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a delegation of Shanghai is visiting the port of Savona
Possible port of call of the Chinese cruise ships that in future could be employees in the Mediterranean
June 10, 2016
Today the port of Savona is visited by a delegation of the municipality of Shanghai with the objective to probe the possibility to call of the Chinese cruise ships that, in the understandings of the government of Beijing, over little years could be employees in the Mediterranean. In particular, the delegation, than yesterday has carried out a visit to the port of Genoa, has manifested interest hard in order to understand as Costa Crociere, that to Savona it manages two crocieristici terminals, is moving on the Mediterranean market, considering that the company is present in the Chinese port since 2006 and currently employs very four ships in the croceristici routes in Far East. Fast increase of Costa Crociere in Asia that then will be completed with the first two new constructions dedicated to this market that they will be realized by Fincantieri with deliveries in 2019 and in 2020.
This morning the Chinese delegation, that it was guided by in charge of the Office of Tourism of Shanghai, Hang Chun Fan, has visited the two terminals of Coast and the docks dedicated to the cruise ships. Successively they are received in the center of the Harbour Authority of Savona Vado Ligure from the general secretary Roberto Visintin. Tomorrow the delegation will be on board of the Costa Diadema cruise ship for a visit and in the afternoon it will leave at a time of Spain with destination Barcelona, last stage before the return to Shanghai.
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Today the port of Savona is visited by a delegation of the municipality of Shanghai with the objective to probe the possibility to call of the Chinese cruise ships that, in the understandings of the government of Beijing, over little years could be employees in the Mediterranean. In particular, the delegation, than yesterday has carried out a visit to the port of Genoa, has manifested interest hard in order to understand as Costa Crociere, that to Savona it manages two crocieristici terminals, is moving on the Mediterranean market, considering that the company is present in the Chinese port since 2006 and currently employs very four ships in the croceristici routes in Far East. Fast increase of Costa Crociere in Asia that then will be completed with the first two new constructions dedicated to this market that they will be realized by Fincantieri with deliveries in 2019 and in 2020.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
