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ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO-RO) SHIPPING NETWORK AND SHORT SEA THE MASTER PLAN AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ASEAN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) THE MASTER PLAN AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ASEAN ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO-RO) SHIPPING NETWORK AND SHORT SEA SHIPPING FINAL REPORT FINAL REPORT SUMMARY SUMMARY March 2013 March 2013 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) ALMEC CORPORATION Japan Marine Science Inc. The Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan (OCDI) EI JR 13-069 ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO-RO) SHIPPING NETWORK AND SHORT SEA THE MASTER PLAN AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ASEAN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) THE MASTER PLAN AND FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ASEAN ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO-RO) SHIPPING NETWORK AND SHORT SEA SHIPPING FINAL REPORT FINAL REPORT SUMMARY SUMMARY March 2013 March 2013 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) ALMEC CORPORATION Japan Marine Science Inc. The Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan (OCDI) The Master Plan and Feasibility Study on the Establishment of an ASEAN RO-RO Shipping Network and Short Sea Shipping FINAL REPORT SUMMARY Exchange rates used in the report US$ 1.00 = JPY 81.48 EURO 1.00 = JPY 106.9 = US$ 1.3120 BN$ 1.00 = JPY 64.05 = US$ 0.7861 IDR 1.00 = JPY 0.008889 = US$ 0.0001091 MR 1.00 = JPY 26.55 = US$ 0.3258 PhP 1.00 = JPY 1.910 = US$ 0.02344 THB 1.00 = JPY 2.630 = US$ 0.03228 (as of 20 April, 2012) The Master Plan and Feasibility Study on the Establishment of an ASEAN RO-RO Shipping Network and Short Sea Shipping FINAL REPORT SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... iii List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................... vi List of Figures ......................................................................................................................................... vii Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................... ix 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Progress of the Study ............................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Study Organization ................................................................................................................... 4 2 INTERNATIONAL RO-RO SHIPPING PRACTICES ......................................................................... 5 2.1 East Asia (Japan, Korea, China) .............................................................................................. 5 2.2 Europe ...................................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Factors Affecting Route Operation Viability ............................................................................. 7 3 DOMESTIC RO-RO SHIPPING PRACTICES ................................................................................... 7 3.1 Japan ........................................................................................................................................ 7 3.2 Philippines ................................................................................................................................ 8 3.3 Indonesia .................................................................................................................................. 9 4 LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................... 10 4.1 International Conventions ...................................................................................................... 10 4.2 ASEAN Cooperation .............................................................................................................. 10 4.3 Subregional Efforts within ASEAN ......................................................................................... 10 5 THE NORTHERN MALACCA STRAIT CROSSINGS ..................................................................... 13 6 THE SOUTHERN MALACCA STRAIT CROSSING ....................................................................... 14 7 THE SULU SEA CROSSINGS ........................................................................................................ 15 8 THE PHILIPPINE SEA CROSSING ................................................................................................. 16 9 THE BORNEO EAST-WEST SEA CROSSINGS ............................................................................ 17 10 COUNTRY SURVEYS FOR LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ................................. 18 11 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF ASEAN RO-RO SHIPPING ............................................ 22 11.1 Socio-Economic Development in ASEAN ............................................................................. 22 11.2 A Potential Alternative to Container Shipping ....................................................................... 24 11.3 RO-RO Shipping System in ASEAN ...................................................................................... 25 iii The Master Plan and Feasibility Study on the Establishment of an ASEAN RO-RO Shipping Network and Short Sea Shipping FINAL REPORT SUMMARY 12 DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS OF THE SURVEYED ROUTES.................................................... 27 12.1 Development Directions by Route .......................................................................................... 27 13 PRIORITY ROUTES ......................................................................................................................... 32 13.1 Selection Criteria .................................................................................................................... 32 13.2 Route Evaluation .................................................................................................................... 32 13.3 Selected Priority Routes ........................................................................................................ 35 14 THE DUMAI – MALACCA ROUTE .................................................................................................. 37 14.1 Stakeholders’ Views ............................................................................................................... 37 14.2 Infrastructure Preparation ...................................................................................................... 38 14.3 Shipping Strategy and Ship Operation Plan .......................................................................... 40 14.4 Preliminary Ship Design ......................................................................................................... 41 14.5 Institutional Arrangement ....................................................................................................... 44 15 THE BELAWAN – PENANG – PHUKET ROUTE ........................................................................... 45 15.1 Stakeholders’ Views ............................................................................................................... 45 15.2 Infrastructure Preparation ...................................................................................................... 47 15.3 Shipping Strategy and Ship Operation Plan .......................................................................... 49 15.4 Preliminary Ship Design ......................................................................................................... 52 15.5 Institutional Arrangement ....................................................................................................... 54 16 THE DAVAO/GENERAL SANTOS – BITUNG ROUTE .................................................................. 56 16.1 Stakeholders’ Views ............................................................................................................... 56 16.2 Infrastructure Preparation ...................................................................................................... 57 16.3 Shipping Strategy and Ship Operation Plan .......................................................................... 59 16.4 Preliminary Ship Design ......................................................................................................... 62 16.5 Institutional Arrangement ....................................................................................................... 64 17 ROUTE EVALUATION AND IMPEMENTATION PLAN ................................................................. 66 17.1 Financial Analysis................................................................................................................... 66 17.2 Economic Analysis ................................................................................................................. 68 17.3 Implementation Plan .............................................................................................................. 71 18 A POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASEAN RO-RO SHIPPING .................... 73 18.1