Malaysia tariff control

Previous attempts to attract investors in this 2m teu capacity project resulted in just a single bidder, Yang Ming, which wanted to extend the period for building the terminal from seven to 15 years, which was unacceptable to Taiwan’s authorities. In 2006, the port handled 9.77m teu, an increase of 3.2%, although this still resulted in Kaohsiung slipping from being the world’s third busiest port to the sixth busiest.

Local press reports claim that Kuantan Port submitted a proposal for a tariff increase to the Transport Ministry three years ago and is still waiting for a response from the ministry.

Malaysian ports have some of the lowest tariffs among port operators in the region and many of the country’s older ports have not seen any changes in their tariffs in the last 30 years.