Bandar Seri Begawan, July 31 — Operated by the joint venture of China’s Beibu Gulf Port Group and Bruneian partners, Muara Port has achieved a major milestone as Brunei’s very‑first bonded processing zone received official approval, opening new horizons for bilateral regional economic cooperation .

Under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, Muara Port has gone through years of renovation to steadily raise its container‑handling capacity. The newly‑launched 20,000‑square‑metre bonded zone offers tax incentives, streamlined customs clearance, bonded warehousing and logistics distribution, aiming to draw international‑trade and port‑side manufacturing businesses. It links the supply chains of China, Brunei and the BIMP‑EAGA sub‑region, and delivers tangible progress for the Brunei‑Guangxi Economic Corridor.

Chinese project leaders stated that Muara Port serves as a key hub of the China‑Brunei Maritime Silk Road partnership. Both sides plan to press ahead with terminal‑expansion works to unlock Brunei’s geographic potential as a Southeast‑Asian shipping‑and‑logistics hub. Senior Bruneian officials commented that the landmark project will accelerate the country’s economic‑diversification strategy and advance trade‑integration across northern Borneo.