Expansion begins at Bridgetown

Barbados port authority has commenced implementation of a $100m reform and expansion plan centred on Bridgetown Port. $17m will be spent on rehabilitating existing facilities, including moving the sugar terminal. $13m will be spent on a new cruise pier, of which $4m will be generated by the port authority and the rest by the private sector. The pier will enable the port to handle more and larger (131,000GRT) vessels. Additional resources will be spent on repaving the container stacking yard, with the ultimate aim of attracting regional transhipment traffic.