GEORGE TOWN: The arrival of a cruise ship bringing in foreign tourists to the shores of Penang after a two-year hiatus was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the year for the pandemic-battered business community here.
PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong finally had the opportunity to take a ferry ride from Penang's Swettenham Pier terminal to Butterworth after launching the resumption of services for the cruise industry here on Thursday (Dec 23).
North Butterworth Container Terminal transhipment throughput expected to hit 50,000 TEUs this year 29 Apr 2021 / 21:15 H. A view of North Butterworth Container Terminal. Penang Port has identified transhipment activity from the Bay of Bengal as one of the most lucrative opportunities. – Penang Port website pix
BUTTERWORTH: Penang Port Sdn Bhd expects the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) – which was gazetted as a free commercial zone (FCZ) effective Feb 1, 2021 – will achieve transhipment throughput of 50,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) this year.
Transhipment, which is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination before being taken to another destination, would be one of the most impactful activities after the gazettement of NBCT as a FCZ.