New Development to Accommodate 180 Yachts, Including Vessels up to 90 Meters
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Marina Development Indonesia (MDI) and Pelindo are excited to announce the groundbreaking of Indonesia's first international-standard full service marina. This milestone project represents a significant leap forward in the country's maritime tourism and infrastructure. The marina will be able to accommodate 180 wet berth, including more than 50 superyachts up to 90 meters in length. It will have a modern yacht service area equipped with a travel lift capable of handling up to 200 tons and a high-quality fuelling station. The development is poised to deliver world-class facilities, further positioning Indonesia as a premier destination for maritime activities.
"Indonesia deserves a first-class marina that reflects its status as the new yachting paradise of the world," said Ulf Backlund, President Director of Marina Development Indonesia. "Indonesia's distinctive location, safely positioned outside hurricane and typhoon paths, combined with its 17,000 islands, spectacular diving locations, diverse languages, cultures, and favourable weather all year long, makes Indonesia the ideal location for such a development. This marina will attract global yachting enthusiasts and open up for exploring Indonesia's natural beauty in the biggest archipelago in the world."
The new marina, strategically located in the Bali Maritime Tourism Hub (BMTH) in Benoa, just 15 minutes from the airport, is set to become the region's premier yachting hub, serving both international and domestic yacht owners.
- MDI is developing the marina in strong collaboration with globally renowned and locally recognized companies, including SF Marina, a well-known Swedish marina developer, specializing in floating breakwaters and concrete pontoons. With over a century of experience and acclaimed projects like Marina Port Vell in Barcelona and Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale, a new marina will be constructed in Benoa to the same exceptional standards, with pontoons produced locally by SF Marina Indonesia.
- MDI has partnered with Plus Marine from Italy to install state-of-the-art electricity and water pedestals with SmartCloud remote metering system. Renowned for their work at marinas such as Port Hercule in Monaco and Porto Montenegro, their product portfolio ensures precise control, efficient charging, and exceptional service for yacht owners through their expertly designed and managed systems.
- Complementing these state-of-the-art utilities and design is a suite of luxury services crafted by Discover Luxury Indonesia, offering seamless bespoke on- and off-boat experiences, and comprehensive logistical support, ensuring an unmatched experience for yacht owners and their crews.
The marina's design and facilities will adhere to the highest international standards, focusing on sustainability and environmental preservation. Yacht owners and visitors can look forward to an array of premium amenities, including a prestigious yacht club, modern yacht service station, fuelling station, offices and dining outlets. luxury hospitality options, entertainment and commercial areas with extensive retail.
"The new marina in Bali embodies our vision to position Indonesia as a key player in the global maritime industry, combining luxury experience, services, safe and world-class infrastructure," said Arif Suhartono, President Director Pelindo.
"The marina will not only attract international yacht owners but also provide an exceptional home base for domestic vessels, contributing to the growth of Indonesia's tourism and economic sectors," added Joko Noerhudha, President Director Pelindo Solusi Logistik.
Most notably, the new marina in Benoa is a key initiative in stimulating local economies by creating employment opportunities, promoting tourism, and cultivating a lively yachting community. With construction already underway, the new marina is scheduled to welcome yachts to the first dock second half of 2025. Full yacht capacity is planned to be in place by mid 2026.
About Marina Development Indonesia
Marina Development Indonesia (MDI) specializes in transforming waterfronts into world-class marina destinations. MDI offers comprehensive services across Indonesia, including marina development, operations, and consultancy. With a team of local and international experts, the company is dedicated to supporting Indonesia as a premier yachting destination. MDI partners with top international marina developers like SF Marina, Plus Marine and Discover Luxury Indonesia, which focus on creating safe, exclusive marina environments that provide strong investment returns. www.marina-development.com
About PT Pelabuhan Indonesia
PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero), commonly known as Pelindo, is a state-owned enterprise that oversees and manages ports throughout Indonesia. It offers detailed information on port services, logistics, and infrastructure development, aiming to foster maritime trade and support the country's economic growth. www.pelindo.co.id
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PT Marina Development Indonesia and Pelindo have signed a contract for Indonesia's First Full-Service Yacht Marina with International Standard
HONG KONG, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RWA.LTD has officially joined as a sponsor of the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026, marking a significant step in strengthening its brand visibility and expanding its market presence following its successful debut in September 2025. It will also partner with Fufuture to host a side event focused on practical RWA applications, It will also partner with Fufuture to host a side event focused on practical RWA applications, scheduled for April 21 at 16:00 (GMT+8).
Hong Kong Web3 Festival: A Premier Industry Platform
The Hong Kong Web3 Festival is widely recognized as one of Asia's most influential Web3 gatherings, bringing together global industry leaders, institutional investors, developers, and regulators. The festival has previously featured a distinguished lineup of globally recognized participants, including:
- Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder of the Ethereum Foundation
- CZ Changpeng Zhao, Founder of Binance
- Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands
This year, the main stage agenda highlights "RWA: The Ultimate Q&A", signaling a decisive industry shift toward real-world asset tokenization as a core narrative. The theme reflects growing convergence between traditional industries and Web3 infrastructure, as well as increasing regulatory and institutional attention on RWA as a scalable adoption pathway, which aligns directly with RWA.LTD's core positioning.
Pioneering a RWA E-Commerce Pathway
Participating in and sponsoring the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 has strategic significance for RWA.LTD to raise awareness of non-financial RWA projects. While many platforms focus on financialized RWA tokenization, RWA.LTD has taken a differentiated approach by leading the development of RWA e-commerce cases. By providing an end-to-end service for Web2 merchants, the platform enables traditional Web2 businesses to seamlessly integrate with Web3 through lightweight consumer goods tokens, forming what it defines as a "liquid brand ecosystem."
The concept of non-financial RWA tokens was first introduced in Hong Kong by RWA.LTD's CEO and founder, Tony FU, in late 2024, when building RWA.LTD, a platform specifically for consumer goods tokenization. RWA.LTD was launched in beta in September 2025, followed by a full upgrade and official launch in March 2026.
To date, multiple projects have been launched on the platform, including:
- TOP100 Utility Token, representing delivery rights to media services provided by a Hong Kong-listed company
- GCT Token, representing delivery rights to roasted-on-demand coffee bean goods
- DIMD Token, representing delivery rights to jewelry goods
Tony FU further commented: "As a non-conventional Web3 platform, RWA.LTD is deeply rooted in the Web2 consumer brand ecosystems, focusing on real usage rather than financial constructs. With RWA as this year's central theme, we see a clear mandate to actively contribute and help shape a diverse and broader narrative of RWA. RWA is destined to move beyond financialization into real consumer scenarios. By advancing RWA e-commerce models, we aim to expand adoption, reshape market perception, and unlock its true role as a bridge between real-world commerce and Web3."
Reshaping Brand–Consumer Interaction
Consumer goods tokenization establishes a dual-sided value model between issuers and consumers.
For issuers (Brand merchants):
- Upfront cash flow: Sale of tokenized vouchers enables early cash flow generation.
- Operational flexibility: Redemption conditions, cycles, and per-account limits are fully configurable.
- Liquid brand ecosystem: Brand tokens become a liquid symbol of membership within the brand ecosystem. Through special engagement with token holders—which would not be possible without blockchain technology, brands can interact with consumers in a fresh and innovative way like airdrops to extend user attention span. Token circulation further ensures a stable and sustainable community—when one exits, others step in.
For consumers:
- Price advantage: Brands can provide vouchers at preferential pricing.
- Low-pressure stockpiling: Traditional vouchers lack a standardized, fungible, and liquid marketplace, so consumers usually buy only for personal use. The secondhand market built in RWA.LTD can provide them with an alternative.
- "Freshness" of consumer stockpiling: Consumers may hold tokens long term and redeem them for specific products or services when needed, avoiding the obsolescence and stagnation typically associated with traditional stockpiling.
Ongoing Flagship Project — WinPoint Mall for E-Commerce and Web3 Service Providers
CEO Tony FU also unveiled the ongoing flagship project on RWA.LTD: WinPoint Mall as a sub-platform of RWA.LTD will act as a next-generation client management tool powered by its platform token, RWA COIN (RWA), mainly for e-commerce and Web3 service providers. The solution enables service providers to tokenize customizable service entitlements represented by RWA, which can then be distributed to their clients through various mechanisms. RWA.LTD has already reached consensus with multiple Tier 1 service providers and is actively advancing the implementation of these partnerships.
Traditional client management models—such as incentivized reviews and paid traffic acquisition—have long suffered from structural inefficiencies: outdated formats, non-transferable, high costs, and one-off traffic. Moreover, control over client relationships often remains fragmented or third-party-dependent, constraining merchants' ability to build sustainable and manageable customer ecosystems.
By contrast, the RWA-driven traffic model introduces a liquid, manageable, and merchant-owned client layer. Both new and existing customers can be activated and retained, enabling continuous engagement rather than single-use interactions. This allows service providers to implement granular, lifecycle-based traffic management while maintaining full autonomy over their client base.
In addition, e-commerce and Web3 service providers retain strategic flexibility: they may issue independent brand tokens or integrate into a shared, multi-brand liquidity network. This decision can be tailored based on different marketing objectives and cost considerations.
"The key innovation lies in the flexibility of consumer goods tokens—they can be applied to a single brand or extended across multi-brand scenarios, enabling a diverse ecosystem while significantly lowering the barrier for merchants to adopt consumer goods tokens and start their Web3 journey," said Tony Fu.
Regulatory Positioning in Hong Kong
Benefiting from Hong Kong's advanced and well-defined legal framework, RWA.LTD focuses on consumer goods tokens that do not fall within the definition of "Virtual Asset" under Section 53ZRA of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (AMLO), because these tokens are neither payment tokens nor governance tokens. Even where certain characteristics may overlap, such tokens ultimately qualify as "Limited Purpose Digital Tokens" under Section 53ZR of the AMLO. As a result, RWA.LTD's platform does not fall within the scope of the Virtual Asset Trading Platform (VATP) licensing regime, enabling a more efficient and lightweight operational model for the platform, merchants, and consumers.
U.S. Market and Regulatory Validation
Notably, in November 2025, shortly after RWA.LTD's launch, a comparable project—Fuse Token ($ENERGY)—received a No-Action Letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This case strongly validates RWA.LTD's forward-looking market judgment, early strategic positioning, and first-mover advantage in the emerging non-financial RWA segment.
Growth Trajectory and Strategic Expansion
Since its launch, RWA.LTD has completed its angel financing round within five months at a valuation exceeding USD 14 million, securing more than USD 1.7 million in funding. The company is now entering a phase of rapid growth and accelerated expansion. Hong Kong serves as RWA.LTD's strategic home market, offering a highly engaged consumer market and a rapidly evolving Web3 ecosystem. These factors provide a strong foundation for brand building, business development, and ecosystem partnerships.
Sponsoring the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 represents another milestone in RWA.LTD's strategy to amplify market awareness, reinforce its positioning, and expand its influence within the global Web3 landscape, after its successful debut and close of angel round financing.
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RWA.LTD Sponsors Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 to Strengthen Brand Visibility and Market Presence
RWA.LTD Sponsors Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 to Strengthen Brand Visibility and Market Presence
