Dr Dirk Claus, Managing Director of the Port of Kiel (SEEHAFEN KIEL GmbH & Co. KG) and Peter Todeskino, Kiel Lord Mayor and head of the department of city development and environment, cut a ribbon during the opening on the steps leading to the terrace formally inaugurating the facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere in Kiel, we live on and with the Fiord and we want to attract people to the water\u201d, said Peter Todeskino. \u201cI\u2019m glad that the competition run by the Port of Kiel and the city to find the best architectural design for Schwedenkai\u2019s viewing terrace has managed to do this in such an exemplary fashion\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n
The terrace is located above the passenger level in the main terminal building and offers an unparalleled panoramic view of the port. The recently opened adjacent \u201cL\u00e4ngengrad\u201d (Meridian) Restaurant, has already become a popular meeting point at the junction between Kiel City centre and the Fiord.<\/p>\n
The official opening of the viewing terrace also marks the completion of construction work at Schwedenkai. \u201cThe new Schwedenkai has now been finished\u201d, said Dr Claus. Investment of more than 30 million Euro has gone into the redesigning of the terminal since Autumn 2008, turning it into one of the most efficient facilities ever built for the handling of big ferries and cruise ships.<\/p>\n
Dr Claus said: \u201cthe new Schwedenkai points up the fact that Kiel is one of the best-performing passenger and freight handling ports in the Baltic region.” The longest and, as far as freight capacity is concerned, biggest RoPax ferries in the Baltic \u2013 Stena Germanica<\/i> and Stena Scandinavica<\/i> \u2013 link Schwedenkai with Gothenburg every day. The ships leave Kiel every evening at 19.30 hours and arrive in Sweden the following morning at 09.00 hours. \u201cWe feel well looked after in Kiel. The new Schwedenkai offers a complete range of services to us and our customers\u201d, commented Stena Line Germany spokesman Martin Wahl.<\/p>\n
One highlight of note among many \u2013 and a first for Kiel – is the \u201cTruckers\u2019 Lounge\u201d set up in the terminal especially for the many truck drivers using the facility. In the first half of 2011 more than double the cargo volume was handled as in the same period of last year. \u201cThe new Schwedenkai is an economic success. Together we have created about 100 new jobs\u201d, added Dr Claus.<\/p>\n
In addition, the money spent by travellers is also of great significance for the City of Kiel. Stena Line passengers alone spend well over 10 million Euros a year in our region. The SEEHAFEN KIEL operates Kiel\u2019s commercial port on behalf of the Schleswig-Holstein state capital, of which it is a 100% subsidiary. Kiel boasts a total of three modern terminals for ferry and cruise ships at the Ostseekai, Schwedenkai and Norwegenkai – all of them in unique inner-city locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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