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Thursday, March 04, 2010

East Timor government approves construction of dock for frigates built in China


Port Hera
The government of East Timor construction of a provisional dock in the port of Hera as a base for patrol ships that are being built in China, the government said Tuesday.

According to a government statement, the Council of Ministers in an extraordinary meeting approved construction of a transitional dock at the port of Hera.

"Construction of this transitional port meets the urgent need for a dock for two frigates acquired recently by the government and which are due soon to arrive in East Timor," said the statement published by the State Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.

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