New cruise berthing facility approved in Grand Cayman

[Jeepenfun]

Just noticed this from the Cayman 27 news website.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:463520/zoom:10

looks like the cruise berthing facility has just been approved and its full steam ahead on building it.

Edited November 3, 2015 by Jeepenfun

[DutchCruiseFan]

http://www.gov.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/11910174.PDF

 

http://www.gov.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/11910174.PDF

[drew sailbum]

This is certainly a major step forward... but no design has been chosen and no contract to construct it has yet been awarded.

 

In short, government has made a formal decision to build a berthing facility. Time will tell if such a facility actually gets built.

[Jeepenfun]

This is certainly a major step forward... but no design has been chosen and no contract to construct it has yet been awarded.

 

In short, government has made a formal decision to build a berthing facility. Time will tell if such a facility actually gets built.

 

As an Engineer of 11 years this is how the process works. first the idea and suggestion of improvement. then concept drawings and then goes through approval process through city, county and state governing officials, which is where this project is at right now.

Once approval has been given for it to be built then it goes out for financing of the project and that's usually investors and banks. Once financing has been made and approved it goes to bid to potential contractors and then contractors or engineering companies hired by contractors design and engineer the project drawing plans.

Process in a British owned island maybe different though.

[mikesteg]

So probably not done by April, eh? ;)

 

It is interesting that this is sited on top of the existing tender stops, and they envision adding 7 acres of reclaimed land at that point (page 21). I wonder how they will continue operations efficiently with that tangled mess of construction going on?

[drew sailbum]

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Process in a British owned island maybe different though.

 

This is the key point of emphasis.

 

Let's just say that following accepted procedures has been a sticking point in the past.

[drew sailbum]

So probably not done by April, eh? ;)

...?

 

Standard reply is, sure it will be ready by April. The question is, April of what year? :rolleyes:

[bankofdad]

So probably not done by April, eh? ;)

 

It is interesting that this is sited on top of the existing tender stops, and they envision adding 7 acres of reclaimed land at that point (page 21). I wonder how they will continue operations efficiently with that tangled mess of construction going on?

 

I was wondering the same thing, and also what it means to some of the local vendors near the tender docks (like the recently relocated Seymour's BBQ). Reclaimed land can mean a lot of things.

 

Drew Sailbum, what are the locals saying about this and what's being reported in the local media?

Edited November 5, 2015 by bankofdad

[OCruisers]

Standard reply is, sure it will be ready by April. The question is, April of what year? :rolleyes:

 

Thinking the same .... :confused:

[drew sailbum]

I was wondering the same thing, and also what it means to some of the local vendors near the tender docks (like the recently relocated Seymour's BBQ). Reclaimed land can mean a lot of things.

 

Drew Sailbum, what are the locals saying about this and what's being reported in the local media?

 

There was a much smaller land reclamation when the Royal Watler Terminal was built several years ago. There was relatively little impact on existing merchants while the construction was underway.

 

But once the Royal Watler was complete there was suddenly more retail space that was guaranteed to be a point of first impression for cruise arrivals. Existing merchants were worried about the added competition and the perceived loss of value of their existing locations.

 

Some of the same arguments are being replayed this time around. Some of the possible mechanisms of financing would include new retail on the reclaimed land putting more pressure on existing merchants.