Cruises kutanga uye kupera muLiverpool

LIVERPOOL, England - Yekutanga rwendo kutanga paLiverpool's Pier Head kubvira 1972 yatanga nechikepe kubva kuchiteshi.

MaLiners aingobvumidzwa kumira-mira pachiteshi kusvika svondo rapfuura, apo hurumende yakapa mvumo yekuti rwendo rutange uye kupera muguta.

Cruise and Maritime Voyages 'Ocean Countess yakasvika muguta kubva kuHolyhead na07:00 ndokuenda nechikepe kuNorway fjords na16:00 BST.

Meya weLiverpool Joe Anderson akati raive "zuva rakakosha".

Iye akati: “Aya ndiwo mambakwedza enguva itsva yeindasitiri yezvikepe yeLiverpool.

“Ndakarwira zvikuru shanduko yeguta redu, nekuti ndinoziva kukosha kwaro - kuhupfumi hwedu, kune yedu yekushanya uye mukurumbira wedu usingaenzaniswi seguta guru remugungwa.

"Ndiri kufara kuti kushanda nesimba kwabhadhara uye zuva rakakosha apo Liverpool inotambira rwendo rwavo rwekutanga rwendo rwasvika."

'Kuwedzera kukuru'

Iyo ichangobva kupedzwa yenguva pfupi yekutakura mikwege nzvimbo paPrinces Parade ichapa cheki-mukati, kudonha kwemukwende uye kudzoreredza, pamwe netsika uye nzvimbo dzemuganho panguva yerwendo kubva 2012-2015.

Cruise liner zvivakwa zvinotarisirwa kuunza kusimudzira kukuru kuhupfumi hweguta, nerwendo rwega rwega rwunosvika pa £1m kuguta.

"Chimiro chekuchinja" chakapihwa pachitsidzo chekuti Liverpool City Council idzore £8.8m yerubatsiro iyo yakapihwa kune yazvino yekumira-kumira terminal.

Chris Coates, Commerce Director kuCruise and Maritime Voyages, akati: "Tinofara kuve wekutanga mutyairi wechikepe kubva kuPier Head.

"Takazvipira kusimudzira bhizinesi redu paMerseyside nenzvimbo yakakura yeNorth West."