JERUDONG, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 – The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has signed an Agreement for the Provision of Maintenance and Logistics Services for the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) Dockyard Project with Muara Maritime Services Sdn Bhd (MMS). MMS is a joint venture between Darussalam Assets Sdn Bhd and Lürssen Internaval GmbH. The said agreement is to ensure the long-term sustainment of a ready and available RBN fleet capable of defending the maritime sovereignty and territorial integrity of Brunei Darussalam and meeting the nation’s defence needs. Moreover, the agreement would create opportunities for economic spin-offs in supporting industries and the maritime domain.
Signing on behalf of MINDEF was Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence while MMS was represented by Haji Khairuddin bin Haji Abdul Hamid, Chairman of MMS and Permanent Secretary (Investment), Ministry of Finance and Economy. The formal signing ceremony was attended and witnessed by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, the Second Minister of Defence and Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and the Second Minister of Finance and Economy.
Also present at the ceremony were Dr. Awang Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Deputy Minister of Finance And Economy (Economy); First Admiral Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pg Haji Muhammad, Acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces; and other senior officials from the Ministry of Defence, RBN, Darussalam Assets Sdn Bhd, and Lürssen Internaval GmbH. The event was held at the Empire Hotel and Country Club.
The signing of the agreement is another significant milestone in MINDEF’s history along with the delivery of the RBN’s DARUSSALAM Class Offshore Patrol Vessels and IJHTIHAD Class Fast Patrol Boats that were constructed at the Fr Lürssen Werft shipyard, Berne, Bremen, Federal Republic of Germany.
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN MENANDATANGANI PERJANJIAN PEMELIHARAAN DOCKYARD DENGAN MUARA MARITIME SERVICES SDN BHD
JERUDONG, Rabu, 6 Mac 2019 – Kementerian Pertahanan telah menandatangani Perjanjian Perkhidmatan Pemeliharaan dan Logistik bagi Projek Dockyard Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) dengan Muara Maritime Services Sdn Bhd (MMS). MMS ialah syarikat usahasama antara Darussalam Assets Sdn Bhd dengan Lürssen Internaval GmbH. Perjanjian tersebut bertujuan untuk menjamin keupayaan dan ketersediaan dalam jangka masa panjang armada TLDB bagi mempertahankan kedaulatan maritim dan keutuhan wilayah Negara Brunei Darussalam dan untuk memenuhi keperluan pertahanan negara. Selain itu, perjanjian itu akan mewujudkan peluang bagi spin-off ekonomi dalam industri sokongan dan domain maritim.
Menandatangani bagi pihak Kementerian Pertahanan ialah Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Setiausaha Tetap, Kementerian Pertahanan manakala MMS diwakili oleh Haji Khairuddin bin Haji Abdul Hamid, Pengerusi MMS dan Setiausaha Tetap (Pelaburan), Kementerian Kewangan dan Ekonomi. Upacara penandatanganan rasmi itu turut dihadiri dan disaksikan oleh Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua dan Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan dan Ekonomi Kedua.
Turut hadir ialah Dr Awang Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Timbalan Menteri Kewangan dan Ekonomi (Ekonomi), Laksamana Pertama Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pg Haji Muhammad, Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei dan pegawai-pegawai kanan dari Kementerian Pertahanan, TLDB, Pejabat Peguam Negara, Darussalam Assets Sdn Bhd, dan Lürssen Internaval GmbH. Upacara itu diadakan di Empire Hotel and Country Club.
Penandatanganan perjanjian itu merupakan satu lagi peristiwa penting dalam sejarah Kementerian Pertahanan bersama dengan penghantaran kapal-kapal peronda Kelas DARUSSALAM dan Kelas IJHTIHAD TLDB yang telah dibina oleh Lürssen Werft shipyard, Berne, Bremen, Republik Persekutuan Jerman.