Falklands will have a new port in three/four years; FIG can afford the “indicative pricing”

Friday, February 21st 2020 - 08:30 UTC

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The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) last week announced that it has chosen BAM-Nutall as its development partner to build a new port with a lifetime of fifty years. This week more details of the major project, to be developed in three stages and which is expected to be completed in three/four years were revealed by members of the local government. Read full article

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Pytangua
Why should the British taxpayer fund such extravagance for 30,000 people - we could use that money better in Birmingham and the North.
Feb 21st, 2020 - 09:26 am - Link - Report abuse -4
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Islander1
Pyt- On wrong planet! FIGovt will be funding it- and UK will receive a lot of the money in materials and equipment exported from Uk to Falklands and brtish resident people coming down here to work on it - paid with FI money that then after tax largely ends up in their Uk bank accounts for them to spend in UK.

So UK actually will Benefit by quite few £millions!
Feb 21st, 2020 - 11:09 am - Link - Report abuse +3
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RedBaron
Mr Rowland confirmed that BAM-Nutall are part of a local consortium that includes local businesses already........In fact, they are a DUTCH owned company. Why ae the public projects so much enamoured by Dutch companies?
Pyt - don't know where you get 30,000 population from - you have a decimal point in the wrong place.....but the British Govt will not be contributing to the port at all.
First check your facts before commenting.
Feb 21st, 2020 - 12:08 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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Trimonde
The robbers lair can be outfitted with a three car garage, it is still a den of thieves.
Feb 21st, 2020 - 11:01 pm - Link - Report abuse -4
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SantiagoM
England will return the Malvinas within 25 years.
Feb 23rd, 2020 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse -3
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RedBaron
Where exactly has FIG outlined the location of the new port?
A few years ago there were at least three places - presumably they settled on the promontory opposite Engineers Point?
Feb 23rd, 2020 - 01:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
Mr. RedBaron...
You ask inconvenient questions...!
What are you... some kind of Argie lover...?
Or just another Engrishman pretending to learn them colonials what's best for them...?
Feb 23rd, 2020 - 05:46 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
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portman
this project is for a shallow water port. what about the long awaited second deep water port or will the existing one at mare harbour be adequate for all users for the foreseeable future?
Feb 26th, 2020 - 11:36 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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