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PROSPECT TURNAROUNDPORT PROJECT 1 NORTH CAPE TURNAROUND PORT Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3 Organization, goals and background Organization ......................................................................................................... 4 Project Management ........................................................................................ 4 Close partners .................................................................................................... 4 Goals ..................................................................................................................... 5 History ................................................................................................................... 5 DM brochure ........................................................................................................ 6 Market background ............................................................................................ 7 What is a turnaround port? .............................................................................. 8 Cabotage regulations ......................................................................................... 8 Continuation of work at NCTP ......................................................................... 9 The market today ..............................................................................................10 Market potential and ripple effects ..............................................................11 Infrastructure and logistics 2015 Seawalk ................................................................................................................13 Localization Lakselv/Hamnbukt.....................................................................14 Sailing route .......................................................................................................14 Port, road, and airport .....................................................................................15 Port ............................................................................................................16 Road ............................................................................................................16 Airport ........................................................................................................17 Progress plans NCTP Investment requirements January 2014 to May 2015 .............................19 Organization NCTP ..........................................................................................19 Financial .............................................................................................................19 The operating company ..................................................................................20 Organization 2014 ............................................................................................20 Budget .................................................................................................................20 Budget comments ............................................................................................20 Objective .............................................................................................................21 Goals and visions ..............................................................................................21 2015-2030 ..........................................................................................................21 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................22 Contact ..........................................................................................................................23 Appendix .......................................................................................................................23 Porsanger kommune 02 Introduction A turnaround port for cruise ships is a docking solution, which in combination with an airport allows passengers on the ship disembarking to be flown home, while new passengers arriving at the same airport may embark on the same ship. A turnaround with an approximate 2000 passengers can be carried out in 10 to 14 hours. Porsanger municipality (PK), including the North Cape Region Port Authority IKS (NCR Port) have since 2012 worked on establishing a turnaround port for cruise ships at Lakselv, together with the commercial company “Porsanger i Utvikling” PIU (Porsanger in Development). The objective is to enable a week’s cruise in the Land of the Midnight Sun, in line with market demands, thus contributing to a positive development in the number of cruise ship visits to northern Norway. PIU will continue the project with a focus on marketing and collaboration with partners and key stakeholders to facilitate logistics solutions. To actualize the turnaround port by the summer of 2015, the North Cape Tur- naround Port AS (NCTP) has now been established. NCTP will own and operate the docking solution «Seawalk» and eventually other infrastructure in Hamn- bukt, Lakselv. The Spanish company Pullmantur is booked in with two port arrivals in June 2015. The goal is to have the wharf and infrastructure ready for the first vessel arriving in early June 2015. In this prospect, we provide a review of the project from its commencement in 2012. We go into the investment needs and bud- gets. Finally, we look at the organization of the NCTP. 03 NORTH CAPE TURNAROUND PORT Organization NCTP was founded in December 2013. The Interim Board consists of Chai- rman Per Amundsen (also Chairman at PIU), deputy Helge Nicolaisen (also assistant Municipal Executive and Finance Manager in PK) and Knut Roger Hansen (also Mayor in PK). We define the period from 01/12/2012 to June 2015 as a pilot project phase. The pilot project is led by Porsanger municipality’s commercial company PiU since December 2012. Project Management Alf Emil Paulsen Managing Director (until 01.03.2014) Hege Jernsletten Project team - Marketing Fred Persen Project team - Finance (until til 31.12.2013) The project’s Steering Committee Knut Roger Hanssen, Mayor PK Per A. Amundsen, Chairman PIU Leif Gustav Prytz Olsen, North Cape Region Port Master Steinar Solheim, Airport Manager, Lakselv Airport, Banak Gunnar Lillebo, Municipal Executive PK Close partners - The Cruise Industry represented by the European Cruise Service AS (ECS) and Norway Tourism Development AS / Arthur Kordt. - Politicians and management in Porsanger Municipality, essentially the Municipal Executive and the Mayor (both members of the steering committee), and finally the chief technology officer. - N CR P o r t , fi n a n c i n g , o p e r a t i o n , a n d w e e k l y d i a l o g u e . - The Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark County Council. Financer of the pilot project. - The tourism industry, for adapting the project to shore expeditions (ShoreEx). - Avinor Lakselv Airport, Banak, with member of the steering committee and airport manager, Steinar Solheim. - Innovation Norway Finnmark (INF) and Innovation Norway (IN) central- ly with their senior advisor and cruise manager Tor Johan Pedersen. - Cruise Northern Norway & Svalbard (CNNS) with manager director Erik Joachimsen. - The Norwegian Coastal Administration NCA through committee mem- ber Leif Gustav Prytz Olsen. The project has a strong focus on the flow of information to future funders, stakeholders, contributors, and media, as well as regional politicians. 04 ORGANIZATION, GOALS AND BACKGROUND Goals - Together with the industry to succeed in expanding its sales and mar- keting of the turnaround port as a logistic solution, as well as Lakselv as the turnaround port for northern Norway (pilot project). - Receive over 20 bookings during the project period (long term goal). - Conduct basic funding work before the NCTP is founded. - Contribute to the creation of the NCTP who shall continue the project throughout the project period until the end of April 2015, with the possibility of extension. NCTP must also complete a minimum of two successful turnaround operations during the summer of 2015. History In 2012, the PIU was contacted by Stig Hansen at Nordkapp Næringshage and harbour master Leif Gustav Prytz Olsen. They introduced the concept of «The North Cape Turnaround Port» which was designed by the cruise ship community in Bergen in collaboration with Arthur Kordt. “The cruise ship industry has designated Lakselv as the proper location for a tur- naround port in northern Norway. It is close to the North Cape, a market leading cruise ship destination, combined with a logistical unique position with an inter- national airport without restrictions and in close proximity to port facilities.” - PIU applied early in 2013 to N & P Port, Finnmark County Council, and the Sami Parliament for a total of NOK 2.7 million - to conduct a 24-month pilot project to do research on the market potential and start the project. ECS was asked to have an active mentor part to provi- de access to the cruise industry. All funders and other partners joined the project. - April 2013: Hege Jernsletten was appointed to the Project Team. - June 2013: The first inspection was conducted at Lakselv for the Spa- nish company Pullmantur. - July 2013: Fred Persen was appointed for three months as finance officer, with an extension until 31/12/2013 as of mid-October. - October 2013: Pullmantur books 2 cruise ship calls in June 2015. - October 2013: PK purchases