Port Klang seeks stronger road connections and tighter cost control
The port authority says digital systems have reduced paperwork and accelerated transactions, while higher fuel prices remain a cost challenge.
Malaysia's Port Klang Authority is working with the Ministry of Transport on better road access to the port as part of efforts to improve connectivity, infrastructure and cost efficiency, its general manager Datuk Captain K. Subramaniam said.
In an interview with Bernama Mobile Studio, Subramaniam said effective port operations also required adequate roads, rail links and trucking services. The port had contributed to upkeep of public roads nearby, he added.
Subramaniam said decades of infrastructure development and responses to demand from shipping lines, exporters and importers had helped Port Klang reach 10th place among the world's busiest container ports.
He said its charges were still relatively low against those at neighbouring ports. But higher living costs, inflation and external pressures, especially fuel prices, were complicating efforts to contain expenses. Government support was helping some industries manage costs, he added.
Digital systems had reduced reliance on paper documents and allowed information to reach several authorised parties at once, removing duplicate submissions, Subramaniam said. Automation also enabled systems to handle data and approve most transactions.
He said further operational improvements would follow technological developments, with cybersecurity remaining an issue requiring attention as digitalisation continued.
