Editing Dili (section)

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[[File:ANL Timor Trader, Dili, 2018 (02).jpg|thumb|alt=Red and yellow cargo ship being unloaded by cranes|Cargo ship in the [[Port of Dili]] in 2018, before it was converted to a passenger port]]
The [[Port of Dili]] has a total berth length of {{convert|289.2|m|ft}}. Depths alongside the berth range from {{convert|5.5|m|ft}} to {{convert|7.5|m|ft}}.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|I-8}} This port was previously the only international cargo reception port in the country, but its capacity is insufficient to meet import needs.<ref name="Vitor2015"/>{{rp|107, 110}} The [[Tibar Bay Port]] was thus planned to handle all cargo shipping, leaving the current Dili port to become a dedicated ferry terminal.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|4–24}} Tibar Bay Port was expected to be built starting in 2015, and scheduled for opening in 2020.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|4–24}} On 3 June 2016 the government signed a [[Public-private partnership]] agreement with [[Bolloré]], giving the company a 30-year least on the new port. A construction tender was awarded to the [[China Harbour Engineering Company]] in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mof.gov.tl/press-release-tibar-bay-port-ppp-project/?lang=en |title=Press Release – Tibar Bay Port PPP Project |publisher=Ministry of Finance |date=15 December 2017 |access-date=11 July 2021 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711133451/https://www.mof.gov.tl/press-release-tibar-bay-port-ppp-project/?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Construction began on 30 August 2019, with completion scheduled for August 2021. As of December 2020, construction was 42% complete, with delays including Chinese workers returning to China during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Timor-Leste|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The port was then expected to open in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gpm.gov.tl/en/portu-foun-tibar-sei-halao-operasaun-iha-abril-2022/ |title=New Tibar port starts operation in April 2022 |publisher=Prime Minister Office |date=2 February 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021 |archive-date=19 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119012446/https://www.gpm.gov.tl/en/portu-foun-tibar-sei-halao-operasaun-iha-abril-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The port received its first ships on 30 September that year,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollore-transport-logistics.com/medias/communiques-de-presse/timor-port-lance-les-activites-du-premier-port-en-eaux-profondes-de-tibar-bay |title=Timor Port lance les activités du premier port en eaux profondes de Tibar Bay |publisher=Bolloré Transport & Logistics |language=French |date=3 October 2022 |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323061805/https://www.bollore-transport-logistics.com/medias/communiques-de-presse/timor-port-lance-les-activites-du-premier-port-en-eaux-profondes-de-tibar-bay |url-status=live }}</ref> and was officially inaugurated on 30 November 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ajot.com/news/timor-leste-inaugurated-the-new-deepwater-port-of-tibar-bay-a-new-maritime-gateway-to-the-asia-pacific-region |title=Timor Leste inaugurated the new deepwater Port of Tibar Bay, a new maritime gateway to the Asia-Pacific Region |work=American Journal of Transportation |date=1 December 2022 |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323061814/https://www.ajot.com/news/timor-leste-inaugurated-the-new-deepwater-port-of-tibar-bay-a-new-maritime-gateway-to-the-asia-pacific-region |url-status=live }}</ref>

A [[dry port]] has been created {{convert|8|km|mi}} from the main Port of Dili, and there is a naval port in Hera.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|I-9}} Cargo operations in Dili Port halted from 1 October 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=31233&lang=en&n=1 |title=Tibar Bay Port construction reaches 92% and enters into operation on September 30th |publisher=Government of Timor-Leste |date=21 September 2022 |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015182756/http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=31233&lang=en&n=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> A twice-weekly ferry service operates between Dili and [[Oecusse]], and a ferry travels between Dili and [[Atauro]] once a week.<ref name="SDP2011"/>{{rp|95}}<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|4–17}} The Dili Port serves as the main link for these locations with the rest of the country.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|I-3}} These ferries deposit people and vehicles onto a [[slipway]], rather than a dedicated [[Berth (moorings)|berthing]].<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|4–15}}