Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Westports 2 container terminal in Port Klang on Friday (Sept 27). The project will see Wesports having an additional eight container terminals (CT10 to CT17) in anticipation of more foreign direct investments into Malaysia.
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00:00In a symbolic way, let's use the flag of Westporch 2.
00:05One.
00:09Two.
00:12Ladies and gentlemen,
00:14Westporch 2 is not just a mining development project.
00:19It is an important step in ensuring that the future of Malaysia is guaranteed
00:23as a global maritime hub and logistics.
00:27With the development of 8 new terminal containers,
00:30from container 10 to container 17,
00:33we are ready to double the capacity of our container
00:38from 14 million TU to 28 million TU.
00:42The construction of these new terminal containers is important
00:45not only to meet the demands of the time,
00:49but also to prepare for growth in the number of trades
00:53that are expected to increase in the coming decade.
00:56Nine terminal containers in Westporch are now operating at 80% capacity
01:02and are expected to reach their maximum capacity in the coming years.
01:08This has pushed us to decide to increase the capacity of the terminal.
01:13Westporch 2 is also expected to generate RM55 billion
01:19to the Malaysian economy throughout the project
01:22based on a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers on December 12, 2022.
01:29Westporch 2 will create a new free zone with an area of 550 acres.
01:35This free zone area will attract more foreign trade
01:40and attract more global and international mining centers
01:44such as IKEA, Robert Bosch and Marks and Spencers.
01:49Westporch 2 will also be built with automation and digitalization
01:53where more high-performance jobs will be created for the Malaysian people.
01:59You have to remember, whether in Westporch Klang port
02:04or in other areas that I mentioned earlier,
02:09we are not moving separately in a vacuum.
02:14We are facing a dynamic network.
02:19The competition is great.
02:22If we are weak, if we think that small achievements are enough to make us proud,
02:29we will be left behind.
02:31We are dealing with a very competitive market,
02:35competitive group of nations
02:38and we cannot therefore expect to succeed and excel
02:43without affecting serious reforms
02:48and ease of doing business in a more efficient manner
02:53and more so to avoid leakages, endemic corruption and abuse of power.
03:00Jemaah Menteri wants this project to succeed.
03:03Jemaah Menteri and the government will provide all the support needed
03:08to raise the level of this port.
03:11Therefore, we hope that when we talk about success,
03:15we have to understand that success is the success of the CEO,
03:22the success of the workers,
03:24the success of the laundry workers,
03:27and the success of the cooks.
03:29Only then will there be a value of humanity
03:34in the dimension of our development which is called humane.
03:40Terima kasih.