Kota Kinabalu: Shipping container haulage lorries queueing for four km outside the Sapangar Bay Container Port,  Wednesday, is proof of valuable time wasted due to  inefficient port operations.

“Logistic haulage companies have now imposed their own increase in haulage fees from RM200 to RM350 per container depending on the Last-Mile Delivery destination distance from the Sapangar Bay Container Port, Sabah United Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SUCCC) President Datuk Michael Lui Yen told a press conference, Wednesday.

“In the past, every lorry could expect to haul four to five containers per day. Now, many just manage to haul one and two if they are willing to do overtime and wait until night time,” Lui said.

Prior to this, due to ministerial entreaties to shipping lines companies not to levy congestion charges, they were willing to adopt a wait-and-see posture to determine whether the Sapanggar Bay Container Port operations would improve after two weeks. Lui was not optimistic about the situation improving.

Credit : https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/281847/port-inefficiency-reflects-in-4km-queue/