China, Brunei join hands to build Muara port into international shipping center

Abstract : The regional competitiveness of the Port of Muara kept improving since a Sino-Brunei joint venture participated in the management work of the port in February, 2017.

BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Container throughput at the Port of Muara hit 93,257 TEU with a year-on-year increase of 7 percent in the first ten months of this year. The regional competitiveness of the port kept improving since a  Sino-Brunei joint venture participated in the management work of  the port in February, 2017. 

The joint venture Muara Port Company Sdn Bhd (MPC),  formed by China's Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Group and Brunei's Darussalam Asset, has been dedicated to  improving the port’s operational efficiency, cutting logistics costs and boosting cargo handling capacity.

After one year of efforts, the average loading efficiency of a single ship has reached 30.2 units per hour, 50 percent higher than before.

Brunei is an important country along the 21st century Maritime Silk Road. The two countries are committed to building the Muara Port into a major international port, making it a new economic growth point and a shipping center for the eastern growth area of ASEAN.

In addition, Brunei hopes to deepen the bilateral cooperation in every field based on the cooperation with Guangxi, so as to comprehensively enhance the relationship between Brunei and China, according to a Bruneian former government official. (Edited by Wu Shuang, wushuang2018@xinhua.org)