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Port Klang Authority (PKA) is expected to call for tenders from consulting
firms to submit proposals to carry out a study to determine the feasibility
of developing a piece of industrial land adjacent to Sungei Puloh in Klang
to meet the expansion needs of Northport.
A briefing on the proposed project is expected to be held for consulting
firms tomorrow.
The industrial land, identified by the Selangor State Government as a
maritime corridor, will be capable of meeting the expanding requirements of
Northport, especially in view of the approach by the port to broaden its
product base.
The industrial area, covering more than 800ha, with sea frontage, is
strategically located north of Northport to serve the expanding business in
distributive trade, which Northport is now embarking upon.
Recently, Northport managing director and chief executive officer Datuk
Basheer Hassan Abdul Kader said the port was looking at the industrial land
for future growth.
"We are proposing to expand the port in the northern direction and there is
enormous capacity available in 800ha of land near Sungei Puloh for
development," he told a port seminar in Kuala Lumpur recently.
"I hope in five to 10 years this whole area will be dramatically different
for Northport in terms of outreach and link with freight corridors, posing
economic linkages, extending geographical outreach and expanding distribute
activities and fostering new economic growth drivers," he added.
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