Third cruise terminal for Sydney?

THE New South Wales Government yesterday signalled its intentions to develop a Detailed Business Case (DBC) for options for a potential third cruise terminal in Sydney at either Molineux Point or Yarra Bay ( CW breaking news y’day).

Led by the Port Authority of NSW and the NSW Treasury, the DBC will consider and assess cruise capacity and industry demand at the potential Botany Bay sites.

As part of the DBC, the Port Authority is seeking registrations of interest from the private sector for a series of one-on-one meetings to understand viability and capability to deliver new cruise infrastructure, scheduled from 08 to 25 Oct.

NSW Minister for Transport, Andrew Constance, and Minister for Tourism, Stuart Ayres, said the market engagement process would “inform the next stage of delivering more capacity for Sydney’s growing cruise industry”.

Speaking at Carnival Australia’s season launch last night, President of Carnival Australia Sture Myrmell resonated his company’s approval for the project.

“Carnival Australia has been advocating for a solution to the congestion for over a decade now,” Myrmell told Cruise Weekly.

“It’s very good to see that we’re moving this forward, it’s a great development, and we’re going to continue to work with the Government on solving Sydney’s infrastructure challenge.”

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia also threw its support behind the Government, saying in a release, “CLIA welcomes progress towards achieving a solution to Sydney’s current berthing capacity constraints, which are limiting growth in Australia’s cruise industry’.