Penang Port Commission PPC chairman Datuk Tan Teik Cheng said the ferry service which has been in operation for 126 years will be replaced by.

Catamaran ferry penang. The ferry operation initially was meant to carry people and cargo only but later expanded into carry motor vehicles. Penang Catamaran Ferry Plan. Replacing Penang ferry with catamaran mooted by Harapan govt - minister Published 17 Dec 2020 713 am It was the Pakatan Harapan administration that mooted and approved the idea of replacing.

The relaxing Penang ferry is a must do attraction in Penang Dec 2017. Even though its the slower alternative to reach Penang many were heartened by Transport Minister Anthony Lokes recent comment to retain Penangs iconic ferry services. The Penang lawmaker said if the federal government can invest RM30 million on catamarans it should consider buying new ferries.

This is part of the Penang Transport Master Plan which calls for setting up of five smaller ferry terminals at Straits Quay on the island being reclaimed at Tanjong Tokong Gurney Wharf The Light Waterfront and Queensbay Coast. The Penang ferry service which also transports vehicles has connected the mainland in Seberang Prai and the island for 126 years. He said that after the interim period ends on July 1 2023 or maybe earlier the speed boat service will be replaced with catamarans or water buses and vehicle transporters capable of ferrying up to 200 passengers with speeds between 10- to 15 minutes with a frequency of 40 times a day.

GEORGE TOWN Dec 17 Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has suggested that the federal government consider purchasing new ferries similar to its current fleet of iconic vessels instead of replacing them with water buses and vehicle transporters. Friday December 18 2020 Replacing Penang ferry with catamaran mooted by Harapan govt - minister It was the Pakatan Harapan administration that mooted and approved the idea of replacing the iconic Penang ferry services with a catamaran revealed Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong. Tan said that the vehicle transporters that will be introduced can only ferry bicycle users and motorcyclists with.

This is a plan to expand the ferry services to provide transport between 7 minor ferry hubs on Penang Island with Penang Sentral in Butterworth. The Penang Port Commission had earlier announced that the Penang ferry service which connects the mainland in Seberang Perai to the island will be replaced by catamarans starting Jan 1. Beginning 1 January 2021 Penangs 47-year-old ferry vessels which used to transport both pedestrians and vehicles between the island and the mainland have been replaced by two fast boats carrying foot passengers between Swettenham Pier on the island and the Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal on the mainland.

History of the Penang Ferry Service I have come across a number of websitesblogs claiming that the Penang Ferry services began in 1920 or in the 1920s. For many Penangites that included us Penang Ferry has embedded a vivid memory has a. Penang Ferry is the oldest ferry operation in Malaysia having connected the people in Penang Island and Butterworth since its inception in 1894 that is a whopping 126 years of history.