Port Authority of Guam Master Plan Update
Abstract
The grant sustains and enhances the operational effectiveness, resiliency, and sustainability of the Port, which is vital to ensuring Guam’s geographic strategic importance to the United States. A major and tangible benefit is the grant enables the Port Authority of Guam to increase the cargo through put that is critical to the relocation of the Marines from Japan to Guam and sustaining the critical legacy missions. Over ninety percent of all goods (organic island growth and military requirements arrive on island via the Port of Guam. In addition, the Port of Guam is the transshipment port for all the surrounding islands; inclusive of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The Department of Defense have two major programs proposed for the CNMI, thus ensuring the Port of Guam is a viable transshipment port is paramount to the Department of Defense. The grant enables the Port Authority of Guam to ensure the Capital Improvement Projects are aligned, planned, designed, and constructed as sound investments that proactively take into account the evolving cargo transshipment demands and changes in technology. In addition, the grant supports several feasibility studies (i.e. Customs Inspection Feasibility Study, Deep Draft Wharf and Fill Improvements Project Feasibility Study, etc.), which will enable the Port Authority of Guam to determine the appropriate timing and funding mechanism to ensure the port’s operational resiliency and responsiveness. The number, type, and variety of DoD initiatives underscore Guam’s strategic and tactical value to the DoD and to the Nation; especially in regards to the National Defense Strategy. The island of Guam is often referred to as the “tip of the spear” in the Western Pacific. The viability of the Port is paramount to sustaining the military s operational effectiveness and mission readiness in the Western Pacific Theater of operations, in an ever evolving, dynamic, and challenging geopolitical environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 04, 2020
- Source ID
- HQ00051910053
Entities
People
- Carol Perez
Organizations
- Government of Guam
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
- Office of the Secretary of Defense