Malaysia is building an inland mega-port in its northernmost-state of Perlis to boost goods train capacity to the western Chinese cities of Kunming and Chongqing – potentially reducing delivery times by up to 50 per cent – but the project’s success hinges on delicate negotiations with neighbouring Thailand.
Developers of the 492 million ringgit (US$111.8 million) Perlis Inland Port expect the project’s first phase to be completed by July. This expansion will double the state’s current capacity to 300,000 shipping containers, improving the handling of rising shipments from Thailand’s southern provinces.