CLIA REPORT: In Europe, the cruise industry generates 55 billion euros every year.
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97% of the world's cruise ships are built in the old continent, more than half in Italy
Every year, the cruise industry generates a total of 55.3 billion euros and 400 thousand jobs in Europe, of which about a quarter in Italy (14.7 billion and almost 100 thousand jobs). This is what emerges from the report entitled " Made in Europe " released by Clia , the international association of companies, according to which in the next 12 years, with an investment of 57 billion euros, 72 of the 76 cruise ships in the world (97%) will be built in European shipyards, of which 40 in Italy alone (52.6%).
According to the study, the cruise industry represents 80% of the value of commercial ship orders for European shipyards and involves European companies throughout the value chain, from suppliers of steel plates for the hull to high-tech on-board equipment, up to interior fittings. According to the Clia report, for example, over 80% of the supplies used by Meyer Werft shipyards come from European companies; a ship built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France, is composed almost entirely of European materials (70% from France, 28% from the rest of Europe, while Fincantieri in Italy has 10,000 of its own employees but generates at least 90,000 other jobs). Furthermore, relationships between supplier companies and companies tend to stabilize over time. In Greece, of the 110 supplier companies of the Panhellenic Ship Suppliers & Exporters Association, 90 have been supplying cruise ships for more than 20 years.
"Europe is a world leader in the construction of complex and innovative ships and the cruise industry is a fundamental part of this industrial cluster," says Samuel Maubanc, General Manager of Clia Europe. "Considering that almost all the cruise ships in the world are built in European shipyards, the cruise sector is essential for Europe to remain competitive and maintain this industrial excellence. The cruise sector is also a driver of innovation - adds Maubanc - which invests today in new technologies and new sustainable energy solutions that will be applied in the future to the entire maritime sector."
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The economic impact of the cruise industry does not end with the launch of a ship but continues for decades, multiplying the value of the ship's construction on the territory.
According to Clia, in Europe there are more than 350 ports (of which 60 in Italy) and every time a ship docks in one of them it generates development of the coastal communities and suppliers of the area, also because the companies commit to using and spreading local products. Cruise passengers are a source of direct expenditure, which on average is 700 euros per passenger in port cities during a seven-day cruise, which in Italy amounts to a total of 1.4 billion euros per year. Furthermore, more than 50% of cruise passengers return to visit the locations in subsequent years, demonstrating the effectiveness of cruises as a tool for tourism and territorial marketing. To this must be added the expenditure of the companies for supplies (2.4 billion euros per year), in shipyards (2.6 billion) and for salaries (3 billion per year).
"Italy continues to be the European country most loved by cruise passengers and also the one in Europe that benefits most in economic terms. In addition to being a sought-after and increasingly popular tourist destination, it sees the presence of many excellences: from those who build ships to ports and terminals, from thousands of supplier companies to tour operators" says Francesco Galietti, director of Clia Italy. "This allows our country to maintain and develop know-how, skills, attractiveness for the sector, which in the coming years should continue the growth trend demonstrated in recent years".