Mega dredge progress7/13/2023 ![]() “If they extended that pier and put new pilings in, that’s where the channel across the deep water access along the southern-bound property of the harbour is. you will see they’ve extended a new pier out there. There’s a channel in the harbour already, and to the east of the Prince George Wharf they’re building. Mr Maury said six marinas and properties were being impacted by the situation, and added: “They don’t just have to re-dredge the harbour. They said it was too windy and with the chains, it is too risky, so they didn’t want to chance it.” ![]() I had a boat cancel yesterday because of it. “I’ve already lost business because of it, because in this weather like this with the shallow channel, a lot of boats are just not making the approach. All they have to do is re-dredge the channel. I already have a mega yacht/super yacht marina. I often times get boats that come in here that are 350 feet. Mr Maury, who operates Bay Street Marina, previously told Tribune Business the extension of the cruise port’s northern-most pier to provide for two Oasis-class cruise ship berths has cut-off access to his property for mega yachts until dredging takes place to provide deep-water access yet again.Īrguing that this had placed him at a competitive disadvantage, he said then: “I have a 550 foot dock with a 20 foot draft, but I can’t get a 20-foot draft boats in. We just have to wait for the dredger to get here.” There are plans to provide dredging around the pier extension. “Relief is coming, but I appreciate it may not be coming fast enough for the marina owners on Bay Street. I shared with Peter and others our intent is to complete some dredging on the south side and south-east side of the new pier to allow vessels to move around the pier and use that navigation channel. The Nassau Cruise Port chief said: “There’s 10-14 days of dredging that will happen on the north side of the pier extension, and then the dredging will move around to the south side of the pier extension. He added that, on the day Mr Maury raised his issues, he was meeting with senior Port Department officials and leading executives from the Nassau Cruise Port’s main contractor, Enka, to discuss the dredging plan around the berth involved because the vessel that will perform the work is now “en route to Nassau”. Unfortunately, when you are trying to advance in certain areas, and this is definitely one that has a material benefit for a lot of Bahamians, it does come with a degree of pain for a small amount of time.” Michael Maura, responding to concerns voiced by the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president that the expansion of the cruise port’s northernmost berth has cut-off mega vessel access to his and other nearby marinas, told Tribune Business yesterday that the vessel hired to dredge the channel to the required depth will arrive by the last week of June.Īcknowledging the complaints, Mr Maura said: “This construction with that pier extension does impact Peter operation, and I am sorry for that. Tribune Business Cruise Port’s top executive has promised that “relief is coming” for marinas seeking to regain super yacht access, acknowledging that progress “can come with a degree of pain”. Acknowledges ‘may not be fast enough’ for Bay Street. ![]()
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