TA for detailed engineering design for Kiritimati (Christmas) Island multi-purpose port, Republic of Kiribati.

About this project

The Government of Kiribati has identified Kiritimati (Christmas Islands), the biggest island of the country, as a growth centre with plans to develop its economy and resettle people from the over-crowded capital of South Tarawa. To achieve the goals set in Kiribati¿s 20-year Vision for 2016-2036 and the `Line and Phoenix Island Integrated Development Strategy 2016-2036¿, it is necessary to attract private investment by improving infrastructures and creating an enabling environment. The main barrier identified is the absence of a multi-purpose port and a wave breaker or breakwater to accommodate requirements for transhipment by fishing vessels, container vessels for commercial trade, and cruise liners for tourism.By implementing this action, preferably in indirect management with an International Financial Institution (e.g. the European Investment Bank (EIB) or the Asian Development Bank (ADB)), the European Union will complete the studies and design of a port in Kiritimati so that construction can be effective once financial support is secured. The following outputs will be achieved:Completion of technical, financial, economic, environmental and social feasibility studies for a multi-purpose port. They will include gender equality and human rights components, and inform the detailed activities and policies.A detailed engineering design for Kiritimati Multi-Purpose Port including a structural engineering design of breakwater or wave breaker that meets international standards.…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Kiribati

Sectors

Employment creationFishery developmentWater transport

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Places

KI - Kiritimati

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-61101.

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