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Cruise International Agent, or world cruise agent starting to have an interest for cruise pier in Tanah Ampo Village, Manggis District, Karangasem. Even though the pier development still in process.

The arrival of world cruise agent, Mr. Lamy was to check the existence of Tanah Ampo Cruise Pier, he give such positive response and stating that the pier suits for big cruise anchoring moreover with its strategic location, precisely at the bay. “The problem only at Padangbai boat pier used by the boats to lean on waiting to transporting the tourists from their cruise, the sand needs to be dredged,” said Lamy, American cruise agent, in Amlapura, Thursday (May 20).

Head of Karangasem Regional Development Designer, I Wayan Artha Dipa says, the arrival of the cruise agent coordinated by Cultural and Tourism Department with Bali Tourism Board (BTB) of Bali Province, is in order to encourage the continuation of physical development until its finish. Moreover, the agent also gets interesting with the cruise pier at Labuhan Bay.

Furthermore, all this time, cruises come to Labuhan Port is naturally always conducted anchoring. Above all, there will be cruise pier optimistically will attract big cruises to come. In other hand, head of Karangasem Transportation Agency, Drs. I Made Sosiawan said that physical development on land is in hand.

“Pass Road from east had been opened, it’s just not hardened yet. This year the continuation will be conducted all in once,” said Sosiawan. Therefore, there will be two traffic lines. One to Tanah Ampo Pier from the west line whilst those who want to get out of the dock could go through east line.

“Costs for on land development will get assistance from the provincial government whilst the physical development on sea comes from the central government assistance,” he said.

He also added that the first phase of the pier condition had been finished and according to the plan, 1 segment or around 76 meter with 12 meter in width will be added.

News by Nusa Bali