Hong Kong bankruptcy sees cruise ships scrapped
Hong Kong bankruptcy sees cruise ships scrapped
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A cruise ship industry website has reported that two large cruise ships formerly operated by the now bankrupt Hong Kong-based Genting cruise line have arrived at an Indian shipbreaking facility.
According to CruiseHive.com, the SuperStar Aquarius and SuperStar Gemini vessels—each weighing 51,000 gross tons—will be “broken up as scrap metal” at shipbreaking facilities in Alang, India.
The two ships have multidecade histories, having been built for the Norwegian Cruise Line in France about 30 years ago. The Superstar Aquarius previously sailed as Windward and as Norwegian Wind. According to the website, SuperStar Gemini first sailed in 1992 as Dreamward and later carried the name Norwegian Dream.
The most recent star-related names point to the two vessels having been part of the Star Cruises brand that, along with Dream Cruises, comprised Genting’s cruise ship operations. Genting Hong Kong Ltd., however, filed for bankruptcy during the long stretch of COVID-19 restrictions that continues to affect the Chinese tourism sector, in particular.
The Genting bankruptcy already has led to the scrapping of that firm’s Star Pisces and Superstar Libra vessels earlier this year, according to CruiseHive. The SuperStar Aquarius and SuperStar Gemini had been berthed in Sri Lanka throughout this year awaiting their disposition, according to the website.
According to reports in September, the remaining Genting Star Cruise line assets have been acquired by Malaysia-based Resorts World, which is affiliated with Malaysia-based Genting Berhad and its chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay.
CruiseHive says the owners “decided that the [two] vessels were worth more as scrap metal than they would make operating with passengers.”
The website adds, “One ship remains of what was Star Cruises: the former Superstar Virgo, now Explorer Dream, which is anchored off the coast of Malaysia. It is still being determined what will happen to this ship.”
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Source: Recycling Today
Hong Kong bankruptcy sees cruise ships scrapped
<![CDATA[A cruise ship industry website has reported that two large cruise ships formerly operated by the now bankrupt Hong Kong-based Genting cruise line have arrived at an Indian shipbreaking facility.According to CruiseHive.com, the SuperStar Aquarius and SuperStar Gemini vessels—each weighing 51,000 gross tons—will be “broken up as scrap metal” at shipbreaking facilities in Alang, India.The two ships have multidecade histories, having been built for the Norwegian Cruise Line in France about 30 years ago. The Superstar Aquarius previously sailed as Windward and as Norwegian Wind. According to the website, SuperStar Gemini first sailed in 1992 as Dreamward and later carried the name Norwegian Dream.The most recent star-related names point to the two vessels having been part of the Star Cruises brand that, along with Dream Cruises, comprised Genting’s cruise ship operations. Genting Hong Kong Ltd., however, filed for bankruptcy during the long stretch of COVID-19 restrictions that continues to affect the Chinese tourism sector, in particular.The Genting bankruptcy already has led to the scrapping of that firm’s Star Pisces and Superstar Libra vessels earlier this year, according to CruiseHive. The SuperStar Aquarius and SuperStar Gemini had been berthed in Sri Lanka throughout this year awaiting their disposition, according to the website.According to…