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RP starts work on 2 major port projects |
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Source: Manila Bulletin |
Author: Alec Almazan (The Shipping Guide) |
Date: 1999-04-08 |
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MANILA - The Philippines has begun work on two major international
port projects in the northern Luzon area. The government announced
that about P95 million (S$4.2 million) had been released for the Poro
Point port project in La Union province, while the consultancy contract
for the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport in Cagayan
province had been awarded to an Australian-led consortium.
Poro Point is the site of the former US military installation - Wallace Air
Station and the Voice of America transmitter. The ex-US Air Force base is
now being managed by the Bases Conversion Development Authority, the
government agency in charge of converting to commercial use all former US
military bases turned over to the Philippine government since 1992.
Located on the eastern side of Luzon island, Poro Point has a natural deep
water harbor and is in close proximity to the South China Sea shipping routes.
The Bases Conversion Development Authority intends to exploit its
geographical advantages by transforming the former military base into an
international container port while its existing military airport will also be rebuilt
for commercial use.
For a start, about 46.8 million pesos of the recently released funds will be
used for the extension of Poro Point's existing Pier 2. This will enable the pier
to accommodate larger vessels and increase its cargo handling capacity.
The Bases Conversion Development Authority noted that the development of
Poro Point into an international port would spur the economic development of
the nearby provinces of La Union, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and the Cordillera
Autonomous region.
In a related development, the Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport
announced that it had recently awarded the consultancy services for the
preparation of the masterplan and detailed architectural and engineering
design for the Cagayan Freeport to a consortium led by Australian firm
McMillan, Britton and Kell Pty Ltd. Other consortium members include SMEC
International Pty Ltd, Cox Richardson, DCCD Engineering Corp and
Price-WaterhouseJoaquin Cunanan and Associates. The consortium has been
given 15 months to complete the freeport's masterplan and engineering and
design.
The Cagayan Freeport will be built in the small coastal town of Santa Ana,
whose location at the northernmost tip of the island of Luzon would make it
the nearest Philippine port to Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South
Korea. The 4,000 hectare-freeport will consist of an international container and
general cargo port, commercial airport, industrial park and business district.
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