Regional competition is set to grow too. Closer to home, Batam port is being upgraded at a cost of $115 million. A capacity expansion of the Bintulu International Container Terminal in Sarawak is being planned. Port Klang is looking at making operations more efficient. And a ship-to-ship transfer facility - which would enable ships to transfer their cargo to other vessels without having to dock at the berths - is being planned at Johor's Tanjung Pelepas port at a cost of more than $204 million.
Meanwhile, melting Arctic ice resulting from climate change could open up new shipping routes between Asia and Europe, reducing travelling time between the two regions by as much as 30 per cent.
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