'Liners get place to dock on Thames'!

[Twynkle]

In today's business section of The Times p 41, news of a big development on the south side of the Thames at Greenwich, together with 770 new homes, there'is to be a new 240 metre long 'luxury cruise liner terminal', it will moor one ship carrying up to 3000 passengers for an average of three days. 'There will also be a 251-room hotel'.
The plans were announced some time ago, permission has since been granted.
Today's article relates  to Barratts and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing.
More info (pre-dated) on google.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/construction-property/article3813403.ece

[Graham Taylor]

Thank you for posting this Rosie. I had not heard about these plans until now. A little more information can be found here:

http://www.greenwich.co.uk/news/04637-greenwich-cruise-liner-terminal-approved/

[Peter Mugridge]

Hmm.... what they need is a large stylish floating hotel in the vicinity that could accomodate people who are preparing to go on a cruise or who have just returned from one.  Something that could accomodate about 50% of the passenger capacity of these giant ships, so say in the vicinity of being able to hold 1700 to 1800 pssengers...

Any ideas...? 

[Douglas Carmichael]

And, in my opinion, if DDW/Oceanic want to save face, they would combine forces with the London team and work with them (or at least communicate more.)

[ship pro]

You have to question Dubai World's logic for a Far East proposal

London has a 4 year payback not 10 years

The Far East are investing in London $4.5 billion last month for the Royal docks next to where QE2 will located and yet Dubai want to invest in the Far East.

London has a recession proof economy.

They want to convert the ship into something that looks like any other hotel when you do not need to for a London market.

With London, their revised offer was an upfront cash payment for the ship and still have a joint venture participation with London.

There has to be a hidden agenda, why get the ship operational? to prove to the investors that she can sail?

If that's the case Mr  Ho could be the investor, which means there is a good chance once she is in the Far East they would use her as a gambling ship and Cunard could not do anything about it as they would just get tied up in a long legal battle.
 

[riskygizmo]

There has to be a hidden agenda, why get the ship operational? to prove to the investors that she can sail?

If that's the case Mr  Ho could be the investor, which means there is a good chance once she is in the Far East they would use her as a gambling ship and Cunard could not do anything about it as they would just get tied up in a long legal battle.
 

The if word again. Didn't we go over this before?

Anyhooo, moving on..........

Do we really want to play yet another game of Speculation? Especially when the chosen specialist subject this time is "Hidden agendas and secret identities"