Swettenham Pier

PENANG IS NO.1 CRUISE DESTINATION IN MALAYSIA

Penang Port has evolved across centuries from a transshipment point of agricultural and mining produce to trading hi-tech electronic products and solar panels over the past 40 years.

Since 2009, shortly after George Town – Penang’s capital city – was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site, cruise tourism has boomed, making Penang the No 1 cruise destination in Malaysia.

“If you look through history, the oldest ports around the world are no longer in existence, but Penang remains strong because it has evolved with the times,” says Jeffrey Chew, chairman of the Penang Port Commission (PPC).

“We see Penang Port continuing its important role and moving through the tests of time to ensure its economic contribution to Penang and Malaysia.”

https://www.scmp.com/country-reports/country-reports/topics/malaysia-business-report-2020/article/3052632/penang-port

DEPUTY MINISTER OF TRANSPORT VISITED SWETTENHAM PIER

YB Dato' Kamarudin Jaffar, Deputy Minister of Transport, was at the Swettenham Pier yesterday for a work visit.

The Deputy Minister was hosted by Penang Port Commission chairman, Jeffrey Chew.