Penang port aiming for a million cruise passengers


Passengers from a cruise ship arriving at Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal in George Town.

PENANG Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) aims to increase the number of international cruise arrivals to one million in five years from the 400,000 achieved in 2017.

Its acting chief executive officer Sasedharan Vasudevan said that PPSB was now working with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd to expand the berth to accommodate two mega cruise vessels measuring more than 300m each.

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