ASIA
Ilocos cruise terminal opened last December
port said calls have been unaff ected by the COVID-19 situation, reporting the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal (SPCT) received 21 calls in January 2020, two more than forecast.
In March 2020, SPCT will begin a 12-month berth expansion project as planned, for an increase from 400 to 660mtr.
BCTI has delayed the start of construction to the Solaire Cruise Centre in Manila by one year. ‘The threat of COVID-19 and its associated response by national governments in Asia has prompted BCTI to delay the beginning of construction so as to have greater visibility of the buoyancy of the cruise market in this region,’ said Lucci, adding that he believed Asia remains a resilient and emerging market.
Not all of the region’s ports are aff ected equally, according to Materi, who explains that ports in Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar have felt less of an impact.
In Malaysia, the Penang Port Commission hopes to ‘attract more cruise ships from aff ected countries.‘ A spokesperson for the
Cruise traffi c at SPCT was up by over 12% from 890,213 passengers in 2018 to 1,000,707 in 2019. While overall cruise ship calls increased by over 11%, transits by international vessels dropped from 176 in 2018 to 157 in 2019, an almost 11% decline.
Hugues Lamy, consultant for Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism reported seven call cancellations to the archipelago as a result of COVID-19 situation, amounting to 11,678 passengers, or 3.2% of passenger traffi c scheduled for 2020.
According to Lamy, 46 cruise ships operated by 30 diff erent cruise lines will visit Indonesia in 2020 for a total of 994 calls, up from 707 in 2019, and representing a cumulated cruise traffi c of 357,663
passengers, even after cancellations are taken into account.
Of the cruise ships scheduled for 2020, 44% are large ships with 2,501 or more lower berths, 29% are mid-sized ships with between 751 to 2,500 lower berths, 18% are boutique ships with up to 750 lower berths, while 9% are expedition ships dedicated to exploring off the beaten track destinations.
In late 2019, Benoa Port completed its access channel and cruise terminal expansions to handle large cruise ships in transit or on full turnaround, and in December 2019, a new cruise terminal and berth facilities at Gilimas port on Lombok Island will accommodate the largest cruise ships, said Lamy.
Despite the current crisis, Kamal Abdollah, cruise port development specialist, NV Terminals, a consultant for port projects in Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, still sees increasing demand for new destinations, with many eager to be a part of the emerging Southeast Asian cruise industry.
By Jen Eveland
MARKETS & DESTINATIONS
seatrade-cruise.com
Seatrade Cruise Review
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