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Port workers can register as union members

KUCHING: Port workers have been called to register as members of the Kuching Port Authority Employees Union (KPAEU). In making this call, Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said that those who have yet to join the union as members can register as members immediately. “The existence of this union […]

High sedimentation delays dredging works

KUCHING: The Sarawak Manufacturers Association (SMA) is calling on the Kuching Port Authority (KPA) to benchmark itself against other international ports. SMA president Joseph Lau said KPA should also request more funds from the government to upgrade its computer system immediately, as well as the Senari port facilities. “Our association members are suffering from the […]

Cabotage policy stays

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar  James Jemut Masing is not interested in doing away with the cabotage policy as he wants to protect shipping companies in Sarawak so that they will not face any competition from outside shippers coming in. “Therefore, if I am protecting them, the shipping companies also must protect […]

Measures taken to rectify Senari Port congestion

KUCHING: The Sarawak Infrastructure and Port Development Ministry has apologised for the inconvenience caused by the congestion at Senari Terminal due to a computer outage, and is taking several measures to solve this. Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said what had occurred was beyond control, and as a service provider, Kuching Port Authority […]

Shipping firms should not impose surcharge on importers

KUCHING: Shipping companies should not impose the port congestion surcharge on local importers and merchants. The shipping companies had imposed the congestion surcharge on importers and exporters since April 16, after shippers experienced delays at the Senari Terminal caused by a breakdown of its computer system. Kuching Port Authority (KPA) board member Milton Foo said […]

Bear port congestion surcharge, KPA told

KUCHING: Businessman Aaron Tay Kok Tung is hoping that the Kuching Port Authority (KPA) would bear the port congestion surcharge imposed onto the merchants to reduce losses caused by the computer system failure at the Senari Terminal. He explained that the incident (congestion) was mainly due to the failure of Senari Terminal’s computer system which […]

Terminal’s volume of delivery back to normal after computer outage

KUCHING: A computer outage that happened last March 27 at Senari Terminal belonging to Kuching Port Authority (KPA) was made known to the media today. It was reported that the outage was a force majeure incident, which means that it has something to do with a clause (or clauses) included in contracts to remove liability […]