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Monday, June 23, 2014 It will be Piedroba’s responsibility to provide strategic, contract administrative, and technical opinions on the deepening of the navigation channel, which is part of a $50 million eco-friendly development that will also include a floating pier, island village with raised-platform structures, a marina, a lagoon for water sports and a beach. Norwegian Cruise Line also plans a transportation hub to run shore excursions to the mainland. The dredge project, which will allow Norwegian’s cruise ships to enter and serve the two adjoining Harvest Caye Islands, consists of the dredging of 1.2 million cubic meters of material, deepening the channel to 11 meters. It is anticipated that the project will be completed by fall 2015. Piedroba’s president Luis Prieto y Munoz is excited about the new opportunity: “We are thrilled to partner up with Norwegian on this project; we have taken notice of a trend where Cruise Lines, through their destination developments, have become more involved as stakeholders in marine infrastructure projects that include a dredging component. We feel that our expertise, combined with our geographical proximity to the Miami based Cruise Lines, offers a great opening to serve this emerging market segment. We look forward to assisting Norwegian Cruise Line with their unique Harvest Caye project, and optimizing project delivery.” Piedroba Consulting Group, LLC press release |
