Auteur: AIVP
Source: Port of San Francisco
Date de parution: Vendredi, 18 Février 2005
Type de Document: Actualité
Thème: 2.06 - activité croisière, 1.01 - projet d'aménagement portuaire
Langue originale: Anglais
Localisation: Amerique : Etats-Unis : San Francisco
Langue: Français, Anglais, Espagnol

Une conférence était organisée en collaboration avec le Port de San Francisco et les acteurs économiques du secteur de la croisière, le 26 janvier 2005. Les travaux ont souligné le poids économique des activités de croisière. Les retombées ne profitent pas uniquement aux professionnels du secteur mais à l'économie de l'ensemble de la ville et de la région. A cette occasion, les autorités portuaires ont annoncé la construction d'un nouveau terminal croisière sur les Piers 30-32. La mise en service est prévue en 2009.

Over two hundred people, representing more than a hundred Bay Area businesses, attended the event. Along with the Port, other sponsors included WHERE San Francisco Magazine, the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, Boudin at the Wharf, Cline Cellars, Artesa Vineyards, and Cable Car Charters.

Representatives from the Mayor’s office, the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Port Commission made opening remarks, and each commented on the significant impact of the cruise lines on the local economy. “There is no doubt that the growth in San Francisco’s passenger cruise market has significantly benefited the City’s travel trade industries,” stated John Marks, president of the Convention & Visitors Bureau. “And that directly translates into more jobs, more enrichment, and more opportunities for all Bay Area residents. The average cruise ship spends $650,000 on wages and benefits, as well as on goods and services every time they are in port.”

“The Port’s cruise business is important not only to our maritime industries, but also to the City’s overall economy,” remarked Michael Hardeman, vice president of the Port Commission. “It’s important that the Port continue to aggressively attract cruise ships to San Francisco and construct our new cruise terminal at Piers 30-32, which we expect to open in 2009.”