Transport Ministry steps in to resolve stranded vehicles at Port Klang

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The Transport Ministry will assist in resolving the issue of nearly 1,000 vehicles stranded at Port Klang after a cargo ship transporting them caught fire last December, according to its minister Anthony Loke.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3sxs2z98   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00We have actually received a request from the car owners and we have actually intervened

00:28and we have tried to resolve the matter. In fact, a meeting was held at the Ministry

00:32of Transport yesterday between our ministry officials together with the ship owners, with

00:37the insurance companies, with the legal firm and all stakeholders involved. So we are trying

00:42to find a solution. Our most important priority right now is to gain a solution from the ship

00:54owner to release the cargo, to release the cars. Because what they are asking for from

01:00the car owners, of course, is quite a big burden to the car owners. So we are trying

01:05to negotiate for a more reasonable sum to be paid by the cargo owners to release the

01:12cars. So our immediate priority right now is to get the cars released. The cars are,

01:18most of the cars are still in good condition and they are right now in Port Klein. So we

01:22need the clearance first before we can release, so to avoid any future legal matters. But let's

01:30assure, and I have given the commitment to the cargo owners, we will try our level best,

01:34even though this is actually between the ship owner and the cargo owner. But since this is

01:44right now strained in the port, so the Ministry of Transport are willingly trying to help to

01:50resolve the matter. But I want to stress that we are just a mediator role. But we

01:55are trying to help to mediate the matter and to solve the problem of the cargo owners.

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