“When people look at Malaysia, people only see our marine ports, but then we are actually connected via rail all the way to Europe,” said Wan Zaheed Wan Mohamad, group managing director and CEO of Mutiara Perlis.
“So why don’t we enhance that connectivity? With our development at the border, we are adding more capacity so that cargo can also do a stopover in Malaysian ports and continue the journey to … Central Asia, for instance, to send our palm oil.”
Such routes have gained attention as companies look for alternatives to maritime shipping, especially after disruptions caused by conflicts in the Middle East, including attacks on vessels in key waterways like the Strait of Hormuz.
“I think that’s the way forward for all the players, global shipping lines. They need to have alternatives. They need to have a multipronged strategy, because things will not be the same. There will be war after another. We never know. It’s a new normal,” Wan Zaheed added.
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