Fiji ship repair facility takes shape

Work is underway on the Lautoka waterfront in Fiji for a new development project for Fiji Ports Corporation (FPCL) that is expected to put Fiji on the world port map.

The first phase of the $9million reclamation project, to be completed soon, will have the western division’s first ship repair facility built on it early next year. The reclamation of the 15-acre site cost FPCL a total of $7million. The second phase of the project, which will involve the reclamation of five acres beside Lautoka’s fisheries wharf, has a budget of $2.1 million.

A further $40million is planned for January 2007 when FPCL builds a 3,000 tonne ship repair facility on the 15-acre reclaimed property.