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Columbus will be the first landing place Sri Lankan to being used as home port from cruise ships
the Board of Investment of the Asian nation has signed agreements with the Royal Asian Cruises and CMA CGM
September 26, 2014
The Board of Investment (BOI) Sri Lankan, the governmental agency for the promotion of the investments in the Asian nation, has signed agreements with the new crocieristica company Royal Asian Cruises (RAC) and with the French shipowning company CMA CGM.
The understanding with the Royal Asian Cruises, that it has trade commissions in the United States and India, previews that this invests initially 33 million dollars in order to arrive until 200 million dollars in order to start the crocieristica activity in Sri Lanka. The plan of the RAC includes the acquisition of two cruise ships of luxury, with planning of the internal ones entrusted to the Tillberg Swede Design. The first unit, the Asian Pride of the ability to 800 passengers, will begin to operate at the end of 2015 from the port of Columbus, that it will be the first used home port from a crocieristica company in Sri Lanka. The second cruise ship, of greater ability (1.500-2.000 passengers) will enter at the beginning in service of 2016. From the home port of Columbus the company will offer to all the year cruises in the Asian south-east. Royal Asian Cruises has adopted an ambitious quinquennial development plan that previews the widening of the fleet to five ships and investments for 720 million dollars.
Moreover the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with CMA CGM Shared Service Centre Lanka, society of the shipowning group CMA CGM, in order to realize a logistics center to Columbus who will have the task to offer services for the exports. The previewed investment piles to 2,4 million dollars and is attended the creations of job 750 places to go to about 2.000. The center will become operating in the end of this year and the initiative will be realized by joint venture participated for 90% from CMA CGM and for 10% from the logistic society cingalese Hayleys Advantis.
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The Board of Investment (BOI) Sri Lankan, the governmental agency for the promotion of the investments in the Asian nation, has signed agreements with the new crocieristica company Royal Asian Cruises (RAC) and with the French shipowning company CMA CGM.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
