Use port profits to fund Penang ferry, says user group

Outcry over Penang ferry services being crippled with only one vessel in service, and Rapid handing back the service to the port commission. FMTNews Penang Ferry

Only one of Penang’s six iconic ferry ships is left in service across the Channel between George Town and Butterworth.

Only one of Penang’s six iconic ferries remains in service across the channel because of maintenance problems, according to the Consumers’ Association of Penang. The group said MMC had reported a 59.8% surge in net profits to RM119.72 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 after consolidating the results of its subsidiary, Penang Port Sdn Bhd, the concessionaire for port operations.

Responsibility for Penang ferry services have changed hands between the conglomerate MMC Corporation, Penang Port Sdn Bhd, and Prasarana, the federal government’s public transport operator which owns Rapid bus and light rail lines.Three years ago, Prasarana took over from MMC and operated the service under Rapid Ferry.

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