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New $18 Million Bintan A rundown on
Offshore Marine Centre new developments
Gets Singapore’s Support planned (in Bintan)
The new Bintan Offshore Marine included housing for
Centre (BOMC) being built there and labour resources that are needed to management level staff and
can help Singapore companies respond to this challenge. In a sense, it their families, pioneer food
remain competitive and relevant is like a home away from home, being and halal processing zones
in today’s challenging business environ- just an hour away by ferry, companies and a new international
ment. That was the message from Mr can take advantage of the lower costs airport dedicated to
Edwin Chow, Executive Director of in Bintan as well as Singapore’s global the island’s resorts.
Enterprise Singapore, at a reception on connectivity. I would encourage all
Wednesday 9th May 2018 in Singapore companies to take full advantage of this seas cargo.†There is currently passenger
organised by BOMC to introduce the opportunity.†ferry services that leave directly from BIE
development to potential customers and to Singapore daily. Current connectivity
the media here. Qube will be the operators of the facility to Singapore, one of the world’s largest
under a management agreement on a transhipment hub, is enhanced by daily
Just a day before there was a ground long term contract. LCT and barge services to Singapore’s
breaking ceremony in Bintan (see inset Jurong Port. “We will have world-class
picture top right) where the cutting edge, Members of the BOMC Management safety, quality and management systems
world-class Greenfield development took Team also gave presentations about in place and we will make sure this is a
place on a 100-hectare site within Bintan what are in store, the plans and features one stop shop,†said the GM. Compre-
Industrial Estate (BIE). BOMC is invest- that will make it a facility this region hensive business support will also be part
ing more than S$18 million (US$13.4 can be proud of. Mr Michael Sousa, the of the BOMC ecosystem. The BOMC-
million) into Phase 1. The port and facil- Chairman of BOMC Pte Ltd, said, “Our BIE Business Centre will be a “critical
ity development will be geared to meet facility will deliver six berths with a quay success factor†said Mort Daly.
offshore project requirements wherever line of 700 metres and draft of 10 metres
in the globe those projects may be. It is a but the really unique feature is that we Guest speaker at the reception, Mr Ed-
joint venture between Australian logistics have access to 100ha of backup land. mund Lai, the Head of Riau Investment
and infrastructure giant, Qube (70%), who This means this facility will really able to Marketing Gallant Venture Ltd gave
has partnered with Singapore-based ma- meet all the logistic requirements of the details of how the Business Centre will
rine engineering firm, Singatac Engineer- customer and land is available for multi- provide tenants and users help to comply
ing Pte Ltd (30%). uses.†with all local and federal laws covering
immigration, labour, customs and port
Mr Chow also highlighted how the Oil Mr Mort Daly, the General Manager of regulations. He also gave a rundown on
& Gas industry is undergoing “seismic BOMC, said Phase 1 is scheduled to be new developments planned that included
changes†and a top priority today is find- completed by October 2018. He said housing for management level staff and
ing ways to increase efficiency and reduce that with a draft of 10m LAT, “This is a their families, pioneer food and halal
costs. “BOMC will allow Singapore com- deep water port and BOMC will also be processing zones and a new international
panies the flexibility and access to land a licensed international port to cater for airport dedicated to the island’s resorts.
vessels’ direct import and export of over-
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