Genting Hong Kong, the rapidly expanding Asian cruise shipping group which acquired three shipyards in Germany last year, plans to developed the MV Werften yards as they are now known into a leading builder of cruise ships, Genting Hong Kong said in its first half 2016 interim result statement.
“The combination of the three yards’ proximity, size and facilities on-site makes it a natural builder of large cruise ships. Post re-organization, the Group’s goal is to transform MV Werften to become the world’s leading and most efficient cruise shipbuilder by making key investments and modernisations, such as thin plate laser welding lines, a cabin module factory, a new covered section block building hall, the modernization of manufacturing control systems and new offices and facilities<’ the company said in a statement.
“Combined with these improvements and the growing workforce of 1,400 employees, the Group envisions MV Werften to output two Neo-Panamax and one Panamax cruise ships per year,” it reiterated an earlier stated objective.
