Sepangar and Klang tipped to become regional logistics hub

Season’s greetings: MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (seated left) and his deputy Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (standing fourth from left) leading MCA leaders to join a team from Star Media Group headed by group managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai (seated middle) at the MCA Media Night 2017 at Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur.

KOTA KINABALU: Both the Sepan­gar Bay Container Port and Port Klang have been earmarked as the two harbours that will turn Malay­sia into a logistics hub in Asean, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

The Cabinet, said Liow, recently discussed making the country into a logistics hub for Asean, with Sepan­gar port playing a role in the growth area of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.