The global tourist cruise industry has been experiencing sustained growth for quite some time; the industry's future prospects are promising, due to good profitability and a reduction in costs achieved thanks to use of ever larger ships, which are making this new form of tourism accessible to mor...
This issue of the Bulletin provides a brief overview of the maritime transport industry in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on the behaviour of freight rates and the costs associated with chartering and shipbuilding, all of which increased sharply in 2003. Three separate markets will...
This FAL Bulletin analyses the relevance
of the cruise industry for the region and
particularly for Caribbean countries.
The article begins with an overview of the
tourism industry, followed by a discussion
of the relevance of the cruise industry
for the region, and finally an approach to
m...
Sánchez, Ricardo
,
Wilmsmeier, Gordon
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The Costa Concordia disaster and the cruise industry: An analysis of risks and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean
This edition of the FAL Bulletin is based on the document entitled 'Serie de la CEPAL, RNI, 32: Transporte marítimo regional y de cabotaje en América Latina y el Caribe: el caso de Chile', which is available on the Internet at www.eclac.cl/transporte/perfil/cap3tranmar.asp. Information is also in...
The previous edition of the FAL bulletin presented the price indices of maritime transport in three main market segments. This edition includes an analysis of the maritime cycle and trends in the transport capacity of the routes that in turn serve the routes of Latin America and the Caribbean.
This issue of the FAL Bulletin is based on a study prepared by ECLAC which works out a provisional approach for estimating the impact of increases in freight rates on exports from Latin America during the last few quarters. The total cost of exports from the region reflects the increases in three...
More free time and disposable income not only in developed but also in emerging countries have generated a demand that shipping lines have capitalized on by offering ocean cruise services to an exponentially growing segment of the tourist industry. With the search for alternative destinations for...
La presente edición del Boletín FAL se basa en el documento 'Serie de la CEPAL, RNI, 32: Transporte marítimo regional y de cabotaje en América Latina y el Caribe: el caso de Chile', disponible en Internet bajo http://www.eclac.cl/transporte/perfil/documents.asp?tipo=tmar. También se incluye infor...
La presente y subsiguiente ediciones del Boletín entregan un recuento de los recientes acontecimientos y tendencias en el sector transporte de América Latina y el Caribe. Esta edición abarca aspectos relacionados con el transporte multimodal, transporte marítimo y puertos.
