A signing ceremony between the Ports Department, Ministry of Communications and Q.R. Sdn. Bhd. for the provision of bunkering services and the launching of Safety Campaign was held today at the Cruise Ship Centre in Muara Port.

Attending as guest of honour was the Minister of Communications, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong. Also present at the event was the Deputy Minister of Communications, Yang Mulia Dato Paduka Haji Yussof bin Haji Abd Hamid, Hj Alaihuddin bin Pehin Orang Kaya Digadong Seri Lela Dato Seri Utama Hj Awang Mohd Taha, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications and other senior officers from the ministry as well as agencies operating in Muara Port.

The ceremony began with the recital of the Surah Al Fatihah followed by a welcoming speech by Awang Ang Kian Guan, the Acting Director of Ports. The Guest of Honour then witnessed the signing of the contract on Bunkering Facilities between the Government of His Majesty of Brunei Darussalam represented by the Ports Department, Ministry of Communications and Q.R. Sdn Bhd.

In line with the strategic objectives of the Ministry of Communications, the Ports Department is encouraging private sector to participate in various services such as goods and cargo distribution services, logistics services, transhipment activities, value added services and this includes bunkering service, towards realizing the vision of Muara port to become the Hub Port for the BIMP-EAGA area.

The event continued with the launching of a Safety Campaign, where the Guest of Honour presented safety helmets and safety vests to various stakeholders of Muara Port. The Safety Campaign is a step towards enhancing safety awareness awareness in ships and ports facilities. So far, eleven (11) port facilities have fully complied with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code since 1 July 2004. This also includes Muara Port and Kuala Belait Port. Yang Berhormat Pehin then inspected one of the security systems deployed at the GateHouse of Muara Port.