Preferred bidder for R215m Durban cruise terminal selected

KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (KCT) – a joint venture between MSC Cruises, a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, and its black empowerment partner, Africa Armada Consortium – has been selected the preferred bidder for the development of the R215-million Durban Cruise Terminal. Announcing the decision on Tuesday, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) CEO Richard Vallihu told guests on the quayside beside N-shed in the port of Durban – which has been used as a “makeshift cruise terminal” for a number of years – that the chosen bidder would be responsible for the design, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and transfer of a cruise terminal facility for a 20-year concession period.