Njengoko ixesha lokuhamba ngenqanawa lika-2023 liye liphela, ishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa laseMontreal-umthombo weenzuzo ezibalulekileyo zoqoqosho esixekweni, lingqina ukuba libuyile ngokupheleleyo.
Ngoku ka Montreal Port Authority, bekukho ukunyuka kwe-33% kwizithuthi kulo nyaka uphelileyo, nabakhweli abangama-51,000 kunye nabasebenzi abangama-16,200.
MontrealIxesha lokuhamba ngenqanawa laqala nge-29 ka-Epreli 2023 ngokufika kwe-Holland America Line's Zaandam, kwaye yaphela nge-30 ka-Okthobha ngo-2023 ngokumka kwe-Oceania Cruises' Insignia. Itotali yeenqanawa ezingama-23 ezivela kwiindlela ezili-15 ezahlukeneyo zokuhamba ngenqanawa zenza iminxeba engama-48, kubandakanywa iindawo zokumisa ezili-12 kunye ne-36 yokuqalisa nokuhla. Ubungqina obuninzi bokuba ishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa liza kubuya: ukuhlala kweenqanawa kumyinge wama-90% xa kuthelekiswa ne-75% ngo-2022.
Kunye neenzuzo zoqoqosho eziveliswa ngokuthe ngqo ngabakhweli abahamba ngenqanawa, ishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa linceda abavelisi baseQuebec kunye necandelo lokutya kwezolimo, kuba iinqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa zibonelelwa ngeemveliso zalapha ekhaya. Ebudeni bexesha lonyaka, iitoni ezingama-200+ zokutya okuveliswa ekhaya ziye zasiwa kwiinqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa ngeenkonzo zevenkile yokutyela.
Ishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa likwaqinisekisa inkqubela yalo ekhokelela kumzekelo ozinzileyo. Ukusukela ngo-2017, iPort of Montreal ibibonelela ngeenqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa ithuba lokuzalisa kuqhagamshelo lwamandla elunxwemeni kwiGrand Quay. Obu buchwepheshe benza ukuba iinqanawa ezihamba ngenqanawa kunye neenqanawa zasebusika zikwazi ukucima ii-injini zazo ngelixa zibekwe elunxwemeni, zinciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-GHG kuqhagamshelwano ngalunye. Ukusabela kwimfuno ekhulayo yoshishino, iinqanawa ezisithoba ziqhagamshelwe kweli xesha lonyaka, nto leyo ekhokelele ekuncipheni kweetoni ezingama-370 ze-GHGs, okanye into elingana nokuthatha iimoto ezili-105 ngaphandle kwendlela unyaka wonke.
Olunye uphawu olukhethekileyo lweetheminali zeGrand Quay ludibaniso lwazo oluthe ngqo lwedokhi yokucocwa kwamanzi amdaka, iadvanteji esetyenziswa ziinqanawa ezili-14 kweli xesha lonyaka.
Enkosi kwiTourisme Montréal's "Ndwendwela iMontréal ngendlela ezinzileyo", ejolise ekudaleni ukhenketho olukrelekrele ngenjongo yophuhliso oluzinzileyo, iMontreal iwongwe indawo yokuqala kuMntla Melika kwi2022 Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index), ihlabathi. umgangatho wokhenketho oluzinzileyo.
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Eli xesha lonyaka laphawulwa ngokubuya kwePort of Montreal rhoqo kunye nokuphuhliswa kwe-niche entsha yodidi, kunye neenqanawa ezincinci ezinikezela ngamava amatsha.
Ukuvulwa kwesizini kunye neZaandam kuhambelana nesikhumbuzo seminyaka eli-150 ye-Holland America Line, ethe ekuhambeni kweminyaka yazimisa njengeyona ndlela iphambili yokuhamba ngenqanawa ebiza eMontreal. Ukubhiyozela esi sikhumbuzo, kwanikelwa ilitye lesikhumbuzo kumphathi wenqanawa. Phakathi kuka-2010 kunye no-2022, iinqanawa ze-Holland America Line ezibizwa eMontreal 136 amaxesha kwaye zithwele abakhweli abangama-337,111, abamele i-54% yabo bonke abakhweli ukuya eMontreal ngeli xesha. Ngeli xesha lonyaka, uZaandam wafowuna izihlandlo ezisibhozo, ezisa abakhweli abangama-21,450 kunye nabasebenzi abangama-4,600.
Iinqanawa ezintlanu ezintsha zenza iifowuni zabo zokuqala eMontreal: Ukuphefumlelwa kweHanseatic ukusuka kwaHapag-Lloyd Cruises (230 PAX); I-Vista esuka kwi-Oceania Cruises (1200 PAX); Ihlabathi lePasifiki elivela kwiBhoti yoXolo (1950 PAX); kunye neViking Neptune kunye neViking Mars ukusuka kwiViking Ocean Cruises (930 PAX).
Ukwamkela iindwendwe nangcono, kulo nyaka iPort of Montreal igqibezele iprojekthi yayo yokubuyisela kwisimo sangaphambili kwisikhululo sokuhamba ngenqanawa kwiPort of Montreal's Grand Quay. Ukuvulwa koluntu kwemboniselo ngoMeyi ophelileyo kunye nokongezwa ngoJulayi kobume beBONJOUR obumangalisayo, obuyilwe yiTourisme Montréal kuphahla oluluhlaza, kuya kuphucula amava okwamkela iindwendwe kwixesha elide.
Ukuguqukela kwixesha le-2024, iPort of Montreal ilindele ukukhula kokwanda nge-6%, kunye nabakhweli abangama-54,000 kunye neenqanawa ezi-7 ezintsha:
• I-Champlain kunye neLyrial nguPonant
• Borealis nguFred Olsen
• INautica yiOceania
• IiLwandle eziSixhenxe eziNgcaciso ngeRegent yeeLwandle eziSixhenxe
• Volendam yiHolland America
• Umhloli weHlabathi nguRivages du Monde
“Kuyasivuyisa ukubona indlela isibongozo saseMontreal njengesixeko sabakhenkethi kunye neendawo ezihamba ngenqanawa ezihlala zikhula. I-traffic ephezulu iyeza kwaye izibonelelo zethu zezibuko zilungile emva kokulungiswa okupheleleyo ukunika iindwendwe amava afanelekileyo ahambelana nodumo lwamazwe ngamazwe lwesixeko. Izibuko laseMontreal liyazingca ngokuba negalelo ekukhuleni, kuphuhliso nakwimpumelelo yeli candelo lezokhenketho, elivelisa inzuzo enkulu kwezoqoqosho kulo mmandla nakwiphondo,” utshilo uGeneviève Deschamps, uMongameli weThutyana kunye neGosa eliyiNtloko yeSigqeba sePort of Montreal.
“Ishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa ngumthombo onamandla wokufikelela kumazwe ngamazwe kwisixeko sethu. I-Port lisango eliya kwisixeko apho iziganeko ezinkulu, i-gastronomy kunye nokuphila kakuhle kudala amava angenakulibaleka. IMontreal yindawo eyaziwayo yabakhenkethi, kwaye ukuhamba ngenqanawa yenye yezitshixo zempumelelo yethu, utshilo uYves Lalumière, uMongameli kunye ne-CEO yeTourisme Montréal.
