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Cruise & Passenger

Cruise Shipping

Evolving from ‘Supplier’ to ‘Partner’

With latest estimates indicating that MacGregor’s 56-vessel reference list onsolidation of Mac- 120 large cruise ships worth $72.7B are includes 23 ships on order, while TTS’s

Gregor’s cruise ship on order, and a surge in demand for ex- reference list includes 60 vessels as well activities comes at a pedition cruises has brought contracts as 15 future deliveries. With capabilities critical moment, as for over 40 sub-200m length ships, the extending to doors, platforms, mooring owners seek suppli- outlook is bright for this specialized systems, cranes and winches, consolida- ers that can step up to market. The positives are not lost on tion broadens the company’s portfolio

MacGregor as it consolidates the cruise to include gangways and expands its be early-stage design activities brought in via last year’s ac- shell door and platform portfolio. It also partners, writes Mats quisition of the TTS Group marine and creates opportunities to enhance lean

Olsson, Cruise Ship offshore businesses. Both companies delivery of standard equipment to yard

Business Development have been serving a prolonged build- schedules.

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Manager, MacGregor.

ing boom as ‘mega’ cruise newbuildings In addition, the rise in scale of the have continued to scale-up and a new largest ships and the sheer variety of breed of expedition ships has emerged. expedition ship designs have demand- credit: Bernard Biger at Chantiers de l’Atlantique

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