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Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Water Transport 50 - Water transport
4,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 March 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Aida Cruises, the market leader in the cruise sector in Germany, has announced that it is to create 4,000 jobs by the end of 2012 through the expansion of its fleet from four to nine cruise liners. The new jobs will be created on board or in the city of Rostock (Germany). The first cruise liner shall set sail in April 2009. As of March 2008, there is no information on the number employed in Rostock.
Sources
10 March 2008: Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Aida Cruises, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 66386, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66386.