Ikamva leshishini lokuhamba ngeenqanawa ePuerto Madryn libonakala limfiliba

I-Puerto Madryn e-Argentine Patagonia ilindele ukuwa okukhulu kwinani leefowuni zokuhamba ngenqanawa emva kwesigqibo seNorwegian Cruise Lines sokuyeka ukusebenza kukhenketho lweValparaíso/Buenos Aires kwisizini elandelayo ka-2010/2011.

Abasemagunyeni basekhaya bakholelwa ukuba oku kunokuthetha ukuba ukuhamba ngeenqanawa ezilishumi kufowuna ngaphantsi kunye nokungabikho kwabakhenkethi abangama-20.000, okuthetha ukuba okoko kwaqala ukudodobala koqoqosho lwehlabathi ngo-2008 umsebenzi wokuhamba ngenqanawa ePuerto Madryn unqunyulwe phantse ngesiqingatha.

"Ukususela kumndilili ongamashumi amahlanu eefowuni zokuhamba ngeenqanawa ixesha liya kuncitshiswa libe yi-25, ngo-2010/11" utshilo uDavid De Bunder oyintloko ye-Puerto Madryn port operations, ecatshulwe ngumshicileli wendawo.

Nangona kunjalo uDe Bunder uthe abasemagunyeni basekhaya bazakubhenela kwiiNorwegian Cruise Lines kuba kulo nyaka zonke iinqanawa zibhukishwe ngokupheleleyo kwaye inkampani iyonwabela “ixesha elinempumelelo kakhulu” kwaye mhlawumbi “kufuneka bacinge ngokuqesha iinqanawa ukuba sele benezinye izicwangciso izitya zabo”.

UDe Bunder uthe iiNorwegian Cruise Lines zaxoxa ngelithi izizathu ezithathu zibanyanzele ukuba bathathe isigqibo esiqatha.

"Intlawulo yokufikelela kwizibuko laseBuenos Aires ngeMiter Canal kunye neendleko zokulinga zaseChile ecaleni kweBeagle Channel ziphezulu kakhulu ngokungekho ngqiqweni, kunye nenyaniso yokuba urhulumente waseMalvinas evalile emanzini akhe zonke iinqanawa eziqhutywa ngamafutha anzima, inyanzelise Abantu baseNorwegi bashiye le ndlela,” utshilo uDe Bunder.

Uninzi lweenqanawa ezihamba ngenqanawa ezibiza ePuerto Madryn ziya kuyeka ukuwela ukuya eMalvinas "eyayinyanzelise ukuvalwa kwepetroli enzima ngenxa yezizathu zokhuseleko lokusingqongileyo".

Iinqanawa zokuhamba ngeenqanawa zokuhamba emanzini eMalvinas ziyakudinga ukuba zinikwe amandla ngamafutha alula, abiza kakhulu kune-oyile enkulu kunye nenyani uninzi lweNorwegian Cruise Lines aluhambisani nale miqathango.

Ezinye zeendlela ezinokuthi ziqwalaselwe iNorwegian Cruise Lines ngokutsho kweDe Bunder iqasha inqanawa encinci, okanye enye efana neNorwegian Crown, ethwala abakhweli abayi-1.500 kwaye inikwe amandla ngamafutha alula kwaye ingahamba ngesikhephe ukuya kwiZiqithi zaseMalvinas.

“Inyani yeyokuba iValaparaiso/Buenos Aires cruise iye yathandwa kakhulu kwaye ibhukhwe ngokupheleleyo, ngoko ke mna ndicinga ukuba iNorwegian Lines iphinda isithathela ingqalelo isigqibo sayo”, utshilo uDe Bunder. Kodwa ukuza kuthi ga ngoku ulwazi lokugqibela olusemthethweni kukuba ixesha elizayo (2010/11) inkampani ayizukuhamba emanzini aseMzantsi Atlantic, wongezelela.

Enye inketho yePuerto Madryn kukuba ezinye iintambo zokuhamba ngenqanawa zigubungela indawo eshiywe nguNorwegian, “umzekelo iHolland America Line ukuba kulo nyaka ibuyile neVeendam, okanye iCosta Cruceros, okanye iAIDA Cruises, ebifowunele kuphela eBuenos Aires kwaye ibhengeze iPuerto. Madryn kwisizini ezayo”.