GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government’s refusal to issue a land title hampered the expansion of the cruise terminal here and this resulted in Star Cruises moving its flagship liner’s homeport out of the state to Xiamen, China.
The Transport Ministry said it had been requesting the state government for a land title to expand Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal’s capacity since it opened in 2010.
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