00:00this letter addressed to the honorable farley augustine chief secretary
00:06and dated the 5th of january 2026.
00:12and this is what the letter says it says i write to advise that arrangements have been finalized
00:20ensure the seamless continuation of the inter-island
00:24cargo and passenger ferry service following the expiry of the lease of the mv carbo star
00:35in this regard the national infrastructure development company limited or nitco has entered
00:42into an agreement with the panamanian ship owners trading abroad sa to lease the mv blue wave harmony
00:51for an initial period of 12 months during this period the government will continue its efforts
00:58towards the permanent acquisition of a dedicated cargo vessel for the inter-island sea route
01:07so in other words we gain a boat for 12 months while the government continues to look for a permanent
01:13solution the mv blue wave harmony has already already departed egypt and is en route to the port of
01:23port of spain in time to commence operations as a schedule fair weather conditions accepted as a
01:33further precaution contingency arrangements have been established with the port authority
01:40for the increased utilization of the tnt spirit and the galleon's passage in the event of any
01:47unforeseen delay thereby safeguarding continuity of service so in other words the boat don't leave
01:54egypt to come here and they're putting measures in place in case looking of sea or bad weather might
02:00delay the thing so that the system will not stop then it says here this is the most interesting
02:07paragraph to me the mv blue wave harmony represents a significant enhancement in both cargo handling
02:16capability and passenger accommodation you respect that you respect that the vessel offers increased cargo
02:25capacity expanded listen to this so we have increased cargo capacity meaning it could carry more load
02:32load expanded refrigerated cargo capacity it could carry more coal things larger coal storage
02:43heavier duty loading ramps suitable for specialized and heavy cargo
02:50and improved operational reliability through increased engine redundancy
02:56additionally additionally the vessel provides upgraded passenger comfort including cabins in other
03:05words again more cabins than the five you had
03:07and i'm advised it will be somewhere in the percent of a hundred cabins moving up from five
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