Largest cruise jetty scheduled to complete in September 2020 | #AsiaNewsNetwork
The 362m long Oasis of the Seas cruise can berth at the cruise jetty
MALAYSIA (Sin Chew Daily) -The largest cruise jetty in Southeast Asia is scheduled to complete in September 2020 for Oasis class cruise ship to berth. The jetty is occupying 8.3 acres (3.36 ha) of land and 800m walkway for passenger to board on the cruise.
The space is big enough to accommodate four cruise ships to berth and the capacity of 20,000 passengers.
JEKS BMC is the main contractor for the project, a joint venture between local and Australia companies using 90% of construction materials from Malaysia.
Representatives of KAJ Development Sdn Bhd (KAJD), the master developer of Melaka Gateway and JEKS arranged a media tour to visit the site of the passenger terminal.
Qiu Fen Wei, the project general manager of Melaka Gateway said more than 50 cruise ships drop by Malacca each year but lack facilities to berth. The cruise ships only remain in the centre of the sea without entering Malacca. The cruise jetty will attract more ships and tourists to Malacca and in favour of the tourism development in the state.
He said Oasis of the seas with the length of 362m and passenger load of 9,000 can dock at the external berth while the 340m long Freedom of the seas with the capacity of 4,500 people at the internal berth.
The internal and external berth would be constructed in the first phase of the project while another set in the second phase. Piling works scheduled on 10 June would test the bearing capacity to decide on the specifications of final design for the jetty.
According to KAJ Development Sdn Bhd’s plan the Melaka Gateway will be constructing a total of five jetties. Cruise ship jetty is the project for the first island, while yacht and ferry terminals are still pending. A business and financial hub would be built in the second island while a deep sea jetty for third island and cargo jetty for the fourth island.
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