Sabah Ports to spend RM229 mln to improve facilities

KUALA LUMPUR: Suria Capital Holdings Bhd announced that its port operating subsidiary Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd will invest RM229 million in the next two years to further improve its port facilities and equipment in Sabah.

In a statement yesterday, Suria Capital said the company and Sabah Ports planned to expand berthing facilities at Sandakan Port and Sapangar Bay Oil Terminal.

“With the completion of these jetty extensions, the two ports will be able to provide additional berthing facilities for working vessels and overcome any potential congestion,” it said.

The company said Sabah Ports was also increasing its container handling equipment fleet at Sapangar Bay Container port, Sandakan Port and Tawau port.

“By the end of this year, additional transfer and yard container handling equipment will be available in these three ports including at Lahad Datu port,” the company said.

It also said Sabah Ports would purchase a new mobile harbour crane for Sandakan Port in addition to the existing unit that would further improve the loading and discharging of containers at the port.

“Currently, Sabah Ports is also studying the requirements of the other ports with the objective of further improving the port services in Sabah,” it said.