Cagayan Automated Deep Seaport

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION
Project: Proposed Cagayan Automated Deep Seaport
Location: Casambalangan–Port Irene, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines
Project Classification: Proposed Project of National Significance (PNS) and Special Economic Zone
Project Proponent / Local Industrial Partner: Rapid Technologies Development Inc.
Project Designer / Conceptual Planner: Architect Hermenegildo C. Mercado, UAP
Proposed Ownership: 90% Foreign Direct Investor / 10% Rapid Technologies Development Inc.
Development Model: Foreign Direct Investment – Build, Finance, Own and Operate through an SPV
Project Status: Advanced Conceptual Development / For Board Evaluation and Investment Approval

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Cagayan Global Gateway Corridor is conceived as an integrated Northern Luzon cargo, aviation, energy and trade platform linking the Proposed Cagayan Automated Deep Seaport, Proposed Cagayan International Airport, CEZA/Port Irene, renewable energy and industrial assets.
The seaport and airport are planned as a synchronized sea-air logistics gateway, supported by CEZA, the proposed 7.2-GW Cagayan Floating Solar PV Power Plant, BESS Smart Farm & Business Park and CNSERIEP.
The proposed FDI structure provides 90% foreign strategic-investor equity and 10% non-dilutable participation for Rapid Technologies Development Inc., subject to definitive agreements and Philippine law.
The Proposed Cagayan Automated Deep Seaport is an AI-driven international container and multipurpose deep-water port at Casambalangan–Port Irene, Santa Ana, Cagayan, designed to support CEZA, the airport, energy projects and Northern Luzon agricultural, industrial and manufacturing activity.
Core systems include automated container handling, AI port management, digital cargo tracking, smart warehousing, renewable-energy integration, BESS, shore power and electric cargo-handling equipment.
The preliminary development envelope is approximately 1,500 hectares. Ultimate master-plan capacity is up to 100 million TEUs/year, to be achieved through modular phases and validated by market, navigation, environmental and engineering studies.
Target CAPEX is US$10.0 billion, annual OPEX US$750 million and indicative annual revenue US$2.6 billion, with an indicative operating surplus of US$1.85 billion, 6–7 year payback and 15–17% target IRR. These are conceptual assumptions requiring validation.
A project SPV is proposed, with 90% foreign strategic-investor equity and 10% Rapid Technologies Development Inc. participation, subject to legal and transaction documentation.
The project remains an Advanced Conceptual Project—not shovel-ready. The sequence is board approval, land and legal due diligence, SPV structuring, financing, detailed design, approvals, procurement, construction, commissioning and phased operations.
The seaport is positioned as a strategic maritime gateway for Northern Luzon and the wider Pacific/Indo-Pacific trade network.
The development integrates CEZA, Port Irene, the proposed airport, floating solar, BESS/industrial agriculture and CNSERIEP into a coordinated logistics and energy corridor.
The commercial model combines automated port operations with diversified cargo, logistics, energy-interface and property-related revenues under the proposed FDI/SPV structure.

PROPOSED CAGAYAN AUTOMATED DEEP SEAPORT
A Proposed Project of National Significance (PNS) and Special Economic Zone
Casambalangan–Port Irene, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Philippines

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PARAMETERS
Preliminary Development Area: Approximately 1,500 hectares
Ultimate Target Capacity: Up to 100 million TEUs/year as an ultimate master-plan capacity
Target CAPEX: US$10.0 billion
Target Annual OPEX: US$750 million
Indicative Annual Revenue: Approximately US$2.6 billion
Indicative Operating Surplus: Approximately US$1.85 billion
Indicative Payback: Approximately 6–7 years
Target IRR: Approximately 15–17%
Proposed Foreign Investor Equity: 90%
Rapid Technologies Development Inc. Participation: 10% non-dilutable industrial partner participation
Development Status: Advanced Conceptual Project – Not Yet Shovel Ready
KEY PROJECT STATISTICS
Container Terminal & Automated Yard: 400 ha
Multipurpose / Bulk Terminal: 150 ha
Port Logistics & Warehousing: 250 ha
Industrial Logistics Zone: 200 ha
Cold Chain & Agricultural Export Zone: 100 ha
Trucking / Inland Container Depot: 100 ha
Port Administration & Technology Zone: 50 ha
Utilities & Renewable Energy: 100 ha
Roads, Drainage & Buffer Areas: 100 ha
Future Expansion Reserve: 50 ha
Total Conceptual Land Envelope: 1,500 ha

Project Proponent / Local Industrial Partner: Rapid Technologies Development Inc.
Project Designer / Conceptual Planner: Architect Hermenegildo C. Mercado, UAP
Proposed Ownership: 90% Foreign Direct Investor / 10% Rapid Technologies Development Inc.
Proposed Development Model: Foreign Direct Investment – Build, Finance, Own and Operate through an SPV
Project Status: Advanced Conceptual Development / For Board Evaluation and Investment Approval