Infrastructure (Ports)

The country's main port inMuara offers direct shipping to Hong Kong, Singapore and several other Asian destinations. Muara, the deep-water port, 29 kilometers from the capital, was opened in 1973 and has since been considerably developed. The facilities at the multi-purpose berth at Muara are capable of servicing conventional cargo carriers, self-sustained container carriers and "Ro-Ro" car-carriers. 

There is 26,545 sq. metres of warehouse space, 12,950 sq. meters in transit sheds and 441 sq. metres of cold storage. A three-hectare container yard and a 2,400 sq. metres container freight station handles unstuffing operations. Recently, a Free Trade Zone was established in Muara Port, known as the Muara Export Zone (MEZ), to promote and develop Brunei Darussalam as a trade hub of the region. The establishment of MEZ is the initial step toward developing other Free Trade Zones in the country.

A smaller port, which is located at Kuala Belait,



 

The recently expanded Brunei International Airport at Bandar Seri Begawan included the expansion of both passenger and cargo facilities to meet an expected substantial increase in demand. The new terminal, designed to handle 1.5 million pass engers and 50,000 tonnes of cargo a year, is expected to meet demand until the end of the decade.