Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 19:32 by ce-press
Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP) has been given the go-ahead by the Swedish Maritime Administration to receive cruiseships over 240m in length in Malmo.
CMP has had extensive simulations carried out to ascertain whether it was possible to receive larger ships and thus more passengers to Malmo. The tests were conducted during the autumn with very positive results.
“The fact that CMP has been given the go-ahead from the Swedish Maritime Administration to receive ships of up to 300m creates entirely new conditions for the cruise operation here in Malmo. It is an important decision both for us and for the city, as larger ships bring with them more people. We already have 10 arrivals booked for the 2018 cruise season, which represents over 10,000 passengers,” commented Arnt Moller Pedersen, head of cruise traffic CMP.
The simulations were conducted over a number of days in Goteborg with different types of ship in different kinds of weather conditions and wind forces. Eighteen dockings were performed with the conditions to be found in Frihamnen in Malmo. It must be possible to manoeuvre the ships that visit Malmo at a speed of 3 knots and with a side wind of 10 m/s without the assistance of pilot boats. However, the wind restriction set for the ships’ maiden visits is 8 m/s.
