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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10644
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport

Despite crisis, cruise industry enjoys strong growth

Brussels, 28/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - Results relating to the cruise sector bring a whiff of optimism to a crisis-ridden Europe. On Tuesday 26 June, in Brussels, the European Cruise Council (ECC) unveiled its results for 2011: - strong growth (+54% since 2006) and a sizeable contribution to the European economy through naval shipbuilding contracts worth €12 billion by 2016. Also, the cruise industry means that 5.6 million passengers spend money in European ports (an increase of 7.1%...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
INSTITUTIONAL
ECONOMY -FINANCES - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
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