Nassau harbour project update

The Nassau Harbour Port Improvement Project is being carried out to accommodate the next generation of mega cruise ships which are scheduled to begin calling at Nassau in mid December 2009. The Project consists of dredging to provide a wider Approach Channel to Nassau Harbour and to lengthen the cruise ship Turning Basin, resulting in 1.9 million cubic yards of material being dredged. The material being removed is a valuable resource capable of being used in the future on Government projects and will therefore be stockpiled on Arawak Cay. Since the available space on Arawak Cay is insufficient to accommodate all of the dredged material, the Project also includes the westward extension to Arawak Cay.