Borneo Bulletin News

The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) hopes to obtain another 49 hectares of land to facilitate the shipbuilding industry in the new township of Tanjung Manis in Sarikei. Minister of Urban Development and Tourism Datuk Sri Wong soon Koh said an earlier allocation of 81 hectares for the industry had been fully taken up by local and overseas shipbuilding companies. STIDC is coordinating the industrial development of the township which also houses the country's second biggest deepsea integrated fishing port. He said the Tanjung Manis Shipbuilding zone would cater for the construction, repairs and maintenance of ocean liners and cargo vessels of up to 20,000 tonnes. If approved, the shipbuilding industry would have 130 hectares of land allocated to it, he said.

U.S. Navy ship "USN-HSV X1 Joint Venture" will be arriving at the Brunei-Muara Commercial Port on November 10, with Commander Thomas P Shaw in charge, says a recent Borneo Bulletin report. The ship's four-day visit to the country will focus primarily on extending excellent ties between the two countries. The US Navy and the US Army leased the US Navy vessel Joint Venture or HSV-X1 together in July 2001 for two years. The Navy was the first to test the ship's capabilities. Source: The Borneo Bulletin