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Perspective
22 June 2015

MSC Cruises secures €1.2 billion ECA-backed financing

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Infrastructure, Transport
Region:
Americas, Europe
Jonathan Bell
Jonathan Bell
Editor-in-chief
Leisure cruise line MSC Cruises (MSC) has secured €1.2 billion ($1.35 billion) export credit agency (ECA) backed financing for the construction and purchase of two newbuild ‘Seaside class’ cruise ships. The vessels will be the largest ever built by the Fincantieri shipyard in Trieste, Italy.

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