Despite being the final federal port in the peninsula to be accorded the free commercial zone (FCZ) status, without a doubt Penang Port Sdn Bhd’s North Butterworth Container Terminal’s (NBCT) operations will be impactful when its transshipment activities are in full swing.

Penang Port chief executive officer Sasedharan Vasudevan said even though NBCT received the FCZ status on Feb 1 this year, the port operator has...