Link-up between Port Klang, POIC Lahad Datu port on the cards as talks restarted


Northport CEO Datuk Azman Shah Mohd Yusof (fourth from right) and his officers visiting POIC Lahad Datu Container Terminal on Monday (Jan 30), accompanied by POIC Sabah officials.

KOTA KINABALU: Talks are ongoing to reignite efforts to link Port Klang and the POIC (Palm Oil Industrial Cluster) Lahad Datu Port in Sabah’s east coast.

A high-level delegation from Northport Malaysia, the operator of one of Malaysia’s busiest ports at Klang in Selangor, were in the state for a four-day visit since last week to restart the talks with top managers of POIC Sabah.

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