Christchurch City Council majority-owned port of Lyttelton is getting a new $13.7 million purpose-built cruise berth.
It will be funded by a passenger development levy as agreed between the port and cruise ship interests. It will include limited passenge
Christchurch City Council majority-owned port of Lyttelton is getting a new $13.7 million purpose-built cruise berth.
It will be funded by a passenger development levy as agreed between the port and cruise ship interests. It will include limited passenger facilities.
The cruise berth will be at a new location at the end of Cashin Quay berth on the western end of the Lyttelton Container Terminal.
The 40m heavy-duty berth will increase the port's capacity during the cruise off-season. This will be useful as the port rebuilds facilities after the earthquake in Canterbury on September 4.
In the 2011-12 season, 72 cruise ships are expected to visit the port and in future it is possible that 100 vessels will visit in a season.
Lyttelton Port Co chief executive Peter Davie said the cruise berth development was critical to the region retaining the cruise industry.
