MOUs signed to drive Melaka’s maritime and aerospace sectors
“The signing of two memoranda of understanding (MoU) is set to reinforce Melaka’s status as a strategic industrial development hub in the maritime and aerospace sectors, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.”
“This strategic transformation includes a new port, a cruise terminal jetty, a high-tech industrial sector and commercial tourism activities such as floating chalets and marinas, as well as a shipbuilding and servicing facility on a 17ha site in the SM-WEZ [Straits of Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone], at a cost of RM180 million.”
“Meanwhile, Ab Rauf said the development of the Aviation Centre of Excellence at LTAM would comprise three main components, namely the Helicopter Flight Training Centre, the Helicopter Maintenance, Refurbishment and Overhaul Hub, and the Helicopter Logistics Hub, positioning Melaka as the largest helicopter hub in Southeast Asia.”