South Port infrastructure manager Frank O'Boyle stands where a discharge area will be upgraded for offloading fuel and bitumen from ships at the Town Wharf in Bluff. The Bluff Town Wharf, which dates to the mid-1800s, is about to undergo an upgrade of more than $10 million. South Port infrastructure manager Frank O'Boyle said it would cost South Port about $10m and Mobil and RoadScience would pay for the set-up of pipes on the new section of wharf. “We’ll stockpile the hardwood that is taken out and some of it could be given to the community for projects around the town,” O’Boyle said. The Town Wharf was the main port in Bluff until the Island Harbour Wharf was built in 1960.

Source: Stuff April 28, 2021 00:11 UTC