RM100mil makeover for ferry service


Timely transformation: A graphic impression of the new Penang Port ferry design at Penang Sentral in Butterworth. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: After 50 years, the Penang ferry service will see a RM100mil makeover, including the arrival of a fleet of four new ferries costing RM16mil each.

Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) chief executive officer Datuk Sasedharan Vasudevan said the terminal upgrade on the island and mainland were expected to be completed in mid-June and October next year respectively.

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