Schwierigkeiten steckende LLOYD WERFT, welche die 100.000 BRZ großen Schiffe der "internen" Luxury Class für 1.000 Passagiere/Gäste und 1.000 Crew an Bord bauen soll. Daneben sollen dort auch die Luxus Flusskreuzfahrtschiffe entstehen.

GENTING gehören neben den Hotels und Casinos in Asien auch die STAR CRUISES (ein alter MEYER WERFT Kunde), die neue DREAM CRUISES (MEYER baut gerade die GENTING DREAM und die WORLD DREAM/151.300 GT, 1682 Kabinen) und CRYSTAL CRUISES. Daneben hält GENTING noch Anteile (~ 28%) an NCL (Norwegian Cruise Lines).

Kurz nachdem die australische SCENIC CRUISES ihre beiden Luxus Expeditionsschiffe für 228 Gäste (170m Länge,16,500 BRZ, (Passenger - Crew Ratio ~1:1) angekündigt hatte, veröffentlichte CRYSTAL CRUISES seinen Expeditions Neubau, die CRYSTAL ENDEAVOUR, mit 20.000 BRZ, 180m Länge und 200 Gästen an Bord.

Neben dem Massenmarkt ein neues Rennen um die Kunden im Luxussegment?

CRYSTAL CRUISES macht in den letzten Monaten einige Schlagzeilen.

Im Februar diesen Jahres rauschte es gewaltig durch die Medien, Print, Social und TV, als Edie Rodriguez mit der SS UNITED STATES CONSERVACY auf einer Pressekonferenz verkündete eine Machbarkeitsstudie zu machen, um die BIG U wieder in Fahrt zu bringen.

Nun war Mrs. Rodriguez damals im Board der NCL, als eine ähnliche Mitteilung lanciert worden war. NCL beabsichtige die UNITED STATES und die INDEPENDENCE zu kaufen. Damals besaß NCL auch noch die NORWAY, ex FRNCE. Deren Kesselexplosion veranlasste die Reederei das Schiff außer Dienst zu stellen und als Wohnschiff für die Arbeiter der NCL Amerika Tochter und deren Neubau oder besser Weiterbau der PRIDE OF AMERICA nach Bremerhaven zur LLOYD WERFT verholt.

Die BIG U blieb damals wo sie war, in Philadelphia. Die INDEPENDENCE blieb unberührt bei ihrem Ein-Schiff-Eigner und endete beim Abschleppen zum Abwracker zerbrochen auf einer Sandbank.

Der protektionistische und antiquierte JONES ACT der USA zwang NCL zu diesem Deal, weil die PRIDE OF AMERICA, obgleich in den Staten begonnen zu bauen, kein US amerikanisches Schiff im Sinne des JONES ACT war, weil sie in Deutschland bei LLOYD fertig gestellt wurde ...

Die Ankündigung zur UNITED STATES ist jeden Fall ein Marketing Coup, und die SS UNITED STATES CONSERVACY hat im schlimmsten Fall 9 Monate Zeit bekommen, denn CRYSTAL bezahlt die mtl. Liegegebühren von US $ 60.000.

Mit € 230,6 Millionen hat GENTING nun die NORDIC YARDS gekauft und will massiv investieren. Daneben wird in Bremerhaven ein Design und Konstruktion Zentrum aufgebaut. Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay. der CEO von GENTING, verkündete, dass GENTING in den nächsten 10 Jahren alleine 30 neue Schiffe in Bremerhaven, Wismar, Stralsund und Warnemünde bauen will. Ambitioniert, aber machbar, bei dem Bauboom, welcher in der Kreuzfahrtindustrie herrscht.

‘We are pleased with the completion of the transaction as ownership of the yards provides certainty that we can build a fleet of high quality cruise ships at a pace dictated by our growth rather than constrained by supply as cruise ship orderbook continues to reach all-time highs,’ kommentierte Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, Vorstandsvorsitzender (chairman) und CEO von GENTING HK.

‘We will begin by building four Crystal river ships scheduled for delivery in 2017 and Crystal Endeavor, the first purpose-built polar class expedition megayacht, for delivery in 2018.’

‘Our goal is to grow the yard output to two mega cruise ships and one mid-size cruise ship or megayacht a year within a decade, not only for our own fleet but also for other cruise lines and yacht owners,’ sagte Lim.

MORDIC YARDS, Stralsund © HANSA

Um diese Ziel zu erreichen wird GENTING rund € 100 Millionen in eine Stahlfabrikation, einen Modular Kabinenbauer und Werftinfrastruktur Maßnahmen in den Standorten investieren.

GENTING macht sich mit dieser Transaktion unabhängig von den knappen Bauplätzen für Kreuzfahrtschiffe. Denn noch immer gilt, auch bei verlangsamten Wachstum der weltweiten Passagierzahlen - die Reeder bauen und die Kunden buchen.

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