Sponsored By

Westports calls for more landside infrastructure

Still reeling from the news that the P3 alliance will be dropping some services to its terminals, Westports Holdings is calling on the Malaysian government will build more roads and bridges in Port Klang and Pulau Indah, local media reports said.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

October 24, 2013

1 Min Read
Kalyakan - stock.adobe.com

Looking ahead to the 2014 Budget, Westports said it hoped the government would also build another link between Westport and Northport, and upgrade the existing road from two lanes to three.

There are currently two highways to Port Klang and one major road and a bridge connecting both Westport and Northport. The increase in usage has caused congestion, according to Westports ceo Ruben Gnanalingam.

"We hope that there will be more investments to build roads and bridges, not just for the operators in Port Klang but also for the people living there," he was quoted as saying.

Read more about:

MalaysiaWestports

About the Author

Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

Get the latest maritime news, analysis and more delivered to your inbox
Join 12,000+ members of the maritime community

You May Also Like