Nueva Singapur Port Secures Federal Infrastructure Grant

Nueva Singapur's deep-water port authority announced this morning that the Federal Assembly has approved a ₣180 million grant from the Infrastructure Renewal Fund, clearing the way for the second phase of the Containerisation Modernisation Project. The grant was signed into law by Prime Minister Aleksandra Doric on Friday and took effect at midnight. Port Authority Director Elena Reyes-Koh told the Herald that the funding unlocks twelve months of construction work that had been suspended since 2023.

The first phase, completed in 2022, modernised the northern cargo terminals and added three deep-water berths. The second phase will extend automated container-handling systems across the southern yards and install new rail connections to the inland distribution hub at San Cristóbal, forty kilometres inland. Reyes-Koh said the project is expected to increase annual throughput by 22 percent once full operations commence.

The grant required cross-party support in the Federal Assembly, where Oriente Moderno's twenty seats are divided among four parties. Federacia Renovigo, which holds seven regional seats and whose stronghold is the Nueva Singapur business district, had championed the project for two years. But approval hinged on backing from La Verda Aliro, whose environmental impact assessment had raised concerns about dredging protocols in the estuary.