Development of a Regional Marine Electronic

Highwayin the

Straits of Malacca and Singapore

byS. Adrian Ross, Senior Programme Officer, PEMSEA

andJames Paw, Technical Officer, IMO London

Background on the MEH Project

1996 - 2002

1. Regional Conference on Sustainable Financing Mechanisms – Public/Private Sector Partnerships, November 1996

2. GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme Steering Committee Meetings 1996, 1997, 1998

3. TTEG Meeting, May 1997

4. World Bank Prefeasibility Study: The SE Asia MEH, June 1997

5. Regional Workshop on the MEH, October 1998

6. IFC Feasibility Analysis of the SE Asian MEH, April 1999

7. PDF Block B Grant Request: Development of a Regional MEH in the East Asian Seas with a First Phase in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, March 2001 – December 2002

An innovative marine information and infrastructure An innovative marine information and infrastructure system that:system that:

enhances maritime services and navigational enhances maritime services and navigational safety standards;safety standards;

integrates marine environment protection and integrates marine environment protection and sustainable development of the coastal and sustainable development of the coastal and marine resources; andmarine resources; and

provides a sustainable financing mechanism provides a sustainable financing mechanism through public-private partnerships.through public-private partnerships.

MARINE ELECTRONIC HIGHWAYMARINE ELECTRONIC HIGHWAY

Marine Electronic Highway Functional Diagram

Applications Module Goals

emergency response

electronic navigation

traffic management

resource managementand intervention

environmental protection

- hydrodynamics- s, T, δ t

- plankton- nutrients- sediments- contaminants

3D circulationmodel

plus 3Decology model

oil and chemical spill

search and rescue

tanker drift

tsunami / surge wave forecasting

tides and currents

fishery forecasts

ocean productivity

hazardous plankton forecasts

effluent dispersion

contaminant fate and effects

in situ obs.

Real-timeEnvt’l Info

GPS

VTIS radar

ENCs

Datainterface

SUSTAINABLE FINANCINGSUSTAINABLE FINANCING

Partnership arrangements involving:

• national government agencies

• shipping and maritime industries

• environmental/coastal resource managers

• data providers/data users/technology providers

Revenues from Products and Services

Considerations to Generate Revenues:

UNCLOS (Art. 26 and Art. 43)UNCLOS (Art. 26 and Art. 43)

SOLAS (Minimum Threshold of NAVAIDS)SOLAS (Minimum Threshold of NAVAIDS)

Public Private Sector Partnerships

Financial Sustainability of the MEH

MEH Demonstration Project

7 Components, 26 ActivitiesDuration: 4 yearsGeographic Scope: Sector 1-9 [ STRAITREP Area ] Hydrographic survey: Sector 1-6

The Partners:IndonesiaMalaysiaSingaporeGEFWorld BankIMOIHOPEMSEAINTERTANKO

1 Establish the Marine Electronic Highway and demonstrate its technical functionalities on navigation safety and marine environment protection for the Straits of Malacca and Singapore;

2 Facilitate the integration of marine environment systems

and data flow and information exchange through the MEH system;

3 Develop the operational and administrative mechanisms

for the sustainable management of the MEH system; 4 Evaluate the financial, social and economic benefits and

legal issues of the MEH system;

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5 Promote awareness and participation of relevant stakeholders to support the MEH system;

6 Strengthen national and regional capacity in maritime

safety and marine environment protection for the sustainable management of the MEH system; and

7 Implement transitional activities to develop the first phase

MEH Full-scale Development Project and assess the feasibility of establishing the second phase MEH system extending to other sea areas in the East and West of the Straits.

Some Expected Outputs of the MEH Demonstration Project

Software including:Software including:

• MEH administrative and management mechanismMEH administrative and management mechanism

• Partnership arrangementsPartnership arrangements

• Sustainable financing mechanismSustainable financing mechanism

• MEH Fund blueprintMEH Fund blueprint

• Proposal for MEH full-scale development projectProposal for MEH full-scale development project

Some Expected Outputs of the MEH Demonstration Project

Hardware:

Operational pilot MEH system, including:

• 1 DGPS station

• 2 AIS stations

• 1 offshore station for oceanographic data

• Upgraded tide stations with telemetric capability

• High resolution hydrographic data and ENCs

• 3 MEH Data Centres

Regional Marine Electronic Highway Project

Phase 1: Straits of Malacca and Singapore Stage 1- Demonstration Project Stage 2 – Full-scale Development ProjectPhase 2: Extending the MEH in other sea areas