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Investment of 1,2 billion dollars in order to increase the ability to traffic of the container of the port of Melbourne
According to the forecasts, the project will allow the creation of 2.600 new places of work
May 3, 2012
The government of the Australian State of Victoria has announced an investment of 1,2 billion dollars Australian (USA 1,2 billion dollars) in order to upgrade the ability to traffic of the container of the port of Melbourne with the construction of a new container terminal to Webb Dock, in a position to enlivening per year about a million container teu, and the restructure of harbour infrastructures to the Swanson Dock. , of which 700 direct ones and 1,900 indirect ones.
Last year the port of Melbourne has enlivened a traffic of the container record that has reached quota 2.506.726 teu, with a progression of 6.6% regarding 2010. "With the traffic of the container from and for Melbourne that grows of beyond 6% every year and heads to reach eight million teu in 2035 - the prime Minister of the State of Victoria has commented, Ted Baillieu - this initiative constitutes a part important of the plan of the coalition government in order to supply infrastructures necessary to satisfy this increase of the question".
According to the plan of the executive, the phase of approval of the project will be completed within 2013 when the yards will be opened. The construction of the new terminal to Webb Dock will be capacity to term at the beginning of 2016.
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The government of the Australian State of Victoria has announced an investment of 1,2 billion dollars Australian (USA 1,2 billion dollars) in order to upgrade the ability to traffic of the container of the port of Melbourne with the construction of a new container terminal to Webb Dock, in a position to enlivening per year about a million container teu, and the restructure of harbour infrastructures to the Swanson Dock. , of which 700 direct ones and 1,900 indirect ones.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
