Monday, April 10, 2017 - 13:01 by ce-press
Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP) has been given the go-ahead by the Swedish Maritime Administration to receive larger cruiseships in Malmo. The decision represents a major boost for cruise tourism. Over 10,000 passengers are already booked for the 2018 cruise season.
A constraint on cruiseships visiting Malmo has been that the ships are not permitted to exceed a length of 240m. Last autumn CMP had extensive simulations carried out in Gothenburg in order to ascertain whether it is possible to receive larger ships and thus more cruise passengers.
“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 of Malmö, as larger ships bring with them more people. We already have 10 arrivals booked for the 2018 cruise season, which represents over ten thousand passengers,” said Arnt Moller Pedersen, head of cruise traffic CMP.
The simulations were conducted over a number of days with different types of ship undergoing different kinds of weather conditions and wind forces. A total of 18 dockings were performed with the conditions to be found in Frihamnen in Malmo. It must be possible to manoeuvre the ships that visit 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.
