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PMB (Muara Island Project)

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PROJECT UPDATE

At PMB situated in Brunei Bay, the BEDB will begin work on an integrated development comprising a container port, export processing zone and manufacturing hub.

With the consent of His Majesty, the BEDB has appointed International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) from the Philippines as the port operator for the container port to be developed at PMB. ICTSI is a major international port operator with market capitalization of USD 1.5 billion and with operations in 11 countries including China, Indonesia, Japan, Poland, Brazil and Philippines.

The BEDB has also appointed a consortium led by Surbana from Singapore to develop an integrated master plan for PMB. The Surbana led consortium has 40 years experience in planning, designing, developing and managing infrastructure projects in 41 cities in 20 countries including Suzhou Industrial Park in China and King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia.
 
ARTIST’S IMPRESSION OF PMB FULL DEVELOPMENT
 

CONTAINER PORT AND MANUFACTURING COMPLEX

Pulau Muara Besar (PMB) is an island strategically located in Brunei Bay next to Muara, Brunei’s principal port, making it an ideal site for a deep sea container port. Seeing the opportunity to meet the growing transportation needs of the country and the region His Majesty’s Government reserved a 955 hectare site on PMB in 2003. The potential extends much further. A manufacturing complex for major industries including an aluminium smelter and an export processing zone for halal food are among other medium to heavy industries within the plans for the PMB project
A feasibility study concluded that the container port is viable for the following reasons:

  • The country’s strategic location along the East-West maritime trade route
  • The proximity of the island to naturally very deep water required by mega-sized container ships
  • The growing trend in transhipment activities
 
 PORT DEVELOPMENT AND CONCEPT
 
 

The concept of PMB is to develop the island into three major zones:

  1. Economic Zone
  2. Lifestyle & Tourism Zone  
  3. Community Zone

The island will be developed in phases, with the first phase of the development to include:

  • Dredging and reclamation for the expansion of the island and new eastern channel;
  • Basic infrastructure such as roads, bridge to link PMB to mainland;
  • 660m quay for the container terminal

Key industries that will be set up in the first phase of development include:

  • Container Terminal
  • Refinery
  • Marine Supply Base
 
PMB Island Specs
PMB Island before reclamation : 955 hectares
PMB Island after reclamation : Approximately 2000 hectares
Export Processing Zone : Approximately 100 hectares upon full development
Manufacturing and other industries : Approximately over 800 hectares
 
Port Project Specs
Plan Proposed Phase 1 Full Development
Quay Length (Berth) 660m 5,000m
Water Depth -16m up to -20m (if required)
Commercial Development Container Terminal
Refinery
Marine Supply Base 		Supporting development opportunities
 
BEFORE DEVELOPMENT AFTER FULL DEVELOPMENT