The Ministry of Transport fully supports Westports Holdings’ expansion project in Port Klang known as Westports Malaysia 2.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said a new concession agreement for Westports has been approved by the Cabinet, following an evaluation by the Public Private Partnership Unit (UKAS), and the agreement was ratified at the end of last year.
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Transport Minister Anthony Loke said a new concession agreement for Westports has been approved by the Cabinet, following an evaluation by the Public Private Partnership Unit (UKAS), and the agreement was ratified at the end of last year.
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00:00Maybe you already have said in this week that the proposed constructions of the Westport 2
00:06Yes, we are hesitating because the Westport 2 has already been given a new agreement
00:13It has already been approved by the Cabinet through an agreement that has already been signed by UKAS
00:19At the end of last year, a new agreement has already been implemented
00:24For Westport to expand their port
00:29To increase their capacity from 14 million TEUs to 28 million TEUs
00:35Which is a very large port
00:39Which is double the size now
00:41What we see now, even though it is quite large
00:44It will be doubled
00:47Double the size, double the current size
00:49So when it becomes 28 million, it is becoming quite a mega port
00:54Quite a mega port and one of the biggest port
00:57It will be the biggest port in fact in Malaysia
01:00Have you received the full report?
01:07Full report?
01:09No, they already got the concession
01:12The concession has been given
01:14The concession has been signed
01:16So now what they need to do is to start the construction process
01:22The phase of construction
01:24So the phase of construction involves the layout, reclamation and so on
01:29So what they are doing now is the process of reclamation
01:33So when will you update the port frame?
01:36The third port
01:37The third port has not yet been decided
01:41From the point of view of the seven prizes, we have said that
01:46Malaysia, especially in Port Klang
01:50A third port will be built
01:54In addition to North Port and West Port, there will be a third port on Keri Island
01:58So all the research has been done
02:01But it still needs a lot of research
02:04Because Keri Island is a new area
02:10Which is still a greenfield now
02:13There is no infrastructure yet
02:15And on Keri Island there is also an indigenous community
02:19So a lot of considerations need to be taken into account
02:21Before we use the construction process on the third port on Keri Island
02:26So the process will still be a bit long
02:29But the government will take some time to review all the proposals
02:33Before we make a final decision