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Timeline estimation for cruise ships to plug in at Manhattan Cruise Ship Terminal
1:46:00
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Council Member Bottcher asks for a ballpark estimate of when cruise ships will be able to plug in at the Manhattan Cruise Ship Terminal. Andrew Kimball provides a tentative response and outlines the next steps in the process.
- Kimball is unable to provide a precise timeline but suggests it will take a few years
- EDC aims to have a master plan and RFP for long-term operators by 2025
- The agency is considering partnerships with cruise lines for long-term commitments and capital contributions
Erik D. Bottcher
1:46:00
If you had to give a ballpark estimate of how much time it's gonna take, what what year do you realistically anticipate cruise ships will be able to plug in at the Manhattan Cruise Ship Terminal?
Andrew Kimball
1:46:16
I'm going to come back to you on that one.
1:46:18
I mean my guess is that whether we were doing a master plan or not, once you procure a big capital project like that, particularly using city capital dollars, as you know it's a few years.
1:46:31
So I want to get back to you with a more precise than just a few years.
1:46:36
My hope is that not only do we have a master plan together in '25, but we have put out an RFP for long term operators there and partners.
1:46:46
As you know, we have a long term partnership with Ports America for the day to day operations of the port, but then there are those cruise lines coming in like MSC and Norwegian and Carnival.
1:46:58
And there's no reason in my mind that in exchange for a very long term commitment to use those piers and have their presence there that they should also be contributing, to the long term capital needed including shore power.
1:47:13
So I I would hope that by the end of the year we would be out with an RFP to determine who our partners are gonna be on that project beyond Ports America.