Chile Will Build a New Antarctic Dock in Bahía Fildes for 27 Million Dollars

The Directorate of Port Works (PDO) of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) confirmed that the Comptroller General of the Republic took reason for the contract that will allow to start the construction of a new harbour infrastructure in the Bay Fildes, located in King George Island, in Antarctica.The initiative, whose study was approved in February and whose award was realized at the end of April, contemplates a sectoral investment of CLP 27,806 m…

For a later stage, it is considered the length of the pier in 28 meters completing a total of 75 meters long.The estimated beginning of the works of the future pier in Bahia Fildes is the second semester of 2025 and its term is projected for the 2028.A key workAccording to ITV Patagonia the Seremi of Public Works of Magallanes, José Luis Hernández, the initiative also contemplates the construction of two sheds, a harbour support zone, in additio…