Lyttelton Port won’t accept cruise bookings for 2013-14 season

Lyttelton Port won’t accept cruise bookings for 2013-14 season
By Hannah Lynch Oct 18 (BusinessDesk) - Lyttelton Port Co, the South Island’s biggest port operator, will not be taking bookings for the majority of cruise vessels in the 2013/2014 season after the region's earthquakes put plans for a new cruise berth on hold. In March, the Christchurch-based port announced it was deferring plans to build a new cruise berth after a review of development projects found the city's earthquakes had forced design changes driving the cost up by 40 percent to $20 million. The port, which is 79.3 percent owned by...