KUCHING: The Sarawak government wants to take back Bintulu Port from the Federal Government as part of strategies for the overall development of ports in the state, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
The Premier said the state government will hold discussions with Putrajaya to defederalise Bintulu Port so that it can be administered and further developed as a state port.
Bintulu Port, which was declared a federal port through an Act passed in Parliament in 1978, became operational in 1981 to mainly serve the oil and gas industry. He said the new Central Port Authority would streamline and coordinate the management, operation, planning and development of all ports in Sarawak.
"This is against the recommendation of the Inter-Governmental Committee that there should be no discriminatory port dues and fees among ports in Sarawak that would have the effect of diverting trade and maritime traffic from any of the ports," he said.
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