Kuala Lampur, Sept. 13 -- The Maritime Pilots of Malaysia (MPM) organisation is concerned that the planned Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Pulau Indah, Port Klang is a violation of public and port safety due to its location near a cruise ship terminal.

Its president and chairman Martin Lim said that while it lauded the government's efforts in bringing in investment of the LNG terminal and storage facility, the nature of the development needed more consideration due to its hazardous nature.

Lim said the newly planned LNG terminal that is to be located along the Klang Straits is in close proximity and adjacent to the Boustead Cruise Terminal, which is an important cruise terminal in Malaysia that handles large international cruise...