Hon Murray McCully Minister of
Foreign Affairs 16 August
2013 Media Statement
Vanuatu shipping project
launched
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully
today announced New Zealand is contributing $17 million
toward improving shipping services and port facilities in
Vanuatu.
The Vanuatu Inter-Island Shipping Support
Project is a joint initiative between New Zealand, the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of
Vanuatu.
“Shipping services are a lifeline in the
Pacific, connecting communities, moving goods to market and
supporting the tourism industry,” Mr McCully says.
The
$34 million project will build or rebuild up to eight
wharves and jetties across Vanuatu, establish a pilot
programme to support shipping services to remote areas, and
update Vanuatu’s maritime safety legislation and
regulations.
“It will also allow for the construction of
a new inter-island terminal in Port Vila to accommodate the
growing volume of vessels and increasing tourist numbers,”
Mr McCully says.
Mr McCully is currently leading the 2013
Pacific Mission to Papua New Guinea, the PNG Autonomous
Region of Bougainville, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
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