Overview
This flagship project consists in the construction and operation of a multi-purpose port and a wave breaker or breakwater to accommodate requirements for transhipment by fishing vessels, container vessels for commercial trade, and cruise liners for tourism. It will contribute to the economic and social development of Kiritimati Island.
Once constructed, the port will bring job opportunities thanks to the economic development, attracting in Kiritimati/Christmas Island people from tiny, overcrowded and slowly sinking Tarawa atoll. The project is in line with the KV20 (Kiribati Vision 2020) and LPIDS (Line and Phoenix Islands Development Strategy).
The expected outputs of this intervention are the following:
- Technical, financial, economic, environmental and social feasibility studies are completed
- A detailed engineering design for Kiritimati Multi-Purpose Port is completed, including a structural engineering design of breakwater or wave breaker that meets international standards
- All the details of the structural engineering and estimated costing for the port are provided, including operation and maintenance
- Institutional arrangements for the operation of the port are prepared and agreed with the government of Kiribati
- The technical elements for the preparation of an international tender for construction are delivered
