Transport Minister Anthony Loke has urged the Port Klang Authority to be more proactive in increasing port productivity to ensure it is listed among the world's top 10 busiest this year.
Loke said Port Klang was the 11th busiest port globally in 2023.
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Loke said Port Klang was the 11th busiest port globally in 2023.
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00:00You said that our economy will go up to the 10th place.
00:06How far are we now?
00:10Actually, we are in the 11th and 10th place.
00:14The 10th place is Hong Kong.
00:15We are only 400,000 TEU difference last year, in 2023.
00:20The 10th place is Hong Kong's economy.
00:24But we can see that Hong Kong's economy is going down,
00:27and we are increasing.
00:29So, we are confident that we can reach the top 10 this year.
00:33We are on the right track.
00:34We can see our trend.
00:37In the first half of the 6th month,
00:39we saw a positive growth.
00:42There was a good growth.
00:466% in terms of the number of clients.
00:50We are confident that this trend will continue.
00:55Usually, the second half is better.
00:59At the end of this year,
01:01there will be a lot of export-import activities.
01:05So, we are very confident,
01:08and we have to work hard.
01:10That's why we have to make sure that
01:12there is high productivity from the operators,
01:15the investment companies.
01:16The investment companies have to help
01:19to solve any roadblock or problem.
01:24Usually, if there is a congestion,
01:27or a problem with the regulations,
01:29we will overcome it.
01:30That's how we facilitate.
01:31The job of the institution is to facilitate
01:34so that we can solve any problem as soon as possible.
01:39So that the operators can fully concentrate
01:42in terms of their operations.
01:44When all the roadblocks and problems are solved,
01:47the operators will have higher productivity.
01:51We are not worried in terms of the number of ships.
01:54There are a lot of ships.
01:55There are a lot of ships.
01:57We have to make sure that they turn around quickly.
02:00They come to port quickly.
02:02So that they can offload and unload their containers
02:06with high productivity.
02:09Then, we will become a face-to-face port
02:12and a choice port.
02:14Because there are many other ports
02:16that are facing congestion.
02:19If gradually, we can solve this issue
02:22and operate better,
02:26then of course, they will come to us
02:28as a Transhipment Hub.
02:30Because most of these shipping companies
02:32have to have a place to be a Transhipment Hub.
02:35So, what is the factor that makes this increase?
02:40What is the factor?
02:43Our government is strong.
02:45Our politics are stable.
02:47Our base is based on investors.
02:50There are a lot of ships that want to build in Malaysia.
02:55We have an open trade base,
02:58with American companies,
03:00with Europe and China.
03:02So, we contribute to the increase of the port sector.
03:07Because our trade value is increasing.
03:11And one important factor is
03:14that we are not only a Transhipment Hub,
03:16but we also have a local cargo.
03:18This means that our export and import capacity is very high.
03:22We have a lot of goods from our country
03:26that are exported through the port sector.
03:28And we also import a lot of goods
03:30because this trade has export and import.
03:33So, when the export and import value is high,
03:35of course, the port sector will be the happiest.
03:39And Sri Cik Khalid will be the happiest
03:41to see the export and import value increase.
03:45So, when the export and import value is high,
03:47of course, the port sector will be the happiest.
03:49That's Rumrah.