The project involves the construction of a 630m wharf with a draught of 15m and a 24 hectare yard. The port facility will have state-of-the-art container and general cargo handling equipment and offer a stevedoring capability for container ships carrying over 7,500 teus.<\/p>\n
Philippe Labonne, CEO of Bollor\u00e9 Ports and Deputy CEO of Bollor\u00e9 Transport and Logistics, said: \u201cWe are very proud to have been selected to work with the authorities of East Timor on this project.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will help to speed up the group of the nation\u2019s economy by facilitating trade with Asia and the rest of the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Ports are a key sector for the Bollor\u00e9 Group with 21 concessions worldwide, the majority in Africa. The company is keen to further expand and adds the East Timor concession to an Asian port concession at Tuticorin in India and the TVB Terminal at Port-au-Prince in Haiti.<\/p>\n
Cyrille Bollor\u00e9, president of Bollor\u00e9 Transport & Logistics, said: \u201cOur knowledge of the logistics market in East Timor, where our group has been developing its business for the last 16 years, enabled us to submit the best bid.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt demonstrates the ability of the Bollor\u00e9 Group to contribute to enhancing infrastructure in emergency countries,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The project will create over 350 direct jobs and enable new businesses to set up in the future port zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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