MARINE TPT I

closed

The project comprises the following elements: (a) a three-year program to repair and re-equip vessels engaged in Regular Liner Services and to assign them to routes and services in accordance with the demand for inter-island traffic; (b) a program to retire over-age vessels or those presently operating on liner services which it would be uneconomic to repair; (c) the provision of consulting services and experts as required to improve the efficiency of the four shipyards to be engaged in repair work, to assist the ship classification agency, to improve the operations and accounts of shipping companies and to assist in a study by the government of the long-term development of the Regular Liner Services.