Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng has called on Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong to direct both the Penang Port Commission (PPC) and Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) to stop preparations to terminate the iconic Penang ferry service.

In a statement today, Lim asked Wee to instruct the two bodies to instead facilitate the immediate continuation of the service as normal on Jan 1 next year.

This came after PPSB CEO Sasedharan Vasudevan first announced that the long-time ferry service would be discontinued on Dec 31...