Cruising still bruising

In:

Transport

Region:

Americas, Europe

Ralph Ivey

Reporter

The cruise ship sector has one of the biggest debt hangovers from the pandemic – a situation mirrored in slow ECA-backed cruise ship volumes. Cruise cashflow is picking up again and the debt burden will reduce, but cruise operators now also face the cost of significantly reducing their environmental impact.

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