Needs Assessment for improving maritime transport safety, Tonga Tonga’s Ministry of Transport has led a number of improvement initiatives in maritime transport safety and security. These actions follow the launch of the Transport Sector Consolidation Project (TSCP), a bilateral funded project by the World Bank and later (in 2010) the AusID. Under the TSCP, the Tongan Government has and continues to implement infrastructure improvements and changes to reduce marine pollution. These include the upgrading of ferry wharves and ramps, shipping channels, mooring buoys, navigation aids (beacons, light, buoys and channel markers), as well as related investments. BMT was invited by World Bank to identify the scope of works required to improve the ongoing safe operations of inter-island shipping an

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