Melaka Gateway

Artist depiction of Melaka Gateway upon completion.
Melaka Gateway logo.
Logo of KAJ Development Sdn Bhd, developer of Melaka Gateway.

Melaka Gateway[a] (Chinese: 马六甲皇京港; pinyin: Mǎliùjiǎ huáng jīng gǎng; lit. 'Malacca Royal Capital Harbour') is an off-shore development of artificial islands in Malacca, Malaysia. It was launched on 7 February 2014 by Malaysia's Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak, witnessed by Malacca Chief Minister Idris Haron. It was expected to be open in 2018 and finished completely by 2025.[1] The project was planned to consist of four artificial islands including Melaka Island and one adjacent natural island – Panjang Island, with mixed residential and commercial development, leisure-cum-tourism amenities, free-trade zone, port and industrial zone.[2] However, a series of obstacles led to the project scaled down to only Melaka Island alone with a cruise terminal.[3]

In November 2020, the project was reported as scrapped by the State government.[4][5][6] Malaccan Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali was quoted as saying the Melaka Gateway project will not be abandoned but will be taken over by a new developer saying "The development will continue, but we have some technical issues that we need to fix."[7]

KAJ Development Sdn Bhd (abbreviated as KAJD, Chinese: 凯杰发展有限公司; pinyin: Kǎi jié fāzhǎn yǒuxiàn gōngsī) remains the master developer of the project.[8][9]

As of February 2022, the project has resumed the development of its first island – Pulau Melaka East 1 (PME1), after receiving approval from the State Government through an agreement signed on 23 February. [10]


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  1. ^ "RM40b Malacca Gateway to open doors in 2018". Thesundaily.my. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ^ Melaka Gateway 2018 Archived Website
  3. ^ Tham Siew Yean (15 February 2024). "The Return of Melaka Gateway: Scaled-down Ambitions". fulcrum.sg.
  4. ^ Hazlin Hassan (2020-11-20). "Controversial Melaka port project scrapped by state govt". Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  5. ^ Lee Hong Liang (2020-11-23). "Malaysia scraps mega port project off Melaka". Seatrade Maritime News. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  6. ^ Sebastian Strangio (2020-11-19). "In Malaysia, a Gargantuan Chinese-Backed Development Bites the Dust". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  7. ^ P PREM KUMAR (2020-12-03). "Canceled $10.5bn Malaysia port project plays down China role". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  8. ^ "Melaka Gateway secures 5 foreign investors". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  9. ^ "Melaka cruise terminal project to be revived, says Transport Minister". The Star. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  10. ^ "KAJ DEVELOPMENT RESUMES MELAKA GATEWAY PROJECT". BERNAMA. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-11.