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With the trend in shipping now pointing towards
bigger and faster ships in long haul trades like
Europe-Asia, Northport, one of the dozen global
ports selected by global carriers in the trade,
is committed to meeting the infrastructure needs
of the new mega carriers.
To meet the increasing user expectation on its
facilities and services, Northport, at Port
Klang, will roll out a RM500 million expansion
plan this year that will further expand and
improve its container handling capacity, apart
from enhancing its ability to handle other
cargoes as well.
The expansion plan will ensure Northport
maintains its lead over other ports in the
country as the only port with the largest spread
of shipping services and connectivity to global
ports.
A total of RM500 million will be spent over the
next two to three years on the expansion phase
that will include the development of a 350m
container berth that will bring to total the
container quayline at the port to 3.6km.
The expansion plan also calls for the
development of other facilities and purchase of
more new generation super post panamax cranes
and supporting equipment.
"If Malaysian ports are to remain relevant in
the dynamic and competitive international port
system, we must continue to provide to the needs
of these deep-draft mega-sized ships, including
longer berths, more equipment and deeper access
channels," said the managing director/CEO of
Northport Datuk Basheer Hassan Abdul Kader.
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