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MSC Seaview arriving in Lisbon (MSC Cruises)
Sembcorp Marine Reprises Role as Asia’s Top Cruise Ship
Repair and Upgrade Solutions Provider with 10 Projects
Delivered In 2018
Sembcorp Marine has delivered a total of 102 cruise ship
refit and upgrade projects over the past decade, averaging
about 10 vessels a year. This places the Group consistently
among the world’s most active solutions providers in the
business.
Compared to the 10 projects this year, Sembcorp Marine
completed 16 cruise ship repairs and upgrades in 2017 and
nine in 2016.
Already, 2019 is shaping up into a busy year for Sembcorp
Marine’s cruise ship repair and upgrade business, thus far
having confirmed 13 jobs from companies such as Carnival
Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Star Cruises and
Star Clippers Monaco. The Group will also manage the
turnkey upgrade of the Pacific Jewel, Zen Cruises’ first
upmarket cruise liner in India.
All these projects will take place at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas
Boulevard and Admiralty yards, both equipped with large
and deep-drafted dry docks ideal for mega-size cruise
vessels.
Four of the projects delivered in 2018 –Azamara Journey,
Costa Fortuna, Golden Princess and Norwegian Jewel.
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