Brunei EDB Appoints Halcrow for Port Study
Brunei has launched a global campaign to find a partner for its planned US$1.7 billion deepwater port, which is a major plank in the tiny Asian nations economic diversification plan.
The project, which is being funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), is examining the basis for marine spatial planning and for a simplified approach to consenting developments at sea, in order to minimise potential conflicts and improve the protection of environmentally sensitive areas.
The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) has announced that it has hired international consultancy firm Halcrow to find companies who are able to build and manage the port, which the government wants to start perating by 2008.
The planned Pulau Muara Besar port’s biggest selling point is its depth, which means that minimal dredging would be required.
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