Since our blog on the Home Port, Part XV, last month, the weather has controlled fully one third of the construction time. High winds causing sizeable waves out towards the end of the jetty have prevented the heavy equipment from pouring the smaller rocks needed as a foundation for extending the jetty…
Inclement weather last month hindered progress on lengthening the pier which was at 630 meters by month’s end. They were still able to continue building up the east side with 10 ton cubes to protect the small rock. “As it stands we have still added 50 meters in length to the pier, bringing it to 680 meters,” reported Wendy.
We are reaching a point in our Home Port series where we will be dealing with the subject of Infrastructure, a subject made even more complex with the state government elections coming up on June 7th. Even if the same party is elected, the new officials could make priority changes, and more to the existing plans. We wait, and see…
As cruise lines project into the future, a concern is that major routes like the Caribbean, the bread and butter for most of the large cruise companies, will not be able to keep up with market growth. In the past they had been concerned with the same issues as they related to the smaller “exotic” destinations…
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