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发表于 11-5-2010 08:06 AM
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Penang Port to move
BUTTERWORTH: The 224-year-old Penang Port, the oldest in the country, may be relocated to a more suitable location if the Transport Ministry accepts suggestions by port users.
Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said many felt it would be wise to relocate the port to cater for future expansion plans. However, he said the relocation of a port was not something that could be done with the stroke of a pen.
“We need to look at the pros and cons, as well as the input from all quarters,” he said after a dialogue with Penang Port users here yesterday.
Penang Freight Forwarders Association president Krishnan Chelliah said the new port may not necessarily be located in Penang. “Anywhere in the northern part of Malaysia should be acceptable,” he said.
He said a new venue for Penang Port, which was set up by Sir Francis Light, the founder of Penang in 1786, was needed as there was hardly any space left for expansion. He also said it was not economically justifiable to spend huge amounts of money on dredging activities, which did not provide a permanent solution to the long standing draft problem.
“If we want to erase the general perception that the Penang Port is merely a feeder port, big vessels should then be encouraged to call on the port. But these big vessels would require a draft of about 15m deep,” he said, adding that the current depth was maintained at 11.5m.
At another function in Salak Tinggi, Ong told Malaysian air carriers to focus on enhancing their level of on-time performance and quality of service instead of quarrelling over routes. He said they should leave matters concerning routes to the Government.
Ong was commenting of the tiff between Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia over the Kuala Lumpur-Sydney route. The former already flies the sector and is adamant that the latter should not be allowed to also operate the route. |
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