Malaysia will be getting a new $425 million container port near Kuala Lumpur
the developer says will utilize artificial intelligence to improve operational efficiency.
The port will be situated on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, Nikkei Asia reports, and will deploy automated cranes and unmanned trucks. Its AI systems will also use traffic data to plan ship movements and automate logistics, with the capacity to accommodate the largest container vessels.
It’s unclear when exactly the port will be finished, but local developer Tanco Holdings has already signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese maritime engineering company CCCC Dredging Co. The port is expected to provide a sizable boost to shipping services for Malaysia, and will be connected to other parts of the region with a new network of roads and highways.
This comes as other plans have been made to dramatically increase Malaysia’s supply chain footprint, after it was revealed in April that Port Klang —
the country’s largest port and the 12th biggest in the world — will be doubling its capacity in the coming years. Within the next 40 years, the port’s operator plans to increase capacity from 14 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) to 27 million TEUs, according to Nikkei Asia.
