Tag: Falkland Interim Port and Storage System (FIPASS),

• Friday, August 28th 2026 - 12:48 UTC

  Falklands: Chilean shipping line drives new link and promotes Expo with Islands and Punta Arenas products

  

  The formalization of a regular commercial maritime link between the Falklands and Chile, together with the promotion of an Expo of Islands and Chilean products in Punta Arenas, are being pushed with considerable enthusiasm by the Chilean shipping company Easter Island Naviera (EIN), which connects Easter Island with mainland Chile.

• Monday, October 27th 2025 - 18:23 UTC

  Falklands Government signs contracts for construction of new Port Facility

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has announced the signing of key contracts marking a major milestone in the delivery of a new port facility for the Falkland Islands, a critical project that will replace the ageing FIPASS structure and play a vital role in the Islands’ economic future.

• Saturday, February 15th 2025 - 20:30 UTC

  Falklands’ attractive Sunday, Open Day for new fishing vessel and the Horticultural Annual Show

  

  Busy and attractive Sunday for Falkland Islands residents, two main events will be taking place, the presentation of a state of the art fishing vessel incorporated to the Islands Register and in support of the Islands main industry, plus the annual show organized by the Falkland Islands Horticultural Society.

• Friday, July 26th 2024 - 07:23 UTC

  Falklands new port facility, urgent meeting next August first

  

  Following the marine-side tender for the replacement of the Falkland Islands port facility, FIPASS, Harland and Wolff were identified as the preferred bidder. Pre-contract negotiations commenced in order to ensure commercial criteria were met and in order to then seek ExCo approval to proceed to necessarily contract to deliver.

• Tuesday, March 5th 2024 - 11:05 UTC

  Falkland Islands progresses port facility project with Harland and Wolff

  

  In a bid to enhance its infrastructure, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has taken significant steps towards the replacement of the Stanley port facility, known as FIPASS. Following recent executive council meetings, two pivotal papers have been approved to advance the project.

• Monday, July 10th 2023 - 19:17 UTC

  Falklands launches tender for replacement of port facility FIPASS

  

  FIG today launched a tender for the provision of a new port facility for the Falkland Islands. The tender process was approved by Executive Council in February 2023, and today’s launch follows months of work with professional advisers and engagement with existing port users to refine the specification and provide both FIG and prospective tendering companies with a robust and complete model of what the Falklands needs from its port facility, looking decades into the future.

• Wednesday, September 15th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

  New Falklands port gets green light to proceed as part of ambitious infrastructure investment program

  

  Last Friday 10 September 2021, the Falkland Islands port project received ExCo (Executive Council) approval to proceed to Stage One B, Detailed Design, which will take place over the next 13 months. Stage One A began in July 2020 and involved an extensive series of stakeholder workshops, surveys, demand studies and environmental assessments in order to produce the initial Concept Design for the new facility.

• Thursday, August 19th 2021 - 08:50 UTC

  Argentine congress fearful Falklands' new port could overshadow Ushuaia

  

  The Argentine congress is restless and is concerned since the Falkland Islands started to build its new deep water port, fearing, besides the usual cacophony of claims, that the Islands could replace Ushuaia as the main access to Antarctica.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands signs contract for new port in Stanley harbor

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday that it has completed and signed a contract with BAM Nuttall for the design and build of a new port in Stanley Harbor.

• Friday, February 14th 2020 - 07:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands announces partner to develop new port

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) announced on Thursday it has selected a development partner to design and build a new port in Stanley Harbour. After an extensive global procurement process, FIG is pleased to announce that it has agreed to BAM Nuttall Ltd as its development partner, subject to successful conclusion of contract. The aim is for the contract to be agreed and signed by the end of March 2020.