Independent journal on economy and transport policy
12:13 GMT+1
This page has been automatically translated by Original news
the Bolloré group wins the contest for the realization and construction of the new international port of East Timor
the concession contract will have a duration 30-year-old
February 2, 2016
The government of East Timor has adjudicated the contest for the realization and management of a new international port in the Tibar Bay, situated 10 kilometers to the west of the port of Dili, to the consortium constituted from the Bolloré Africa Logistics and the SDV Logistics East Timor, both societies that take part of the French group Bolloré, that it has introduced an offer of the value of 129,45 million dollars.
The phase of prequalifies of the contest procedure was exceeded also by the portuguese group Mota-Engil, from the terminalista society Philippine International Container Services Inc. Terminal (ICTSI) and from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (POSNCO), society that is under responsibility of the terminalista group DP World of Dubay. This last one, besides the consortium guided from Bolloré Africa Logistics, had introduced a final offer.
The concession contract, than second the forecasts will be undersigned within the first semester of this year, will have a duration 30-year-old. The project previews the construction of a dock of 600 linear meters in the western part of the Bay of Tibar that will be dedicated to the traffic of the several container and other goods. The total investment, included the deep ones of public part, will pile to 300-400 million dollars.
The new landing place will replace the port of the Dili Capital, than currently it is the only international marine port of call of East Timor and that it anticipate serious limitations of traffic, in particular for the limited draught that allows the landing place of portacontainer of inferior ability with 500 teu. The new terminal in the Tibar Bay will have instead of a depth of the -15 backdrop meters. Moreover the port of Dili is found in the center of the Capital and widening possibility does not anticipate.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher