Port klang: Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd (SMT) has announced the expansion of the Shell Westport Fuels Terminal. The expansion will introduce new import infrastructure, including three additional gasoline and diesel tanks. This development will enable the terminal to accommodate full medium-range vessel parcels, thereby improving supply efficiency and operational capability.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, SMT and Shell Timur Sdn Bhd Managing Director Shairan Huzani Husain stated that construction is expected to begin in 2026 and will be carried out in phases. The expansion is aimed to be ready by early 2028. All contracts for the project have been awarded to companies incorporated in Malaysia, Shairan confirmed in a statement released during the groundbreaking event.

Shairan emphasized that the event marks significant progress in Shell's efforts to strengthen national energy security. The investment aims to enhance the terminal's capacity to manage larger fuel volumes more competitively and to maintain a reliable supply across the country. He also noted that 20 percent of Shell's mobility network is situated in Selangor, marking the company's largest footprint in any single state.

Located in Port Klang, a key maritime hub in the region, the Westport terminal has been an integral part of Shell's supply network since 2010.