PUTRAJAYA, March 22 – The process of changing the status of Bintulu Port to the Sarawak State Port is expected to be completed this year and the entire operation of the port (Bintulu Port) will be handed over to the Sarawak state government by 2025, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
To that effect, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked to facilitate the change of status and it was signed between Loke and Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is also the state’s Infrastructure and Port Development Minister.
“This MoU is a historic and significant moment,” Loke told reporters after the MoU signing ceremony on Friday.
The ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
