Port Authority to upgrade cargo terminal in MoBay
Published:Friday | October 14, 2022 | 12:07 AM
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The entrance and parking facilities at the Montego Bay Cargo Terminal are to be upgraded as part of a wider plan for its expansion. The architectural and engineering drawings are being evaluated by the Port Authority of Jamaica, which manages the...
The entrance and parking facilities at the Montego Bay Cargo Terminal are to be upgraded as part of a wider plan for its expansion.
The architectural and engineering drawings are being evaluated by the Port Authority of Jamaica, which manages the facility. They expect to begin construction in the next fiscal year.
“The development is multiphased, with the next phase to commence in fiscal year 2023/24,” the Port Authority said of the terminal expansion.
The upgrade forms part of a $490-million capital expenditure programme for Montego Bay this fiscal year, budgetary filings indicate. It did not itemise the expected spend for the architectural and engineering drawings.
The scope of the works to be funded by the Port Authority includes a new dual-entry and exit driveway, parking bays, waiting area, checkpoint building, security centre building, and the associated electrical and mechanical works, according to the tender document.
The Montego Bay Cargo Terminal has offered wharfing facilities in the resort city since 1986. It was upgraded in the 2019-20 fiscal year with the expansion of its berth one shipping dock. There’s a similar expansion ongoing at berth two, the Port Authority said.
For the fiscal year ending 2023, the Port Authority is budgeted to spend $3.8 billion on capital programmes, which includes a final payment of $1.4 billion to acquire a ship named the Jamaica III Buoy Tender, as well as $490 million and $290 million to fund ongoing works at the Montego Bay Freeport and Port Royal cruise terminals, respectively, according to the most recent Jamaica Public Bodies report.