WILLEMSTAD - In the coming weeks there will be a lot of shipping activity in the ports of Curaçao. More and more ships come to the island to moor here for a period of one to several months for storage and maintenance.
Recently 27 ships were in port.
Cruise tourism has come to a complete standstill as a result of the corona crisis. Pending the resumption of work, cruise companies are looking for ports where a crew of about 100 per ship can perform routine work.
Since the collapse of regular cruise shipping due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, Curaçao Ports Authority (CPA) has offered this service through the extensive network within the cruise industry to dock in the ports of Curaçao to carry out certain activities, including lay-up, crew change, bunkering, ship repair, water and food supply and depose of ship's waste.
These activities are made possible by, among other things, the deployment of various stakeholders who are active within the port, such as the harbor master, service operators, agencies and Refineria di Kòrsou (RdK). The activities concerned naturally have a positive impact on the economy of Curaçao.