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Port construction creates fish exports
Eritrea in north eastern Africa has every opportunity to develop its fishing industry with an almost 2,000 kilometre long coastline and a jurisdiction in the Red Sea of 90,000 km2. International studies by the UN have predicted an annual export potential of around 70,000 tons of fish for human consumption. This could bring muchneeded foreign exchange to Eritrea, whose GNP per capita is among the world’s lowest at approx. USD 200.
To create the necessary conditions for exports of fish and fishing products, Pihl & Søn is building three fisheries in the Eritrean towns of Gelallo, Tio and Eddi. The project comprises construction of processing factories, administration buildings, workshops and an electricity supply plant. In all three towns piers are being built for boats, as well as construction of roads.
“The projects are being built from scratch on virgin beaches,” says Simon Collins, Project Manager at Pihl & Søn. “They will help Eritrea to start its own exports of fish and fishing products. The feasibility studies which have been conducted by the Eritrean Ministry of Fisheries show that when exports really get going, it can finance the installation in just 10 years. It is thus a pilot project with great potential.”
This page forms part of the publication 'FOCUS DENMARK' as chapter 17 of 21
Version 1. 27-01-2006
Publication may be found at the address http://www.netpublikationer.dk/um/6248/index.htm
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