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p arts of t h e w orl d, m ariti m e dis c ussi o n a n d d e b at e r e m ai ns f airl y t e m p er e d at t h e m o m e nt. It will still b e s e v er al m or e m o nt hs u ntil w e c a n b e gi n t o q u a ntif y t h e f ull i m p a ct b ot h u p o n tr a d e a n d t h e s hi p y ar d or d er b o o ks. O n e t hi n g is cl e ar: n o b o d y w a nts t o


m a k e a n y pr e di cti o ns u ntil t h e C o vi d- 1 9 c ur v e is w ell a n d tr ul y ‘ fl att e n e d’. Alt h o u g h a f e w o p er at ors – s u c h as M a ers k a n d H a p a g- Ll o y d – di d r e p ort str o n g er t h a n e x p e ct e d r es ults f or t h e first q u art er, t h e e ff e cts of t h e gl o b al sl o w d o w n w er e o nl y r e all y f elt i n t h e fi n al w e e ks of M ar c h. H a p a g- Ll o y d e v e n w e nt s o f ar as t o s a y it’s still t ar g eti n g E BI T D A of U S $ 1. 8 t o 2. 4 billi o n f or t his y e ar, b ut t h at’s b ei n g d o n e at t h e e x p e ns e of p ost p o ni n g pl a ns f or a n e w fl e et of 2 3, 0 0 0 T E U c o nt ai n er s hi ps it h a d b e e n i nt e n di n g. fhis n e ws c a m e s h ortl y a Th er H M M (t h e


r e br a n d e d H y u n d ai Mer c h a nt M ari n e) s et a n e w r e c or d f or t h e w orl d’s l ar g est b o xs hi p: wit h t h e 2 3, 9 6 4 T E U H M M Al gecir as b ei n g f or m all y n a m e d at D a e w o o S hi p b uil di n g & M ari n e E n gi n e eri n g’s ( D S M E) s hi p y ar d at t h e e n d of A pril, i n a c er e m o n y att e n d e d b y S o ut h K or e a n pr esi d e nt M o o n J a e-i n. B ut w hil e D S M E ar e d u e t o d eli v er a f urt h er si x s u c h v ess els, a n d S a ms u n g H e a v y I n d ustri es a n a d diti o n al fi v e 2 4, 0 0 0 T E U v ess els f or H M M o v er t h e n e xt f e w m o nt hs, t h er e’s a gr o wi n g s e ns e t h at s u p ersi zi n g is b e c o mi n g a n a w k w ar d l e g a c y of a m or e i n n o c e nt ti m e. H M M s h o ul d n’t h a v e di ffi c ult y p utti n g


t h e s e v e s s el s t o u s e (H M M Al g e ci - r as d e p art e d f or E ur o p e wit h a r e c or d


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br e a ki n g 1 9, 6 2 1 c ar g o i n M a y), e v e n if f r ei g ht r at es ar e li k el y t o sli d e o v er t h e c o mi n g m o nt hs. S a dl y, t h e s a m e c a n n ot b e s ai d f or t h e b el e a g u er e d cr uis e s e ct or w h er e m a n y of t h e s hi n y n e w b uil ds w e h er al d e d b a c k i n o ur F e br u ar y iss u e f a c e m o nt hs i n l a y u p a n d n o w a y of k n o wi n g w h e n it will b e s af e t o r es u m e o p er ati o ns, or e v e n w h et h e r p a s s e n g e r s will f e el c o n fi d e nt a b o ut pl a ci n g b o o ki n gs. M u c h of cr uis e s hi p b uil di n g r e m ai ns


f o c us e d i n E ur o p e, w h er e It al y’s Fi n c a nti eri, G er m a n y’s M e y er Wer Th a n d t h e Fr e n c h C h a nti ers d e l’ Atl a nti q u e, h a v e all eit h er sl o w e d d o w n or s us p e n d e d o p er ati o ns f or p eri o ds o v er t h e p ast f e w m o nt hs. M e y er Wer Th a n n o u n c e d 4 5 0 j o bs w o ul d b e l ost at its T ur k u s hi p y ar d i n Fi nl a n d, w hil e 3, 5 0 0 w or k ers at its P a p e n b ur g f a cilit y h a v e a gr e e d t o r e d u c e d h o urs f or at l e ast t w o m o nt hs. M a n a gi n g dir e ct or B er n ar d M e y er h as w ar n e d h e e x p e cts it t o b e a d e c a d e b ef or e t h e cr uis e i n d ustr y r e c o v ers. Fi n c a nti eri, w hi c h w as o n e of t h e first It ali a n c o m p a ni es t o h alt b usi n ess


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mi d- M ar c h, r e v e al e d i n M a y t h at Q 1 h a d s e e n a 2 0 % dr o p i n pr o d u cti o n b ut still m a n a g e d a m o d est i n cr e as e i n r e v e n u e fr o m t h e s a m e p eri o d a y e ar e arli er. Th at w as d u e i n n o s m all p art t o t h e o n g oi n g s u c c ess of N or w e gi a n s u bsi di ar y Var d’s cr uis e s hi p u nit, w hi c h h as d eli v er e d s e v er al e x p e diti o n cr uis e s hi ps o v er t h e p ast y e ar f or o p er at ors s u c h as P o n a nt, H a p a g- Ll o y d Cr uis es a n d C or al E x p e diti o ns. B ut a pr oj e ct I p e rs o n all y fi n d f ar


m or e t a nt alisi n g is o n e t h at t w o of Var d E n gi n e eri n g Br e vi k’s n a v al ar c hit e ct ur e t e a m, K arl Fr e dri k Vist a d a n d A n dr e as B us k o p, dis c uss e d wit h m e a b o ut h o w N or w a y’s c o ast al b ul k c arri er fl e et mi g ht


b e r e vit alis e d ( p. 1 8- 2 0). B e gi n ni n g lif e as a pil ot i n t h e Gr e e n S hi p pi n g Pr o gr a m m e, t h eir a m biti o us visi o n of st a n d ar dis e d d esi g ns a n d m o d ul ar p o w er s yst e ms h as t h e p ot e nti al t o c a us e p ositi v e disr u p- ti o n a n d, cr u ci all y, c o ul d b e c o m m er ci all y f e asi bl e


if t h e N or w e gi a n g o v er n m e nt


c o m es g o o d wit h its pr o mis e of s u p p ort f or fl e et r e n e w al. N ot o nl y is it y et a n ot h er e x a m pl e of t h e o p p ort u niti es f or i n n o v ati o n e m er gi n g wit h s h orts e a a n d c o ast al v ess els, b ut als o t h e p ossi bilit y t h at E ur o p e a n y ar ds mi g ht a d o pt s o m e of t h e m ass pr o d u cti o n a p pr o a c h of t h e Asi a n y ar ds. N or w a y is n ot a n E U m e m b er, of c o urs e,


b ut r e c e ntl y t h er e h a v e b e e n si g ns t h e E ur o p e a n C o m missi o n ( E C) is e x pl ori n g t h e p ossi biliti es f or pr o vi di n g E ur o p e a n s hi p b uil d e rs wit h g r e at e r pr ot e cti o n a g ai nst t h eir Asi a n c o m p etit ors. I n M a y, S E A E ur o p e, t h e S hi p b uil d ers & M ariti m e E q ui p m e nt Ass o ci ati o n, p u blis h e d a p ositi o n p a p er i n w hi c h it c all e d u p o n t h e E C t o e n g a g e i n di al o g u e wit h E ur o p e a n s hi p y ar ds a n d e q ui p m e nt m a k ers a b o ut d e v el o pi n g m o d els f or s ust ai n a bl e fi n a n ci n g. It c o m es i n res p o ns e t o t h e E C’s ‘ Ne w I n d ustri al Str at e g y f or E ur o p e’ p u blis h e d i n M arc h. T h e E C h a d pr e vi o usl y c o n cl u d e d i n


a 2 0 1 7 st u d y t h at t h e n e xt d e c a d e w o ul d b e d e cisi v e f or E ur o p e a n s hi p b uil di n g a n d it’s a pr o bl e m t h at’s o nl y gr o w n m or e a c ut e as d e m a n d f or c o m pl e x s hi p b uil d - i n g fr o m t h e o ffs h or e s e ct or still str u g gl es t o r et ur n t o its ol d l e v els. If t h e c or o n a vi- r us h as n o w br o u g ht a n a br u pt e n d t o t h e cr uis e b o o m t h e n v er y l e a n ti m es c o ul d b e a h e a d wit h o ut gr e at er s u p p ort. B ut, gi v e n t h e e x p e ct ati o n of a si g nifi c a nt gl o b al r e c essi o n, h o w m u c h s u p p ort s h o ul d it r e as o n a bl y e x p e ct? N A


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