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IAG NOV 2020年11月 亞博匯 17 GENTING HONG KONG’S GERMAN SHIPYARD GRANTED US$227 MILLION SUBSIDY 雲頂香港的德國造船廠獲得2.27億美元的政府補貼 請於asgam.com註冊獲取《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com EMBATTLED CRUISE SHIP operator Genting Hong Kong is set to receive a € 193 million (US$227 million) subsidy from Germany’s government to continue operations at its German shipyard MV Werften. The cash handout, roughly a third of the € 570 million Genting HK has requested from the nation’s stabilization fund, forms part of a government initiative to keep German workers in active employment through the COVID-19 pandemic. But it also comes at an opportune time for the Asian operator, which announced in August it was temporarily suspending all payments to the group’s financial creditors in order to preserve liquidity amid growing COVID-19 pressures. The company has debts totaling almost US$3.4 billion. MV Werften, purchased by Genting HK in 2015 following its acquisition of Dream Cruises, employs around 3,100 workers. Genting HK operates three global cruise lines in Dream Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Star Cruises and is a joint venture partner in Philippines IR Resorts World Manila. 陷入困境 的郵輪運營商雲頂香港將從德國政 府獲得1.93億歐元（2.27億美元）的補貼，以 繼續其德國造船廠MV Werften的運營。 該筆現金為雲頂香港向德國基金申請的 5.7億歐元中的三分之一，後者為政府應對新 冠疫情舉措的一部分，目的是在疫情期間保 證德國工人積極就業。 但對於這家亞洲運營商而言，該舉措無 異於及時雨。今年8月雲頂香港曾宣佈，將暫 停向集團財務債權人作出包括利息及租船費 在內的所有付款，從而在因新冠疫情持續的 狀況下為集團保留更多的流動資金。該公司 目前債務總額近34億美元。 MV Werten於2015年被雲頂香港收購， 目前擁有約3,100名員工。 雲頂香港目前經營三條郵輪航線——水 晶郵輪、星夢郵輪和麗星郵輪。其同時是菲律 賓IR Resorts World Manila的合資夥伴。