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Economic Impact Due To Port Expansion
Farah Shuhada Zakaria
En. Sharifuddin bin Ahmad
Bachelor of Management (Maritime)
School of Maritime Business and Management
The evolution of shipping industry leads to the enhancement of ports in Malaysia. Kuantan
Port Consortium (KPC) for example are expand the operation to cater for bigger ships up
to 200 000 DWT with develop the New Deep Water Terminal. The expansion of KPC give
many effect on economic according to the public perception. The objective of this study
is to identify the effects on economy due to the expansion of KPC according to public
perception. By using the questionnaires as a method to collect the data, 200 respondents
around KPC are chosen as a sample to answer the questionnaire. Derived from data
collected and analyzed in the form of quantitative description statistics (Frequencies and
Percentages) using Excel and SPSS. The perception of the public on economic will be
based in terms of income, facilities/infrastructure and investments. The results of the
analysis show the null hypothesis is accepted because the expansion of KPC gives positive
effect to the economic.
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