CRUISE TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION KICK-OFF IN SOUTH AFRICA

Construction of a cruise Terminal kick-off in South Africa to help increase the number of passengers and boost the economic of the country.

The construction of the cruise terminal has kick-off in the port of durban, South Africa. It will also include separate screening and temporary holding areas, parking for 200 vehicles. Furthermore it will also drop-off facilities for 12 buses, dedicated baggage drop-off areas. It will also have a separate passenger entry and exit points.

The construction of the project is a joint partnership between Transnet National Ports Authority and the KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (KCT) consortium. KCT will be in charge of finance, construct, operate and maintain the new cruise terminal. Meanwhile, MSC Cruises owned 70% of the consortium while 30% by Africa Armada Consortium.

The agreement sign by both parties for the project is worth US $16.6m. Meanwhile the design phase of the project is to start this month and will complete in nine months. The terminal will offer a multi-use facility with a retail component, and a multipurpose training, conferencing and events facilities.

It will also increase the number of passengers from 200 000 a year to over 700 000 a year after completion. The new Durban cruise terminal is expected to commence operations in October 2020, kicking off the 2020/21 cruise season.

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