🇹🇴 Queen Salote International Wharf Nuku'alofa Port Upgrade Project ❤️ Kingdom of Tonga

Queen Salote International Wharf Port Upgrade Project.
27th February, 2024.
Filmed by TV Tonga Broadcasting Commission

AIFFP Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific partnering with the Asian Development Bank and the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga to provide climate-resilient upgrades to the Queen Salote International Wharf of Nuku’alofa Port.
Tonga’s main transport and supply gateway.

Queen Salote International Wharf includes four wharves, the project involves extending wharf two by a further 50 metres and installing new navigation markers, moorings and buoys. Repairs to the container yard and improvements to port service systems are also planned.

The project includes measures to reduce the impacts of climate change, including building a concrete seawall and strengthening existing rock walls to protect against sea level rise, upgrading port access roads including installation of solar powered lighting, upgrading rainwater harvesting systems and improving stormwater drainage.

With Tonga vulnerable to natural hazards, the upgrades to QSIW will also support the provision of life saving products and services and continued trade during and after emergencies.

The project partners are also supporting Ports Authority of Tonga to improve its operational practices, develop an asset maintenance plan and through training on port operations, environmental sustainability, health and safety and security.

AIFFP financing includes an AUD31.25 million grant towards the $138.3 million project with the Asian Development Bank, ensuring the project does not add to Tonga’s sovereign debt burden.

source: https://www.aiffp.gov.au/investments/...