Cruise Lines Oppose Bahamian Tug Boat Fee

A dispute is brewing in the Bahamas over a tug boat fee that the government plans to charge cruise ships and other commercial vessels using the harbor of Nassau.  Earlier this week, the Bahamas Tribune reported that the Miami-based cruise industry believes that it does not need tug service in the port of Nassau. The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association's (FCCA), through its president Michele Paige, told the Tribune newspaper that the cruise industry was "fundamentally opposed" to paying for the tug service in Nassau harbor. FCCA is claiming that the new fee will result in additional unwarranted costs, which will make the Bahamas cruise experience "more expensive."  The two new tug boats, named Tug Samson and Tug Rose, will be operated by a 100% Bahamian-owned and operated company, called Tug Services Ltd, according to the Tribune. The Bahamas has come to the conclusion that the new tugs are necessary to maintain adequate services for…

Read more detail on Recent Admiralty Law posts –

This entry was posted in Admiralty-Maritime Law and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply