A new mega port is to be built at the Rokobili Terminal in Suva and will handle up to 250,000 containers (TEUs) and help us grow beyond the year 2035.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka stated this after receiving a dividend of $17.05 million from the Fiji Ports Corporation Limited (FPCL) on behalf of the Government.
Rabuka says he shared government’s full support for a new Mega Port project at Rokobili in Suva, adding this new port will help Fiji trade more and serve as a major shipping hub in the Pacific.
He says this is part of their long-term development plan for Fiji.
The Prime Minister says as a shareholder, government received $6.9 million, which is a big increase from the $3.7 million they received in 2014.
He says this good result comes from a partnership that started in 2015 with the Fiji National Provident Fund and Aitken Spence.
Rabuka says Aitken Spence invested $99.1 million, which helped FPCL become stronger and more stable.
He also thanked FPCL for fixing old port buildings and making our ports better in Suva and Lautoka.
The Prime Minister says FPCL are working hard to upgrade digital systems and are planning for cleaner and greener ports.
