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NV Terminal - Proposal of Arecca Isle Marina, Penang

Proposal of Areca Isle Marina

We developed a proposal for a marina off a popular bay waterfront location in Penang, Malaysia for a local government agency. The location presented various challenges for a marina development, not the least of which was the lack of natural depth closer to shore. We also had to consider the sensitivities of residents who were understandably protective of their waterfront. The solution was to reclaim an island off the coast linked by a bridge, that would turn the bay into a watersports haven. A feasibility study for the commercial viability of the marina was carried out and the best phasing plan for its development was established. Unfortunately, the approval process was over-extended, and we decided to move on.
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NV Terminal - Masterplan and Business Study for KKIP Free Economic Zone

Masterplan and Business Study for KKIP Free Economic Zone

This is a study carried out on behalf of a Malaysian federal government agency for the state of Sabah. The core idea of developing a Free Economic Zone (FEZ) in Sabah’s capital is to establish an industrial base that will eventually address issues in logistics and trade that hold back the state’s economy. Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) occupies 8,300 acres, more than half of which is designated for industry. The study seeks to establish strategic targets for KKIP and the parameters and planning for a FEZ that will help realise those targets. It will be the first Free Zone in Sabah and is intended to coincide with the development of a new container port in nearby Sepanggar Bay. For this project we worked with a Hong Kong-based economics team that had previously done work in Sabah, complementing our ports-based expertise with their broader understanding of the underpinning macroeconomics
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Swettenham

Swettenham Pier Port Expansion

In the first quarter of 2017, Penang Port and Royal Caribbean announced their intention to form a joint venture to expand Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town, Penang. The terminal poised to be a world class cruise destination as the location has all the ingredients for success, with berthing facilities in naturally deep waters and has heritage buildings on the shore side ripe for redevelopment within 15 minutes walking distance of major tourist hot spots. The JV was formalised in the third quarter of 2018.

We had worked on the site with Royal Caribbean, assessing the terminal's existing facilities, facilitating the formation of the master plan as well as drawing up a working financial model from which to take the project to the next stage.
The initial phase of development was fully completed in 2021 and involved extending the jetty to almost double its present length and enabling it to handle the largest cruise ships in the world simultaneously with the current cruise mainstays in Southeast Asia. This improves the terminal’s ability to balance homeporting calls that are important for the project's sustainability with international calls that fulfill the state and countries tourism agenda and boosts the cruise industry’s role in Penang’s growth story.
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