New berth for Port Klang

7/17/2008 10:25:12 AM

Port Klang Authority plans to build a multi-purpose berth to increase the port's occupancy rate to 65 percent.   The berth will be built within the next two years, and could cost up to US$18.5 million.   The lack of the berth is one of the main reasons why companies like Technip, Dialog and many Middle East oil and gas companies are not entering the port, general manager and chief executive officer Lim Thean Shiang said.   The Port Klang Free Zone had a throughput of 6,000 TEUs last year compared with 4,000 TEUs in 2006.   The Port Klang Authority was originally set to dredge the north channel, but this move has been re-looked as it is not excepted to improve throughput.   The port is also in talks with the highways authority on a two-year plan to build another road to Pulau Indah to enable the port to be a supportive feeder for air cargo.   CargonewsAsia

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