QUOTE(DarkNite @ Nov 26 2022, 05:02 PM)
Cos MCA wants to get buta gaji & spin nonsense.
Penang ferry plies between Penang and Butterworth on the mainland. Using special vertical Voith Schneider propeller, it is able to move forward, backwards, and sideways without the need for rudders or tug boats.
Voith Schneider propeller are still being manufacture as it is extensively use for harbour tugboats in ports all over the world.
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GEORGE TOWN: After nearly a century of service, Penang's iconic car-carrying ferries will cease operations on Dec 31.
Come Jan 1, Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB), which will take over the ferry service from Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, will operate only fast passenger ferries between the Pangkalan Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal in Butterworth and the Pangkalan Raja Tun Uda) here, while one of the existing ferries will be used to transport bicycles and motorcycles.
This is only on the interim before PPSB introduces the use of passenger-only water buses and vehicle transporters by July 2022.
Penang Port Commission (PPC) chairman Datuk Tan Teik Cheng said the federal government had set aside RM30 million for the purchase of four units of the water buses and vehicle transporters.
Source:
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/12/...ced-water-busesI don't see any improvement after MCA took over the Penang old ferry terminal after they received huge amount for development. Their deadline for the completion also overdue on July 2022 yet DAP didn't question them at all. Now they become the new government, will they even care?
Money shouldn't be a problem for the spare parts since Penang is a profiting state and a famous attraction for toursim.
This post has been edited by hannahtan1168: Nov 26 2022, 05:14 PM