Port of Galveston to upgrade for bigger Carnival ship
GALVESTON, TX
The port board of trustees has awarded a $7.4 million contract
to Houston-based Webber LLC to expand waiting areas, add restrooms
and move the embarking screening area from the terminal's second
floor to the first floor.
The Galveston County Daily News reported Tuesday that the board
also approved an agreement with Trelleborg, Sweden,-based FMT to
install a new gangway by Aug. 31. The cost limit is $3.5 million.
Port director Steve Cernak says a cruise ship the size of the
Magic, which displaces 130,000 tons and carries 3,960 passengers,
requires a larger gangway.
Departures are expected from Galveston in November 2011.
