The North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT)'s phase 3 expansion is on schedule for a 2011 completion, says Penang Port chief operations officer Mohd Naina Merican.
The Bernama news agency also reported that the cost of the NBCT Phase 3 construction is expected to be MYR672 million (US$211 million). With the new development projects, productivity at the port will also be revised with a new target of crane productivity at more than 30 TEU moves per hour.
The third phase of the expansion includes a new 600-metre quay extension, construction of a new stacking area, a new backup stacking area, a barge centre and the dredging from 11.5 metres to 13.5 metres of the North Channel approach.
Mr Mohd Naina said Penang Port will also invest MYR50 million in equipment, including seven super post Panamax cranes and rail-mounted cranes.
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