Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam (MPABD) and Darussalam Pilotage Services Sdn Bhd (DPS) signed an agreement for the management and operation of pilotage and towage services at the DPS Office yesterday.
Signing on behalf of DPS was its General Manager Captain (Ret) Zil Husam bin Abdul Rahman, while MPABD was represented by Acting Chief Executive Captain Abdul Mateen bin Abdurrahman Liew @ Martin.
Senior officials, management and staff of the MPABD and DPS witnessed the event.
Under the public licence agreement, DPS is granted the authorisation to carry out the pilotage and towage services.
The agreement is expected to facilitate the growth of maritime businesses to spur the overall economic development.