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GOING FOR GROWTH FEATURE
| THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015
1) CORE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
MARINE PORTS
Expansion and development of Kingston Container
Terminal
Kingston Wharves logistics development
Development of a new commodity port
AIRPORTS
Privatisation and expansion of Sangster & Norman
Manley airports
INDUSTRIAL PARKS &
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
Caymanas Special Economic Zone
Portland Bight
Vernamfield Development
ROAD NETWORKS
Highway 2000
North Coast Highway
RAIL NETWORKS
Privatisation of the Jamaica Railway Corporation
2) JAMAICA’S CENTRAL LOCATION IN
GLOBAL TRADE
Jamaica sits at the intersection of some of the most
important trade lanes in global value chains, enabling
extensive cargo connectivity to global markets. It is cen-
trally located between North and South America and
within the Caribbean.
KINGSTON CONTAINER TERMINAL
The Port of Kingston is an important asset to Jamaica
but more important, it is a major trans-shipment hub
serving the region and acts as the main gateway port for
the maritime cargo trade in Jamaica.
KINGSTON WHARVES LTD
Kingston Wharves Limited is one of the Caribbean’s
leading multipurpose terminal operators and operates in
Port Bustamante adjoining Kingston Container Terminal.
3) PORTLAND BIGHT
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
This is an unsolicited proposal for the development of a
deep water port/industrial park. The development contem-
plates a design, finance, build, operate, and transfer conces-
sion agreement with a duration of 49 years and subject to
renewal. The project envisages an industrial park of more
than 2,400 hectares (6,000 acres), and a trans-shipment
port built to accommodate all container vessels that are
likely to pass through this region. The development is
expected to create over 10,000 jobs and business opportuni-
ties for a wide variety of industry interests.
The Government will provide the lands but no traffic
or financial guarantees.
4) A PORT COMMUNITY
SYSTEM: KEY FEATURES
A neutral and open electronic platform enabling intel-
ligent and secure exchange of information between pub-
lic and private stakeholders in order to improve the com-
petitive position of the sea and air ports’ communities.
It manages and automates port and logistics processes
through a single submission of data, and connecting
transport and logistics chains.
5) VERNAMFIELD DEVELOPMENT
The project proposes the establishment of an interna-
tional multimodal, industrial and commercial airport,
offering a wide range of aviation facilities and capabili-
ties. The development is a large and multifaceted project
centred on the redevelopment of a 2,000-metre long
concrete runway located in the parish of Clarendon.
The project will feature
Air cargo with logistic services capabilities
Airline maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO)
Aviation training school
General aviation
Light manufacturing and assembly (Free zone)
6) CAYMANAS ECONOMIC ZONE
This special economic zone, proposed for the Caymanas
Estate lands, will consist of 1,500 acres of prime real estate,
situated at the confluence of the major population centres
of Kingston, Spanish Town and Portmore, of which 40 acres
have been marked for the development of phase 1 of an
information and communications technology (ICT) park.
The ICT park will house facilities for software develop-
ment, telecommunications/co-location sites, bio-tech-
nology, business process outsourcing, IT/security consul-
tancy and a network operations centre.
The zone will be the first large-scale integrated industrial
zone in Jamaica, with particular emphasis on manufacturing,
logistics management, trans-shipment, dry docking, and
services under the ambit of an integrated industrial zone.
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