SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Three big-ticket infrastructure projects served as some sort of a big reveal by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority during the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham)-North visit here last Sept. 17.
SBMA senior deputy administrator for business and investment Renato Lee III said plans are on for a new cruise ship berth at the Redondo Peninsula costing some P1.2 billion. The facility will have a quay length of 380 meters for Berth 1, and 350 meters for Berth 2. Lee cited that the reclamation for the cruise passenger terminal and cruise leisure and commercial area would cost P8.3 billion.
The agency is also intending to redevelop Boton Wharf into a 12.8-hectare terminal with a berthing length of 920 meters. The project, estimated to cost P6.33 million will have five warehouses with a floor area of 5,000 square meters each.
To complement these projects are the construction of administration offices, staging areas, access roads, rehabilitation of existing road networks, and the installation of shore power.
Lee disclosed that while still in its preparatory stage, a multipurpose terminal will also be constructed at the Redondo Peninsula which will provide access and support to the area, with a total area of 30 hectares, a quay length of 600 meters, and a depth of 12 meters. It will involve the construction of warehouses, an administration building, truck parking, and weighing scale, offices, and facilities for workers.
The AmCham delegation was led by president Denise H. R. Molintas.
