A view of the North Butterworth Container Terminal overlooking Penang island in the background.
THE ports in Penang will grow internationally and become the first choice for foreign exporters with the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) gazetted as a free trade zone on Feb 1, yesterday.
Penang Port Commission (PPC) chairman Datuk Tan Teik Cheng said the free trade zone would be divided into several more zones, including industrial, commercial and special zones.
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