KLANG, Sept 27 (Bernama) – The infrastructure and ecosystem at the port need to be continuously streamlined and improved to reduce the issue of congestion at the country’s ports, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said the role of the port is critical in driving the country’s economic growth, in line with the desire to make Malaysia a transport hub for various industries through increased investment and higher trade. He revealed that matters related to increasing port and transport capacity have been brought up several times in Cabinet meetings, including Westports in Port Klang.
“Ports play a critical role in supporting the government’s efforts to attract various investments to drive the country’s economic growth, so the existing ecosystem and infrastructure must be improved.
“On the part of the government, we have asked for every related matter to be simplified and expedited because we don’t want the country to fall behind due to administrative matters,” he said at the groundbreaking ceremony for Westports 2 here today.
Also present were Selangor Chief Minister Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and Westports Malaysia executive chairman Datuk Ruben Emir Ghanalingam Abdullah.
–BERNAMA