Niutao Port Harbor

The project. The Outer Island Maritime Infrastructure Project – Additional Financing (the project) will continue the efforts of the Government of Tuvalu (the government) with support from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to rehabilitate and improve maritime infrastructure on outer islands. The Outer Islands Maritime Infrastructure Project is improving infrastructure on Nukulaelae, Nanumaga and Niutao which was damaged by Tropical Cyclone Pam in March 2015. The government has requested ADB to provide additional financing for: (i) cost overruns resulting from contract variations and foreign exchange fluctuations; and (ii) provision of passenger facilities at Nukulaelae and construction of a small boat harbor at Niutao.
The original project is financing (i) a small boat harbour construction in Nukulaelae and rehabilitating boat ramps in Nanumaga and Niutao, (ii) institutional strengthening for government’s asset management focusing on the sustainability of project deliveries, and (iii) the preparation of transport master planning. The ongoing project is being successfully implemented with all contracts awarded for the works, the project support and master planning, and project management staff have been awarded. There are no docking facilities on Niutao for either of the three government-owned ships or the small workboats used to transfer people and cargo from the ship to the shore. Passenger transfers between vessels are often dangerous while movement of cargo is very labour intensive and carried in manageable pieces though the water to the shore. The small workboat harbour will involve the dredging of a new channel and turning bay for the work boats. The construction of breakwaters involve using precast concrete elements, with wharf and jetty raised on piles to reduce the impact on coastal processes within the reef environment. There will be ancillary buildings for cargo near the jetty to assist in the safe movement of passengers and cargo from the land to the ship.

本项目，即外岛海事基础设施项目追加融资（以下简称本项目），旨在延续图瓦卢政府（以下简称政府）在亚洲开发银行（以下简称ADB）支持下，对偏远岛屿海事基础设施进行修复和改进的努力。外岛海事基础设施项目致力于改善努库拉埃拉、纳努马加和纽伊陶等岛屿的基础设施，这些岛屿于2015年3月遭受热带气旋帕姆的破坏。政府已请求ADB提供追加融资，以应对：（一）因合同变更和外汇波动导致的成本超支；（二）在努库拉埃拉提供客运设施，以及在纽伊陶建设小型船只码头。原项目资金将用于：（一）在努库拉埃拉建设小型船只码头，并在纳努马加和纽伊陶修复船只码头；（二）加强政府资产管理机构建设，重点关注项目交付的可持续性；（三）编制交通运输总体规划。当前项目正顺利进行，所有工程、项目支持和总体规划的合同均已授予，项目管理团队也已组建。纽伊陶岛上既无政府拥有的三艘船只的停靠设施，也无用于将人员和货物从船只转运至岸边的简易工作船只的码头。船舶间的乘客转运往往充满危险，而货物的搬运则非常劳动密集，需要将货物分成可管理的批次，通过水域运送到岸边。小型工作船只码头建设将包括新航道和转弯湾的疏浚工作。防波堤的建设将采用预制的混凝土构件，码头和栈桥通过桩基建设，以减轻对珊瑚礁环境中海岸过程的冲击。靠近码头将建设辅助建筑，以协助货物和乘客从陆地安全转运至船只。