Harborco
Analysis
Situation Summary
We are representing Harborco, a newly formed consortium who has submitted an application to the Federal Licensing Agency to build and operate a deepwater port off the coast of Seaborne. The consortium is made up of a variety of enterprises, which are diversified among a number of commercial activities. Harborco will participate in financing, construction, and operation of the port. The port will be the first of it's kind on the East Coast, located in Seaborne on the Estuary of Banksedge River. It will bring in large cargo ships and supertankers that are cost efficient in transporting raw materials and goods, just like the European Seaport, Rotterdam.
The port will be based on an artificial island created from dredging the access channel. The island will be connected to the shore by highways, railroads, and pipelines. An Air-Sea-Cargo-Centre would be developed onshore with major connections to highways, railways, and pipeline networks. Substantial infrastructure will be needed to accommodate an intermodal freight terminal of this sort. Most of the industrial plants and ancillary facilities will be located on the island. Components of the port could be operational in five years from the start of construction, but the port's full development may not be finished for 20 years. The proposed cost of this port is estimated at 4 billion dollars.
The port has tremendous profit potential, particularly if we can secure our license in its present form. This project also has potential to generate significant economic benefits for Seaborne, and the entire nation. Unfortunately the FLA has been hedging on our application. Members of congress have criticized the FLA for not considering the "broader public interests", so it is now very sensitive to the level of political support surrounding each application it reviews. Because of politics, they have forced us to negotiate with parties that really have no business interfering in
Situation Summary
We are representing Harborco, a newly formed consortium who has submitted an application to the Federal Licensing Agency to build and operate a deepwater port off the coast of Seaborne. The consortium is made up of a variety of enterprises, which are diversified among a number of commercial activities. Harborco will participate in financing, construction, and operation of the port. The port will be the first of it's kind on the East Coast, located in Seaborne on the Estuary of Banksedge River. It will bring in large cargo ships and supertankers that are cost efficient in transporting raw materials and goods, just like the European Seaport, Rotterdam.
The port will be based on an artificial island created from dredging the access channel. The island will be connected to the shore by highways, railroads, and pipelines. An Air-Sea-Cargo-Centre would be developed onshore with major connections to highways, railways, and pipeline networks. Substantial infrastructure will be needed to accommodate an intermodal freight terminal of this sort. Most of the industrial plants and ancillary facilities will be located on the island. Components of the port could be operational in five years from the start of construction, but the port's full development may not be finished for 20 years. The proposed cost of this port is estimated at 4 billion dollars.
The port has tremendous profit potential, particularly if we can secure our license in its present form. This project also has potential to generate significant economic benefits for Seaborne, and the entire nation. Unfortunately the FLA has been hedging on our application. Members of congress have criticized the FLA for not considering the "broader public interests", so it is now very sensitive to the level of political support surrounding each application it reviews. Because of politics, they have forced us to negotiate with parties that really have no business interfering in