I-Puerto Madryn e-Argentina Patagonia ilindele ukwehla okukhulu kwenani lezingcingo zokuhamba ngomkhumbi kulandela isinqumo seNorwegian Cruise Lines sokuyeka ukusebenza ohambweni lwe-Valparaíso/Buenos Aires ngesizini elandelayo ka-2010/2011.
Iziphathimandla zendawo zikholelwa ukuthi lokhu kungasho ukuthi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi okuyishumi kubiza kancane kanye nokungabikho kwezivakashi ezingu-20.000, okusho ukuthi selokhu kwaqala ukwehla kwamandla omnotho emhlabeni wonke ngo-2008 umsebenzi wokuhamba ngomkhumbi ePuerto Madryn unciphe cishe uhhafu.
"Kusukela ezikhathini eziyishumi nanhlanu zokuhamba ngesikebhe isizini izokwehliswa ibe ngu-25, ngo-2010/11" kusho uDavid De Bunder inhloko yezokusebenza kwechweba lasePuerto Madryn, ecashunwe abezindaba bendawo.
Kodwa-ke uDe Bunder uthe iziphathimandla zendawo zizonxenxa iNorwegian Cruise Lines njengoba kulo nyaka yonke imikhumbi ibhukhwe ngokugcwele futhi inkampani ijabulela “isizini eyimpumelelo kakhulu” futhi mhlawumbe “kufanele bacabange ngokuqasha imikhumbi uma sebenazo ezinye izinhlelo izitsha zabo”.
UDe Bunder uthe iNorwegian Cruise Lines yaphikisa ngokuthi izizathu ezintathu ezibalulekile zibaphoqe ukuthi bathathe lesi sinqumo esinqala.
"Inani lokungena echwebeni laseBuenos Aires ngeMiter Canal kanye nezindleko zokushayela zaseChile eduze kweBeagle Channel ziphezulu kakhulu ngokungenangqondo, kanye neqiniso lokuthi uhulumeni waseMalvinas uvimbela emanzini ayo yonke imikhumbi esebenza ngamandla kaphethiloli omkhulu, kuphoqe ukuthi Abantu baseNorway bazowushiya lo mzila,” kwembula uDe Bunder.
Imikhumbi eminingi ehamba ngomkhumbi ebiza ePuerto Madryn izoyeka ukuwelela eMalvinas "okwabeka ukuvinjelwa kukaphethiloli osindayo ngezizathu zokuvikela imvelo".
Imikhumbi yokuhamba emanzini ezohamba emanzini i-Malvinas izodinga ukuthi inikwe amandla ngophethiloli omncane, obiza kakhulu kunowoyela osindayo kanye neqiniso lokuthi iningi lamaNorwegian Cruise Lines alihambisani nalezi zimo.
Ezinye zezinketho okufanele zicatshangelwe yiNorwegian Cruise Lines ngokusho kukaDe Bunder wukuqasha umkhumbi omncane, noma ofana noNorwegian Crown, othwala abagibeli abangu-1.500 futhi oxhaswe uphethiloli omncane futhi ongahamba ngomkhumbi uye eziqhingini zaseMalvinas.
"Iqiniso liwukuthi i-Valaparaiso/Buenos Aires cruise isithandwa kakhulu futhi isibhukwe ngokuphelele, ngakho-ke ngicabanga ukuthi iNorwegian Lines isicubungula isinqumo sayo", kusho uDe Bunder. Kodwa kuze kube manje ulwazi lokugcina olusemthethweni ukuthi ngesizini ezayo (2010/11) inkampani ngeke ihambe emanzini aseNingizimu Atlantic, wengeza.
Enye inketho yePuerto Madryn ukuthi ezinye imigqa yokuhamba ngomkhumbi ivala isikhala esishiywe abantu baseNorway, "ngokwesibonelo iHolland America Line ukuthi kulo nyaka ibuyile neVeendam, noma iCosta Cruceros, noma i-AIDA Cruises, ebize kuphela eBuenos Aires futhi isimemezele iPuerto. Madryn ngesizini ezayo”.
