23 October 2024
JOHOR BAHRU, 23 October 2024 – The Minister of Transport Malaysia officially inaugurated the 22nd ASEAN Ports and Logistics Exhibition and Conference today at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Johor Bahru. The event, hosted by the Johor Port Authority (JPA), has gathered over 300 professionals, leaders, and industry experts from ASEAN and beyond to discuss the […]
21 August 2024
Kuantan Port Authority (LPKtn) and Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd (KPC) proudly hosted the Kuantan Port International Conference 2024 (K-Ice 2024) in celebration of Kuantan Port’s 50th anniversary. This prestigious event took place at the Sultan Ahmad Shah Convention Centre (SASICC) on Thursday, 15 August 2024. With the theme “Sustainable Port Development: Catalyst in Global […]
01 December 2020
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian ports have been operating at high efficiency, staying competitive and active in the dynamic but challenging global environment, says Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic). The Transport Minister said the development and expansion of Malaysian economic events were closely connected to the maritime sector. “Investments, trade, human resource, structure and, in particular, port […]
14 August 2018
PETALING JAYA: Shares of Malaysia’s largest port operator Westports Holdings Bhd fell, following news that the second phase of a tariff hike will be delayed for six months until March next year. Analysts said the development was a negative surprise for the market, which had priced in a stronger second half (H2’18) outlook for the […]
04 June 2018
MELAKA: The Malay Sultanate once thrived because of Melaka’s strategic position and well-known port, as such Chief Minister Adly Zahari (pic) is determined to restore the sector as a major economic contributor to the state. He said in making this a reality, Melaka has to plan the development of a sustainable port and the first […]
02 April 2018
KUCHING: Bintulu Port Holdings Bhd (BPHB) plans to diversify into providing bunkering services at Bintulu Port for commercial vessels. The company has the Samalaju Industrial Port on the South China sea. According to group chief executive officer Datuk Mohammad Medan Abdullah, there is an increasing demand for bunkering services for vessels within Bintulu waters. He […]
26 February 2018
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Port Sdn Bhd has allocated RM186mil in capital expenditure (capex) over a span of two years. Acting chief executive officer V. Sasedharan said the bulk would go towards strengthening and expanding the capacity of the berth, which includes the purchase of two ship-to-shore cranes. Sasedharan said it would raise the container-handling capacity […]
16 February 2018
JOHOR BARU: Johor Port Bhd, which comes under MMC Ports, will invest RM10mil to set up facilities at the Tanjung Bruas Port, Melaka, to roll out the country’s first roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) service between Malaysia and Indonesia. Chief executive officer Shahrull Allam Shah Abdul Halim said the investment would be used to construct the Customs, Immigration […]
08 February 2018
KUALA LUMPUR: Westports Holdings Bhd has reported a fourth quarter earnings jump of 36% to RM210.98mil over the previous corresponding quarter due to more favourable mix of gateway volume and investment tax allowance provided for the capitalisation of assets for the expansion at container terminals (CT) 8 and 9. This brings full year earnings to […]
08 September 2017
Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Shin Yang Shipping Sdn Bhd and Harbour-Link Group Bhd have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to firm a strategic alliance called The East Malaysia Network or TEAM Network. MMC Corporation Bhd said in a statement the MoU was aimed at achieving economies of scale through the sharing of resources such as […]
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