Galleons Passage delayed but still expected in April

The arrival of the Galleons Passage, the long-awaited vessel that will service the beleagured TT sea-bridge, has been delayed because of the Chinese New Year.

In a tweet today, Finance Minister, Colm Imbert, said Chinese New Year celebrations delayed the process for acquiring required permits for trans-Pacific Ocean travel and the Panama Canal. New Year celebrations end in one week, Imbert said, after which, the Galleons Passage will sail the 11,000 nautical miles from Hong Kong to Port of Spain. The government had previously announced the boat would have left China on February 9, for arrival in early April. In a Twitter message, Imbert told the Newsday that while the government is still hoping for an April arrival, it will "be a bit later in April, obviously."