In the 2013 contribution of crocieristico tourism to the European economy it has reached the quota record of 39,4 billion euros



Today, day begun to hours 9,00 to Borsa Italiana with the start of the public offer for sale of about 704 million actions of the navalmeccanico group Fincantieri, offer that will be concluded on 27 June to hours 12,00, the crocieristica association Cruise Lines International Association Europe (CLIA Europe) has introduced own annual report on the contribution of crocieristico tourism to the European economy (constituted by the 27 nations of the EU more Switzerland, Norway and Iceland). Such contribution in 2013 has reached the quota record of 39,4 billion euros regarding 37,9 billion euros in the year precedence and in quinquennium 2008-2013 increase of 44% of the number of the European crocieristi has grown of +22% against a correspondent that last year is gone up to 6,4 million unit (+3.6% on 2012), figure that corresponds all over the world to 30% of the total number of the crocieristi.

The relationship, that it is commissioned to the G.P. Wild (International) Ltd., evidences that and that currently in Europe the field gives to job altogether to 339.417 people paying salaries for a total of 10,5 billion euros (+4%).

In the 2013 they were the 43 crocieristiche companies with center in Europe for a total fleet of 125 ships of the ability total of about 145 thousand read low. Moreover last year others 73 ships for a total ability to about 104 thousand read low have been employees in Europe from not European companies.

Last year 6,0 million passengers are themselves boarded in the European ports in order to carry out a cruise (+5.2% on 2012), of which 5,0 million passengers of European nationality and about 1,0 million extra-European nationality. In the 2013 direct expenses realized in Europe from the crocieristiche companies, by their passengers and crews are piled to 16,2 billion euros regarding 15,5 billion in the year precedence.

The European navalmeccanico section constructs great part of the cruise ships employed in the world and last year it has recorded an increment of +4.7% of the revenues. In the 2013 crocieristiche companies they have spold in Europe 4,03 billion dollars for the construction or restructure of ships; draft - it has specified CLIA Europe - of according to increment the anniversary after a period of bending. In particular, last year the value of the store clerks to the German ship yards has been attested to beyond 1,5 billion euros, that to the Italian yards more than 1,1 billion euros, while to the French yards they have gone 436 million euros, to the Finnish yards 406 million euros and the yards of other nations 546 million euros. Currently, included the ships in delivery in the first half of 2014, the European ship yards have in pocketbook the construction of 24 new ships with delivery within 2017 for a value of 12,1 billion euros (5,34 billion in Germany, 4,39 billion in Italy, 1,59 billion in France and 774 million in Finland). Besides these new constructions world-wide the crocieristica industry has ordered to others two new ships to the Japanese yards and one that will be constructed in America North (three units that they elevate the value total of the orderbook world-wide to 12,7 billion euros).

Commendando the figures of the relationship on the contribution of crocieristico tourism to the European economy the president of CLIA Europe, Pierfrancesco Vago, has found that "the positive results obtained this year restate the position of dynamic Europe as hub to the center of the world-wide panorama of the cruises. The field of the cruises - it has found Vague - continues to so generate great economic benefits for Europe during this crucial period of resumption, producing necessary occupation for the European citizens let alone new activities for its industries and entrances for its States".

"In spite of the difficult economic conjuncture of 2013 - it has added the general secretary of CLIA Europe, Robert Ashdown - last year beyond six million European they have carried out a cruise, more of the double quantity of the number of a decade makes. The crocieristica activity contributes also to increase the number of tourists who visit the Europe, with a million citizens of other Countries that in the 2013 has carried out a cruise leaving from an European port, and continues to do so as that Europe remains world leader in the construction of cruise ships, with 24 new crocieristiche ships whose delivery is programmed within 2017. Beyond these concrete economic data - it has concluded Ashdown - it is important to remember that the cruises remain one of the surer experiences of vacation, convenient and unforgettable today available".