| Project Scope:
The Master Plan was prepared to
provide the Pohnpei Port Authority with technical guidance
concerning the future expansion of the Dekehtik Island
Transportation Zone. The Transportation Zone includes the Port
of Pohnpei and Pohnpei International Airport, which provide the
only avenues of transporting Pohnpei’s fish, agricultural
products, and other exports. In addition, these transportation
modes also connect Pohnpei to goods, services, and off-island
investors from other international areas. Pedersen Planning
Consultants (PPC) was part of a larger project team that also
included Airways Engineering Corporation, which prepared the
airport master plan.
PPC’s role was to evaluate future
marine cargo demands, identify port management and operation
issues, and facility deficiencies. During the course of these
evaluations, PPC also participated in the development of
specific site concepts and design criteria for the overall port
area. Site planning recommendations included:
- Expanded dock and berthing
facilities for an international tuna fishing fleet,
international cargo vessels, and intra-state cargo vessels;
- Marine cargo handling,
transit and storage facilities;
- Fish processing facilities;
- Industrial warehousing;
- Commercial office space and
administrative facilities for private and public
organizations operating in the Transportation Zone;
- The relocation of non-port
facilities such as a hotel; and
- Supporting water,
wastewater, power, and fuel distribution systems.
PPC also developed specific port
management improvements which were aimed at maximizing the
availability of dock and berthing facilities, reducing vessel
conflicts, and increasing the economic potential of the Port.
PPC also integrated the airport
master plan with the port master plan to develop the overall
master plan report. An important aspect of this integration
included the preparation of an economic analysis of proposed
airport and port improvements over a 25-year development
period. A net present value analysis was made of the overall
development program that examined the benefits and costs with
the development of recommended improvements and the long-term
operation and maintenance of proposed facilities and services. |
