Development of ports is a strategic priority to support economic growth and local industry, export‐import activities that require fast and reliable freight services. Currently, only Dili port is serving all shipments in Timor‐Leste. And the port’s capacity is not sufficient for the future. Moreover, the regional ports are also in poor condition7. The SDP target is to relocate the main port of Dili to Tibar Bay and rehabilitate regional ports. From 2022, the Ports Program under the new IF Portfolio remains the same.

Currently, there are 12 projects under the Ports Program, including:

• 1 ongoing project;

• 11 projects under preparation.
  7The exception is the port in Oecusse which has been upgraded to handle freight and passenger traffic with JICA