Seatrade Cruise Asia Pacific returns to Baoshan District Seatrade
Cruise Asia Pacific is set to return to Baoshan District, Shanghai,
China, following on from its debut event in the city in 2016, in a joint
commitment with Shanghai Baoshan Municipal People’s Government;
Shanghai International Cruise Business Institute and Shanghai Wusongkou
International Cruise Terminal Development Co Ltd.To get more Baoshan District news, you can visit shine news official website.
The
2nd edition of the conference-led three day event, held at The Delta
Hotel by Marriott, Baoshan District, from 1-3 November 2017, will bring
together top executives from the major cruise line brands, as well as
government officials and other key stakeholders to discuss the cruise
industry in Asia and its growth and future prospects. Organised by
Seatrade, the cruise and maritime portfolio of UBM, the event is
testament to the continuing cruise growth potential of the region which
saw 24.7m passengers cruising in 2016 as China rose to number 2 source
market globally. The programme will have a special focus on how the
trending “Belt and Road” initiative could bring any impact on cruising
in the region; while other sessions will concentrate on the wider Asia
Pacific region and how each stakeholder has a part to play in the future
of cruising in this vast growth territory. Rounding off three days,
there will be a special focus on the ‘Top tips of developing and
upgrading cruise ports and terminals’ with a panel discussion amongst
experts from cruise terminal management and operations who will discuss:
How terminals are adapting to a changing market; The do’s and don’ts of
building a cruise terminal; Different management models in Asia and
what lessons can be learnt and examples on different investment/port
development projects.
Also under the spotlight will be the
development of the shipbuilding and repair sector in China which, again,
is a timely nod to news that China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
(SWS) targets a 2022 delivery for its first mega cruise ship of
133,500gt under a joint venture involving the shipyard’s parent, China
State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC), China Investment Corp, Carnival Corp.
& plc and Fincantieri. Fincantieri also has a cooperation agreement
with Shanghai’s Huarun Dadong Dockyard, one of China’s largest yards
specialised in ship repair and refitting to service cruise ships
operating in the region. According to Andrew Williams, Group Director of
Aviation and Maritime of UBM: “The 2016 event surpassed our
expectations with the volume of attendees eager to hear about cruise
development in the Asia Pacific.
This year’s event has evolved
into a matured conference programme that celebrates the achievements to
date within the industry but also acts as a timely reminder to ensure
that the infrastructure; inter-regional collaborations and sustainable
growth plans are in place to support the vast, and exciting, plans the
region has to offer for this industry.” Williams has also announced that
the Seatrade Cruise portfolio will continue to support Mercy Ships as
its chosen charity for 2017. The charity , which operates the world’s
largest private hospital ship, reports that it is in the process of
building its first purpose-built hospital ship to serve communities in
developing countries off the coast of Africa. The organization
contracted with Tianjin Xingang yard in China for the building of the
37,000 ton ship, with Deltamarin for the design and Stena Ro-Ro to
oversee the contract which is set for delivery 2018 - the first time
that this type of specialist ship will be built in China. Mercy Ships
founder Don Stephens commented: “The new ship will more than double the
number of direct beneficiaries of our organisation. We are building
capacity with new hospital operating rooms that will have facilities for
visiting doctors and nurses to observe operations as part of their
training.”