5/03/2013 - 15:20
In its finishing stages, the project will serve to meet and greet passengers coming off cruise liners with more comfort
This Tuesday (12.03) was Recife’s anniversary and the capital of the state of Pernambuco (Brazil’s northeast region) is about to be given a gift: the new passenger terminal at the city's port will be delivered on 28 March. The project is part of the World Cup Responsibility Matrix, as well as the terminals in Fortaleza, Natal, Salvador and Manaus, which will take ports in the country to a new level in relation to meeting and greeting passengers, as well as serving to increase the host cities' hotel capacity during the mega sporting events.
Photos: Portal da Copa/ME/Fevereiro de 2013
Details of the final stages of the construction works, which are set to be delivered on the 28th
“Also, the maritime terminal was thought of as a way of facilitating the docking of ships and serving as accommodation. Today, Recife does not really need the extra accommodation offered by these cruise liners, as it is already able to supply for the World Cup demand, but if the need arises they have this possibility. In fact, foreign companies have been in touch saying they would be interested in bringing ships that may be used for accommodation. We could have at least three ships docked in the port and four thousand people walking around in the complex without any problems", says Marta Kümmer, Recife port director.
After almost eighteen months of construction, the terminal will have rooms for those boarding and coming off the ships, for regulatory and monitoring agencies, check-in counters, areas where travel agents may set up, as well as shops and restaurants. With 25 thousand square metres, the terminal will also have 176 parking spaces for common vehicles and 12 for coaches. Located in Recife's city centre, in the Recife neighbourhood, the project will also serve to renovate the city's port region.
“We can already cater for transatlantic ships, but we’ll be able to cater for more than we do now. Currently, coaches pick the passengers up at the quay and leave the port immediately. There are all sorts of equipment at the port, such as containers, warehouses, machinery. With the terminal, the passenger will come off the ship, walk through the terminal and come out in the city, in a renovated area, with a completely different set-up", explains Kümmer.
Mock-up image shows what the port in Recife will look like after interventions are finished
With investments in the order of R$ 29.07 million, R$ 21.8 million of which from federal resources, the project used an old warehouse, that went through internal renovation. Facing the quay, the warehouse has rooms for passengers to board and come off ships, a mezzanine that will be used as a memorial and a floor for shops and restaurant. In addition to the warehouse, the Pernambuco Hall was built, which will house the check-in counters, travel agencies, as well as regulatory and monitoring bodies.
Approximately 160 builders worked on the project, which has stayed on schedule. The project is its concluding stages and final interventions are being on floorboards, walls, lavatories and escalators, as well as scanners, luggage conveyor belts, lighting and landscaping.
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