Massawa, 28 December 2009 (Shabait) - Investment being made to develop and put in place infrastructure facilities so as to ensure safe, speedy and regular marine transport service of international standard is bearing fruitful outcome, sated Mr. Gebremedhin Habte, director general of the department.
He pointed out that study has been finalized for preparing a master plan for a modern port, and that the necessary suitable and extensive plot has been prepared to this end. A docking facility for oil tankers has also been constructed in Hirgigo at a cost of about 450 million Nakfa, and that it would go operational in January 2010, Mr. Gebremedhin added.
He further indicated that following the renovation and expansion tasks undertaken in Massawa port over the past years, the port could now accommodate ships lauded with 1,000 containers.
Noting that the loading and unloading capacity of the port has increased from 850 tones to 1,500 tones on a daily basis, Mr. Gebremedhin explained that the time of stay for ships in the port has now been dramatically reduced, which in turn had positive effect regarding import and export.
He went on to say that the department is working diligently to properly monitor the competence of ships which dock in the Eritrean ports so as to maintain the unpolluted and pure nature of the coastline. In this respect, the director general asserted that no pollution has been witnessed in Eritrean territorial waters as a result of marine transport.
Moreover, he stated that Assab Port is ready to render efficient service as a result of the renovation tasks undertaken and the introduction of managerial system. Mr. Gebremedhin further indicated that fostering close coordination between the Massawa Port Authority and the Free Economic Zone Authority has a major role to play in reinforcing the activities of marine transport.
On top of the infrastructure development endeavors, strengthening institutional capacity and upgrading human resources are equally imperative so as to attain the set goal, he added.
December 29, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Eritrea is very lucky to have this opportunity of rebuildig its ports.
This is a fruit of our liberation whih was paid with the precious lives of our martyrs.
I as an Eritrean feel very proud to see such an accomplishment and thank all partipants of the work, which though their efforts made it a reality.
January 1, 2010 at 9:50 pm
Yes its true that we Eritreans have paid a river of blood and sweat for justice,freedom and the rule of law but unfortunately has been hijacked by a handful of blood suckers who are mistreating our poor people way worse than Mengistu.Who would have thought an independent Eritrea would be the highest producer of refugees,the highest number of jailed journalists,the highest number of political prisoners and many more in the world?
Today Eritreans around the world fight tyranny to end injustice and build Eritrea where democracy,justice and the rule of law prevail.But the dictator is blessed with ”usefull idiots”like you who are not in short supply that prefer to deny the naked truth could only extend the suffering of the very people that you are proud about and History will judge you for that.
There is no project or any reason to be proud about as there has been a pattern that this regime has been trying to portrait itself as a champion of development when there is none.
Ofcourse, we don’t expect a regime who has been busy squadering our meager resources in arming and accomodating rebels from every country in the region and as far as Yemen to develop our nation.They are not into it, they are into destroying Eritrea and that’s why he has been pushing the nation towards the cliff.
Lets step up our fight to end tyranny and save our nation from farthere destruction.
Happy new year for all.