“Cruise chaos” by Richard L. Black, a former Charleston County administrator, comments from Florida.
Living a short distance from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., I observe almost daily the arrival and departure of cruise ships and thousands of passengers, and the autos needed to accommodate ...
“Where are leaders?” by W.C. Wilson- Church Street, Charleston, SC
On July 24, The Post and Courier published a story from The Washington Post about new regulations regarding the “heavy fuel” ships burn and the sulfur content of this fuel. Beginning Aug. 1, the sulfu ...
“Let facts steer local cruise debate toward a more logicial outcome” by Jay Williams-
Growing opposition to the proposed downtown cruise terminal is propelling proponents to choke off debate before others learn the facts. The president of the Maritime Association of South Carolina, wr ...
“Cruise-ship battle not so one-sided”: a Dana Beach editorial in The State- “…(the cruise business is) one half of one percent of the (economic) impact of freight.”
The leaders of the state Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers Alliance are vigorously defending the State Ports Authority’s effort to “aggressively pursue cruise line business” and spend $35 million ...
“Better cruise emissions possible”- a P&C editorial today: “Those insisting that it is not necessary to institute enforceable restrictions on air emissions from cruise ships in Charleston could be leaning on a weak reed.”
"...Until it is sure that the regulations will stand and that the cruise industry will abide by them, people who live or work in the area of the passenger terminal should not get complacent." Read ent ...
“House Cleaning”- a letter by Carrie Agnew: “The exhaust emitted by the Fantasy is a proven carcinogen.”
House cleaning I believe that a number of people misunderstood the point made in a July 3 article regarding the increased amount of soot/airborne particulate matter being experienced downtown as a res ...
A.D. Heathcock’s letter- “Tourism’s Toll”: “Each week, Carnival Cruise lines dumps 1,500-plus tourists who compete for sidewalk space with those staying in expensive hotels.”
Tourism’s toll Those who advocated for unlimited tourism in the Charleston area are now seeing the results of that argument. Numbers really do matter. Folly Beach can accommodate a few beer drinkers, ...
It’s About Control: a letter by David B. Hoffman
I was once again disappointed by Brian Hicks’ populist rant against residents of “highfalutin” downtown and their quest for control of the cruise industry. I have lived and worked in downtown Charles ...
June 16th P&C letter to the editor from JACK SIMMONS: Chairman, Committee to Save the City
Two studies, one fix: Regulate cruises, P&C, June 16, 2012. While it is refreshing that continued attention is being given to the impact of cruise ships on Charleston’s ambiance, it is also ironi ...
Move terminal- a letter by Joan H. Hazelton, Limehouse Street 29401
A recent letter acknowledged one important fact: the need to regulate cruise ships. The writer added that even the Fantasy, one of Carnival’s smallest ships, “is grossly out of scale with Charleston” ...