Work started today on the cruise quay in Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic, Copenhagen Malmo Port (CMP), the Swedish-Danish port company that will operate the facility, said in a statement.
Two 340 metre long ships will be able to dock simultaneously at the cruise quay when it is completed. Including abutments, it will extend a total of 530 metres out into the sea. It will be possible to dock at Visby with an average wind of up to 14 metres per second. A terminal for passengers and crew of about 300 square metres is planned on the abutment. The main contractor is the Danish company Aarsleff A/S. The quay will be completed in the spring of 2018.
"We have long experience of developing cruise ports and marketing destinations. Being able to offer our customers Visby as a cruise destination will make the cruise routes in the Baltic more attractive. We are anticipating 150 arrivals per year in the future. Naturally this is positive for us, but it also contributes to developing tourism on Gotland. We are really looking forward to it", says Johan Röstin, CEO CMP.
Visby is the only walled medieval city in Scandinavia, It is very well preserved.
